The best Quotes by John F. Kennedy

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The best Quotes by John F. Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and by the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest person to assume the presidency by election and the youngest president at the end of his tenure. A Democrat, Kennedy represented Massachusetts in both houses of the U.S. Congress prior to his presidency.

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Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

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Forgiveness & Mercy Enemies & Opponents Names

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.

June 1963

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

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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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Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

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Let every nation know... 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.

Inaugural Address

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Today, in the world of freedom, the proudest boast is "Ich bin ein Berliner."

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Freedom 1963 Berlin

Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind.

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War Volkstrauertag

If anybody really wants to shoot the President of the United States, it is not a very difficult job - all one has to do is get a high building some day with a telescopic rifle, and there is nothing anybody could do to defend against such an attempt on the President's life.

1963

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

Let the word go forth... that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans.

Inaugural Address

Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country.

Inaugural Address

Work Patriotism

The world is very 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.

Inaugural Address

Nuclear Weapons

When power leads men towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations.

Poetry Power Poems Arroganz

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

Inaugural Adress

The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity.

China Danger Crisis & Catastrophes

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

Quotes about John F. Kennedy

I tell myself that God gave my children many gifts - spirit, beauty, intelligence, the capacity to make friends and to inspire respect. There was only one gift he held back - length of life.

Rose Kennedy

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Robert F. Kennedy

I can guarantee you, looking at this case, that I could prove that my uncle's death was caused by the C.I.A.

RFK Jr. - Juli 2023

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It has been said that time heals all wounds. I don't agree. The wounds remain. Time - the mind, protecting its sanity - covers them with some scar tissue and the pain lessens, but it is never gone.

Rose Kennedy

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Scars Criminal Minds Sad Quotes

I don't think you're much good, unless you're doing good to someone.

Rose Kennedy

I tried to allow my children to take risks, to test themselves. Better broken bones than broken spirit.

Rose Kennedy

I'm here to declare myself an independent candidate for President of the United States.

RFK Jr. - Oktober 2023

There is an argument that COVID-19 is ethnically targeted. COVID-19 attacks certain races disproportionately.

RFK Jr. - Juli 2023

I think global warming is the gravest threat. With global warming, it's the product of a war between old energy - between the carbon cronies, who, by the way, could not stay in business in a true free market capitalism.

Elections remind us not only of the rights but the responsibilities of citizenship in a democracy.

Robert F. Kennedy

Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.

Robert F. Kennedy

Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.

Lyndon B. Johnson

Future Yesterday

Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.

Lyndon B. Johnson

The one thing I do not want to be called is First Lady. It sounds like a saddle horse.

Jackie Kennedy

The first time you marry for love, the second for money, and the third for companionship.

Jackie Kennedy

American people simply will not countenance being lied to by their own President.

Pierre Salinger

I had been in so many towns and cities in America with John Kennedy, but I was not with him in Dallas, Texas, on November 21, 1963.

Pierre Salinger

We don't go into journalism to be popular. It is our job to seek the truth and put constant pressure on our leaders until we get answers.

Helen Thomas

The presidency awed me, but presidents do not. Perhaps I have always expected too much of them, but I believe that when they reach the highest office in the land, they should live up to the greatest honor that can come to a person in American political life. Some have stood the test better than others.

Helen Thomas

The police must obey the law while enforcing the law.

Earl Warren

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In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.

Earl Warren

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But I believe in love, you know; love is a uniquely portable magic. I don’t think it’s in the stars, but I do believe that blood calls to blood and mind calls to mind and heart to heart.

Stephen King in 11/22/63

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Sarcastic people tend to be marshmallows underneath the armor.

Stephen King in 11/22/63

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Dante: "[seeing a Confederate flag] What? Are you serious?"
Lila: "Newsflash, we're in deep Texas."

Texas Chainsaw Massacre - 2022

You're gonna like Massachusetts. It's very patriotic - perfect for a fresh start.

Georgia Miller in Ginny & Georgia - Season 1 Episode 1

You can leave Dallas, but it will never leave you.

If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America. They don’t care for human beings.

Nelson Mandela

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I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
I have a dream today.

Martin Luther King

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Vision Tolerance Human Rights 1963 Famous Quotes

People find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right.

Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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Forgiveness & Mercy

I've had many enemies over the years. If there's one thing I've learned, it's never engage in a fight you're sure to lose. On the other hand, never let anyone who has insulted you get away with it. Bide your time and strike back when you're in a position of strength - even if you no longer need to strike back.

Stieg Larsson in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

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Enemies & Opponents

Fear of a name only increases fear of the thing itself.

Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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Justice comes from vengeance but justice only breeds more vengeance.

Pain / Nagato in Naruto

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Revenge Justice

We don't appreciate what we have until it's gone. Freedom is like that. It's like air. When you have it, you don't notice it.

Boris Yeltsin

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Freedom Satisfaction Breathing Air

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