John F. Kennedy Quotes
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The deadly arms race, and the huge resources it absorbs, have too long overshadowed all else we must do. We must prevent that arms race from spreading to new nations, to new nuclear powers and to the reaches of outer space.
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As the idealism of our youth has served world peace, so can it serve the domestic tranquility.
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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.
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The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.
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The Federal Budget can and should be made an instrument of prosperity and stability, not a deterrent to recovery.
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I am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris, and I have enjoyed it.
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As they say on my own Cape Cod, a rising tide lifts all the boats. And a partnership, by definition, serves both partners, without domination or unfair advantage. Together we have been partners in adversity - let us also be partners in prosperity.
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Sure it's a big job; but I don't know anyone who can do it better than I can.
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I'm an idealist without illusions.
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But complacency or self-congratulation can imperil our security as much as the weapons of tyranny. A moment of pause is not a promise of peace.
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I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Party's candidate for President, who happens also to be a Catholic.
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This is not the land of my birth, but it is the land for which I hold the greatest affection, and I certainly will come back in the springtime
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Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.
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The voters selected us, in short, because they had confidence in our judgement and our ability to exercise that judgement from a position where we could determine what were their own best interest, as a part of the nation's interest.
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Partnership is not a posture but a process-a continuous process that grows stronger each year as we devote ourselves to common tasks.
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While we shall never weary in the defense of freedom, neither shall we ever abandon the pursuit of peace.
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When we got into office, the thing that surprised me most was to find that things were just as bad as we'd been saying they were.
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There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.
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Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all.
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Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
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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.
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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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If the economy of today were operating close to capacity levels with little unemployment, or if a sudden change in our military requirements should cause a scramble for men and resources, then I would oppose tax reductions as irresponsible and inflationary; and I would not hesitate to recommend a tax increase if that were necessary.
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We have had our failures, but so have others, even if they do not admit them. And they may be less public.