John F Kennedy Quotes And Sayings

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Here is a collection of John F Kennedy quotes and sayings. John Fitzgerald “Jack” Kennedy, or JFK, was the 35th President of the United States from 1961 until his death in 1963.

“A child miseducated is a child lost.”
– John F. Kennedy

“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.”
– John F. Kennedy

“A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.”
– John F. Kennedy

“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.”
– John F. Kennedy

“A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is not as likely to insist upon or regard that quality in its chosen leaders today – and in fact we have forgotten.”
– John F. Kennedy

“A revolution is coming – a revolution which will be peaceful if we are wise enough; compassionate if we care enough; successful if we are fortunate enough – but a revolution which is coming whether we will it or not. We can affect its character; we cannot alter its inevitability.”
– John F. Kennedy

“A rising tide lifts all boats.”
– John F. Kennedy

“A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is not likely to have what it takes to make a living. Today’s military rejects include tomorrow’s hard-core unemployed.”
– John F. Kennedy

“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

“All of us have in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean, and, therefore, we have salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears. We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea – whether it is to sail or to watch it – we are going back from whence we came.”
– John F. Kennedy

“All this will not be finished in the first one hundred days. Nor will it be finished in the first one thousand days . . .nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin.”
– John F. Kennedy

“An error doesn’t become a mistake until you refuse to correct it.”
– John F. Kennedy

“Anyone who is honestly seeking a job and can’t find it, deserves the attention of the United States government, and the people.”
– John F. Kennedy

“Art is the great democrat, calling forth creative genius from every sector of society, disregarding race or religion or wealth or color.”
– John F. Kennedy

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”
– John F. Kennedy

“As we face the coming challenge, we, too, shall wait upon the Lord, and ask that he renew our strength. Then shall we be equal to the test. Then, we shall not be weary. And then we shall prevail.”
– John F. Kennedy

“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”
– John F. Kennedy

“Can a nation organised and governed such as our endure? That is the real question. Have we the nerve and the will? Can we carry through in an age where we will witness not only new breakthroughs in weapons of destruction – but also a race for mastery of the sky and the rain, and the ocean and the tides, the far side of space and the inside of men’s minds.?”
– John F. Kennedy

“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”
– John F. Kennedy

“Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.”
– 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

“Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.”
– John F. Kennedy

“Dante once said that the hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in a period of moral crises maintain their neutrality.”
– John F. Kennedy

“Democracy and defense are not substitutes for one another. Either alone will fail.”
– John F. Kennedy

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

“Don’t let it be forgot, That once there was a spot -For one brief shining moment That was known as Camelot.”
– John F. Kennedy

“Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.”
– John F. Kennedy

“Every American ought to have the right to be treated; as he would like to be treated, as one would wish to be treated, as one would wish his children to be treated.”
– John F. Kennedy

“Every area of trouble gives out a ray of hope, and the one unchangeable certainty is that nothing is certain or unchangeable.”
– John F. Kennedy

“Everything changes but change itself.”
– John F. Kennedy

“For in the final analysis, our most basic common link, is that we all inhabit this small planet, we all breathe the same air, we all cherish our children’s futures, and we are all mortal.”
– John F. Kennedy

“For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.”
– John F. Kennedy

“For while this year it may be a Catholic against whom the finger of suspicion is pointed, in other years it has been, and may someday be again, a Jew–or a Quaker–or a Unitarian–or a Baptist. It was Virginia’s harassment of Baptist preachers, for example, that helped lead to Jefferson’s statute of religious freedom. Today I may be the victim- -but tomorrow it may be you–until the whole fabric of our harmonious society is ripped at a time of great national peril.”
– John F. Kennedy

“For without belittling the courage with which men have died, we should not forget those acts of courage with which men…have lived… 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.”
– John F. Kennedy

“Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.”
– John F. Kennedy

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