John F Kennedy Quotes
The 35th President of the United States, known for the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Space Race, and the founding of the Peace Corps. Assassinated in 1963.
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them”
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future
Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity
Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other
Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names
The best road to progress is freedom's road
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen
Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future
My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country
Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty
Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all
Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others
The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission
When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses
The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth
Too often we. enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought
History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside
If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity
Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction
All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words 'Ich bin ein Berliner!
Our growing softness, our increasing lack of physical fitness, is a menace to our security
Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly
A child miseducated is a child lost
A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people
Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings
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
We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it
For in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's futures. And we are all mortal
We cannot expect that all nations will adopt like systems, for conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth
Sure it's a big job; but I don't know anyone who can do it better than I can
I just received the following wire from my generous Daddy; Dear Jack, Don't buy a single vote more than is necessary. I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for a landslide
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate
The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic
If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him
The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men who can dream of things that never were
The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty, and all forms of human life
We must use time as a tool, not as a couch
Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don't want them to become politicians in the process
The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy
The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds
A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is not likely to have what it takes to make a living. Today's military rejects include tomorrow's hard-core unemployed
Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in life.
The pay is good and I can walk to work
In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility - I welcome it
Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource
The human mind is our fundamental resource