John F. Kennedy
If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.
John F. KennedyAs we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
John F. KennedyIt is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.
John F. KennedyThe human mind is our fundamental resource.
John F. KennedyThe ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.
John F. KennedyWashington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.
John F. KennedyPhysical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.
John F. KennedyAmerica has tossed its cap over the wall of space.
John F. KennedyThings do not happen. Things are made to happen.
John F. KennedyBut peace does not rest in the charters and covenants alone. It lies in the hearts and minds of all people. So let us not rest all our hopes on parchment and on paper, let us strive to build peace, a desire for peace, a willingness to work for peace in the hearts and minds of all of our people. I believe that we can. I believe the problems of human destiny are not beyond the reach of human beings.
John F. KennedyGeography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity has made us allies. Those whom God has so joined together, let no man put asunder.
John F. KennedyI think 'Hail to the Chief' has a nice ring to it.
John F. KennedyIt might be said now that I have the best of both worlds. A Harvard education and a Yale degree.
John F. KennedyThe best road to progress is freedom's road.
John F. KennedyI don't think the intelligence reports are all that hot. Some days I get more out of the New York Times.
John F. KennedyMankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind.
John F. KennedyMankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind.
John F. KennedyWhen power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existance. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John F. KennedyWhen I became President, what surprised me most was that things were just as bad as I'd been saying they were.
John F. KennedyThis is the night to go to the theatre, like Abraham Lincoln.
John F. KennedyIt is our task in our time and in our generation to hand down undiminished to those who come after us, as was handed down to us by those who went before, the natural wealth and beauty which is ours.
John F. KennedyAll of us have in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean, and, therefore, we have salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears. We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea -- whether it is to sail or to watch it -- we are going back from whence we came.
John F. KennedyWe must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth.
John F. KennedyThe men who create power make an indispensable contribution to the Nation’s greatness, but the men who question power make a contribution just as indispensable, especially when that questioning is disinterested, for they determine whether we use power or power uses us.
John F. KennedyMy father always told me that all businessmen were sons of bitches, but I never believed it till now. -- (Comment made 10 April 1962 in reaction to news that U.S. Steel was raising prices by $6 per ton, right after the unions negotiated a modest new contract under pressure from JFK to keep inflation down.)
John F. Kennedy