John F. Kennedy Quotes And Sayings

John Fitzgerald “Jack” Kennedy, commonly referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963. A member of the Democratic Party, his New Frontier domestic program was largely enacted as a memorial to him after his death. Kennedy also established the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963. At age 43, he became the youngest elected president and the second-youngest president. Kennedy was also the first person born in the 20th century to serve as president. To date, Kennedy has been the only Roman Catholic president and the only president to have won a Pulitzer Prize.

As We Express Our Gratitude, We Must Never Forget That The Highest Appreciation Is Not To Utter Words, But To Live By Them.

It Is An Unfortunate Fact That We Can Secure Peace Only By Preparing For War.

I Look Forward To A Great Future For America - A Future In Which Our Country Will Match Its Military Strength With Our Moral Restraint, Its Wealth With Our Wisdom, Its Power With Our Purpose.

Unconditional War Can No Longer Lead To Unconditional Victory. It Can No Longer Serve To Settle Disputes... Can No Longer Be Of Concern To Great Powers Alone.

We Believe That If Men Have The Talent To Invent New Machines That Put Men Out Of Work, They Have The Talent To Put Those Men Back To Work.

No One Has Been Barred On Account Of His Race From Fighting Or Dying For America, There Are No White Or Colored Signs On The Foxholes Or Graveyards Of Battle.

I Am Sorry To Say That There Is Too Much Point To The Wisecrack That Life Is Extinct On Other Planets Because Their Scientists Were More Advanced Than Ours.

America Has Tossed Its Cap Over The Wall Of Space.

We Are Not Afraid To Entrust The American People With Unpleasant Facts, Foreign Ideas, Alien Philosophies, And Competitive Values. For 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.

Washington Is A City Of Southern Efficiency And Northern Charm.

Now We Have A Problem In Making Our Power Credible, And Vietnam Is The Place.

I Believe In A President Whose Religious Views Are His Own Private Affair, Neither Imposed By Him Upon The Nation Or Imposed By The Nation Upon Him As A Condition To Holding That Office.

Conformity Is The Jailer Of Freedom And The Enemy Of Growth.

It Might Be Said Now That I Have The Best Of Both Worlds. A Harvard Education And A Yale Degree.

The United States Has To Move Very Fast To Even Stand Still.

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.

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.

Leadership And Learning Are Indispensable To Each Other.

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.

My Fellow Americans, Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You, Ask What You Can Do For Your Country.

Mankind Must Put An End To War Before War Puts An End To Mankind.

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.

If We Cannot Now End Our Differences, At Least We Can Help Make The World Safe For Diversity.

Forgive Your Enemies, But Never Forget Their Names.

Conformity Is The Jailer Of Freedom And The Enemy Of Growth.

I Look Forward To A Great Future For America - A Future In Which Our Country Will Match Its Military Strength With Our Moral Restraint, Its Wealth With Our Wisdom, Its Power With Our Purpose.

If We Cannot Now End Our Differences, At Least We Can Help Make The World Safe For Diversity.

Our Most Basic Common Link Is That We All Inhabit This Planet. We All Breathe The Same Air. We All Cherish Our Children's Future. And We Are All Mortal.

Tolerance Implies No Lack Of Commitment To One's Own Beliefs. Rather It Condemns The Oppression Or Persecution Of Others.

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.

Things Do Not Happen. Things Are Made To Happen.

Those Who Make Peaceful Revolution Impossible Will Make Violent Revolution Inevitable.

Our Most Basic Common Link Is That We All Inhabit This Planet. We All Breathe The Same Air. We All Cherish Our Children's Future. And We Are All Mortal.

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.

Those Who Dare To Fail Miserably Can Achieve Greatly.

Efforts And Courage Are Not Enough Without Purpose And Direction.

In A Time Of Domestic Crisis, Men Of Goodwill And Generosity Should Be Able To Unite Regardless Of Party Or Politics.

The Best Road To Progress Is Freedom's Road.

Man Is Still The Most Extraordinary Computer Of All.

Geography 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.

Victory Has A Thousand Fathers, But Defeat Is An Orphan.

The Ignorance Of One Voter In A Democracy Impairs The Security Of All.

The Tax On Capital Gains Directly Affects Investment Decisions, The Mobility And Flow Of Risk Capital... The Ease Or Difficulty Experienced By New Ventures In Obtaining Capital, And Thereby The Strength And Potential For Growth In The Economy.

Communism Has Never Come To Power In A Country That Was Not Disrupted By War Or Corruption, Or Both.

We Cannot Expect That All Nations Will Adopt Like Systems, For Conformity Is The Jailer Of Freedom And The Enemy Of Growth.

A Man May Die, Nations May Rise And Fall, But An Idea Lives On.

If A Free Society Cannot Help The Many Who Are Poor, It Cannot Save The Few Who Are Rich.

A Man Does What He Must - In Spite Of Personal Consequences, In Spite Of Obstacles And Dangers And Pressures - And That Is The Basis Of All Human Morality.

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.