The best Quotes by John F. Kennedy

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. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his foreign policy concerned relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba. A Democrat, Kennedy represented Massachusetts in both houses of the U.S. Congress prior to his presidency.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
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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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Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind.
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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
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
When power leads men towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations.
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.
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.