John F. Kennedy Quotes
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Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.
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Where nature makes natural allies of us all, we can demonstrate that beneficial relations are possible even with those with whom we most deeply disagree-and this must someday be the basis of world peace and world law.
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Little more than 100 weeks ago I assumed the office of President of the United States. In seeking the help of the Congress and our countrymen, I pledged no easy answers. I pledged - and asked - only toil and dedication. These the Congress and the people have given in good measure.
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The complacent, the self-indulgent, the soft societies are about to be swept away with the debris of history. Only the strong, only the industrious, only the determined, only the courageous, only the visionary who determine the real nature of our struggle can possibly survive.
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I want a Chief Executive whose public acts are responsible to all groups and obligated to none - who can attend any ceremony, service or dinner his office may appropriately require of him - and whose fulfillment of his Presidential oath is not limited or conditioned by any religious oath, ritual or obligation.
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We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us thru that darkness to a safe and sane future.
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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.
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If all of you had voted the other way - there's about 5500 of you here tonight - I would not be the President of the United States.
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There is no strife, no prejudice, no national conflict in outer space as yet. Its hazards are hostile to us all. Its conquest deserves the best of all mankind, and its opportunity for peaceful cooperation many never come again.
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The green beret' is again becoming a symbol of excellence, a badge of courage, a mark of distinction in the fight for freedom. I know the United States Army will live up to its reputation for imagination, resourcefulness, and spirit as we meet this challenge.
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When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.
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And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worth while, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: 'I served in the United States Navy.'
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To those old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share, we pledge the loyalty of faithful friends. United, there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative ventures. Divided, there is little we can do - for we dare not meet a powerful challenge at odds and split asunder.
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...what really counts is not the immediate act of courage or of valor, but those who bear the struggle day in and day out - not the sunshine patriots but those who are willing to stand for a long period of time.
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There are many people in the world who really don't understand-or say they don't-what is the great issue between the free world and the Communist world. Let them come to Berlin!
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The future of any country which is dependent upon the will and wisdom of its citizens is damaged, and irreparably damaged, whenever any of its children is not educated to the full extent of his talent, from grade school through graduate school.
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It might be said now that I have the best of both worlds. A Harvard education and a Yale degree.
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Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.
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I wonder how it is with you, Harold? If I don't have a woman for three days, I get terrible headaches.
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The United States has to move very fast to even stand still.
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My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
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A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.
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And if there is one path above all others to war, it is the path of weakness and disunity.
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But life is never easy. There is work to be done and obligations to be met - obligations to truth, to justice, and to liberty.