John F. Kennedy quotes - page 2

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen. (John F. Kennedy)
Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. And man can be a s big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. View quote
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The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all. View quote
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Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. View quote
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If anyone is crazy enough to want to kill a president of the United States, he can do it. All he must be prepared to do is give his life for the president's. View quote
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War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today. View quote
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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. View quote
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If we cannot end our differences at least we can make the world safe for diversity. View quote
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Sincerity is always subject to proof. View quote
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A committee is twelve men doing the work of one. View quote
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I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House - with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone. (John F. Kennedy)
When written in Chinese, the word "crisis" is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity. View quote
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We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda it is a form of truth. View quote
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Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in life. View quote
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Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future. View quote
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I hear it said that West Berlin is militarily untenable - and so was Bastogne, and so, in fact, was Stalingrad. Any danger spot is tenable if men - brave men - will make it so. View quote
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This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor. View quote
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If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him. View quote
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The human mind is our fundamental resource. View quote
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The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths, and to secret proceedings. View quote
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Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought. (John F. Kennedy)
Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth. View quote
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Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly. View quote
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A child miseducated is a child lost. View quote
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We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came. View quote
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