John Bolton Prepared Quotations

I think today's sanction resolution shows that the Security Council is serious, that its resolutions have to be complied with, that it is prepared to take enforcement steps if they are not complied with.

We're looking forward to Monday, ... We are prepared to be flexible on format and process.

We are prepared to talk directly with the North Koreans to explain what they have to do to come back into compliance with their international obligations, but we will not negotiate with them in a fashion that rewards bad behavior or that is submission to blackmail,

If rogue states are not willing to follow the logic of non-proliferation norms, they must be prepared to face the logic of adverse consequences,

We certainly are hoping for unanimity among the five permanent members. But unanimity or not, we are prepared to move forward.