John F. Kennedy Quotes

The earth, the sea and air are the concern of every nation. And science, technology, and education can be the ally of every nation.

Disarmament without checks is but a shadow - and a community without law is but a shell.

No man who enters upon the office to which I have succeeded can fail to recognize how every president of the United States has placed special reliance upon his faith in God.

Immigration policy should be generous; it should be fair; it should be flexible. With such a policy we can turn to the world, and to our own past, with clean hands and a clear conscience.

I want every American to be free to stand up for his rights, even if sometimes he has to sit down for them.

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

Those whom nature hath so joined together, let no man put asunder

United, there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative ventures. Divided, there is little we can do-for we dare not meet a powerful challenge at odds and split asunder.

We shall pay any price, bear any burden, to assure the survival and the success of liberty.

When asked what I am most proud of, I stick out my chest, hold my head high and state proudly, 'I served in the United States Navy!'

Let us resolve to be masters, not the victims, of our history, controlling our own destiny without giving way to blind suspicions and emotions.

A rising tide (in the economy) lifts all boats.

The wave of the future is not the conquest of the world by a single dogmatic creed but the liberation of the diverse energies of free nations and free men.

There are many people in the world who really don't understand-or say they don't-what is the great issue between the free world and the Communist world. Let them come to Berlin!

I believe in an America ... where no public official either requests or accepts instructions on public policy from the Pope, the National Council of Churches, or any other ecclesiastical source.

Privilege is here, and with privilege goes responsibility.

The Jewish people, ever since David slew Goliath, have never considered youth as a barrier to leadership.

Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom they entrust the care of their plumbing.

For plague and pestilence, plunder and pollution, the hazards of nature and the hunger of children are the foes of every nation. The earth, the sea and the air are the concern of every nation.

Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man

There is danger that totalitarian governments, not subject to vigorous popular debate, will underestimate the will and unity of democratic societies where vital interests are concerned.

Not everyone has equal abilities, but everyone should have equal opportunity for education.

The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways.

Everything changes but change itself.

Compromise does not mean cowardice.

First I believe that this Nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon.

Diplomacy and defense are not substitutes for one another. Either alone would fail.

The purpose of foreign policy is not to provide an outlet for our own sentiments of hope or indignation; it is to shape real events in a real world.

Arms alone are not enough to keep the peace. It must be kept by men.

A wall is a hell of a lot better than a war.

There is a connection, hard to explain logically but easy to feel, between achievement in public life and progress in the arts.

probably the greatest concentration of talent and genius in this house except for perhaps those times when Thomas Jefferson ate alone.

Sure it's a big job; but I don't know anyone who can do it better than I can.

Democracy is the superior form of government, because it is based on a respect for man as a reasonable being.

We can say with some assurance that, although children may be the victims of fate, they will not be the victims of our neglect.

We will neglect our cities to our peril, for in neglecting them we neglect the nation.

Food is strength, and food is peace, and food is freedom, and food is a helping hand to people around the world whose good will and friendship we want.

There is too little public recognition of how much we all depend upon farmers as stewards of our soil, water and wildlife resources.

The stories of past courage... can offer hope, they can provide inspiration. But they cannot supply courage itself. For this each man must look into his own soul.

A police state finds that it cannot command the grain to grow.

To sound the alarm is not to panic but to seek action from an aroused public.

We can have faith in the future only if we have faith in ourselves.

I'm always rather nervous about how you talk about women who are active in politics, whether they want to be talked about as women or as politicians.

The pay is good and I can walk to work.

Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in life.

The human mind is our fundamental resource.

I speak of peace, therefore, as the necessary rational end of rational men. I realize the pursuit of peace is not as dramatic as the pursuit of war... But we have no more urgent task.

The margin is narrow, but the responsibility is clear.

Anyone who is honestly seeking a job and can't find it, deserves the attention of the United States government, and the people.

Race has no place in American life or law.