We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it – John F. Kennedy

Once you say you’re going to settle for second, that’s what happens to you in life. – John F. Kennedy

War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today – John F. Kennedy

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen – John F. Kennedy

It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war – John F. Kennedy

When we got into office, the thing that surprised me most was to find that things were just as bad as we’d been saying they were – John F. Kennedy