John F. Kennedy Quotes

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John F. Kennedy

Profession : President

Birth : May 29, 1917

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.

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Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

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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.

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For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.

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As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

John F. Kennedy

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.

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There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.

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Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.

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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.

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We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came.

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My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.

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The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.

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Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.

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Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us thru that darkness to a safe and sane future.

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Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.

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Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

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