John F. Kennedy Quotes

The most ideal approach to advance is the way of opportunity.

Life isn't fair. In never was and never will be.

There are only two realities in life: death and laughter. We can do nothing to change the former, so we might as well do all we can to save the latter.

Fail miserably, achieve greatly!

We have become more and more not a nation of athletes but a nation of spectators.

It is true that my predecessor did not object, as I do, to pictures of one's golf skill in action. But neither, on the other hand, did he ever bean a Secret Serviceman.

I'm 43 years old and I'm the healthiest candidate for the Presidency of the United States. You've travelled with me enough to know that I'm not going to die in office.

Foreign aid is a method by which the United States maintains a position of influence and control around the world

The best way to progress is the path of freedom.

I do not say that all men are equal in their ability, character and motivation. I do say that every American should be given a fair chance to develop all the talents they may have.

You're in there with me. Personally.

The poet and the politician have this in common: their greatness depends on the courage with which they face the challenges of life.

Last year, more Americans went to symphonies than went to baseball games. This may be viewed as an alarming statistic, but I think that both baseball and the country will endure.

If you face a man's job, find a woman!

The mere absence of war is not peace.

We must seek, above all, a world of peace; a world in which peoples dwell together in mutual respect and work together in mutual regard.

If we are to go only halfway or reduce our sights in the face of difficulty... it would be better to not go at all.

Forbidden fruit tastes sweet, but its aftertaste is bitter.

Irrational barriers and ancient prejudices fall quickly when the question of survival itself is at stake.

The credit of success is claimed by all, while a disaster is attributed to one alone.

There is something that happens when we leave the land and enter the ocean. It's unexpected, the environment feels strangely welcoming. The ocean almost feels like... home.

Art establishes the basic human truths which must serve as the touchstone of our judgement.

There is, in addition to a courage with which men die; a courage by which men must live.

As science, of necessity, becomes more involved with itself, so also, of necessity, it becomes more international. I am impressed to know that of the 670 members of this Academy

Every dollar released from taxation that is spared or invested will help create a new job and a new salary.

There is no other airport in the world which serves so many people and so many airplanes. This is an extraordinary airport. . . it could be classed as one of the wonders of the modern world.

Let us make it clear that we will never turn our backs on our steadfast friends in Israel, whose adherence to the democratic way must be admired by all friends of freedom.

Will Rogers once said it is not the original investment in a Congressman that counts; it is the upkeep.

Abroad, the balance of power is shifting. There are new and more terrible weapons - new and uncertain nations - new pressures of population and deprivation.

I am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris, and I have enjoyed it.

The United States, as the world knows, will never start a war.

All my life Ive known better than to depend on the experts. How could I have been so stupid, to let them go ahead?

In the dark days and darker nights when England stood alone-and most men save Englishmen despaired of England's life-he [Churchill] mobilized the English language and sent it into battle.

Partnership is not a posture but a process-a continuous process that grows stronger each year as we devote ourselves to common tasks.

While we shall never weary in the defense of freedom, neither shall we ever abandon the pursuit of peace.

And this Nation, for all its hopes and all its boasts, will not be fully free until all its citizens are free.

I know my Republican friends were glad to see my wife feeding an elephant in India. She gave him sugar and nuts. But of course the elephant wasn't satisfied.

In seeking the help of the Congress and our countrymen, I pledged no easy answers. I pledged, and asked, only toil and dedication. These the Congress and the people have given in good measure.

When I was growing up I had three wishes. I wanted to be a Lindbergh-type hero, learn Chinese, and become a member of The Algonquin Round Table.

Any system of government will work when everything is going well. It's the system that functions in the pinches that survive

I can evade questions without help; what I need is answers

In America there must be only citizens, not divided by grade, first and second, but citizens, east, west, north, and south.

I can assure you that every degree of mind and spirit that I possess will be devoted to the long-range interests of the United States and to the cause of freedom around the world.

There's an old saying that victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan.... I'm the responsible officer of the Government.

Every American ought to have the right to be treated as he would wish to be treated, as one would wish his children to be treated. This is not the case.

I know few significant questions of public policy which can safely be confided to computers. In the end, the hard decisions inescapably involve imponderables of intuition, prudence, and judgment.

At the start of 2005 the idea of downloading a song to a mobile phone was an idea, by the end of the year it was a reality.

Our responsibility is one of decision, for to govern is to choose.

The Federal Government is the people and the budget is a reflection of their need.

To each of us is entrusted the heavy responsibility of guiding the affairs of a democratic nation founded on Christian ideals.