81 quotes by John F. Kennedy

“Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both.” — John F. Kennedy

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“If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.” — John F. Kennedy

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“We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it.” — John F. Kennedy

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“I hope that no American will waste his franchise and throw away his vote by voting either for me or against me solely on account of my religious affiliation. It is not relevant.” — John F. Kennedy

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“The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds.” — John F. Kennedy

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“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” — John F. Kennedy

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“Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in life.” — John F. Kennedy

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“The world is 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.” — John F. Kennedy

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“There is always inequality in life. Some men are killed in a war and some men are wounded and some men never leave the country. Life is unfair.” — John F. Kennedy

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“Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.” — John F. Kennedy

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“The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men who can dream of things that never were.” — John F. Kennedy

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“All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words 'Ich bin ein Berliner!'” — John F. Kennedy

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“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.” — John F. Kennedy

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“Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.” — John F. Kennedy

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“Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don't want them to become politicians in the process.” — John F. Kennedy

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“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.” — John F. Kennedy

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“It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.” — John F. Kennedy

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“The world knows that America will never start a war. This generation of Americans has had enough of war and hate... we want to build a world of peace where the weak are secure and the strong are just.” — John F. Kennedy

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“Politics is like football; if you see daylight, go through the hole.” — John F. Kennedy

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“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.” — John F. Kennedy

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“Now we have a problem in making our power credible, and Vietnam is the place.” — John F. Kennedy

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“Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors. Together let us explore the stars, conquer the deserts, eradicate disease, tap the ocean depths, and encourage the arts and commerce.” — John F. Kennedy

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“If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.” — John F. Kennedy

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“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.” — John F. Kennedy

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“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.” — John F. Kennedy

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