Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan – John F. Kennedy

Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly – John F. Kennedy

A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is not as likely to insist upon or regard that quality in its chosen leaders today – and in fact we have forgotten – John F. Kennedy

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction – John F. Kennedy

We prefer world law in the age of self-determination to world war in the age of mass extermination – John F. Kennedy

To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust – John F. Kennedy