John F. Kennedy Quotes - Page 2

American - President May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963 Read full biography

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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

Knowledge, Alone, Talent, Think, House

When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses. John F. Kennedy

Power, Man, Diversity, Poetry, Arrogance

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining. - John F. Kennedy

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining. John F. Kennedy

Wisdom, Time, Sun, Roof, Repair, Shining

Domestic policy can only defeat us; foreign policy can kill us. - John F. Kennedy

Domestic policy can only defeat us; foreign policy can kill us. John F. Kennedy

Defeat, Policy, Only, Foreign Policy, Us

In a time of domestic crisis, men of goodwill and generosity should be able to unite regardless of party or politics. John F. Kennedy

Time, Politics, Men, Generosity, Party

The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds. - John F. Kennedy

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

Wisdom, Knowledge, Ignorance, More, Our

Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm. - John F. Kennedy

Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm. John F. Kennedy

City, Efficiency, Washington, Charm

The human mind is our fundamental resource. - John F. Kennedy

The human mind is our fundamental resource. John F. Kennedy

Mind, Human, Human Mind, Resource, Our

I look forward to a great future for America - a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose. John F. Kennedy

Strength, Wisdom, Future, Great, Power

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

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

Life, You, Say, Settle, Happens, Second

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

Hope, Me, Voting, American, Vote, Will

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

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

History, Live, Will, Lived, Like, Once

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

Men, World, Problems, Need, Dream, Never

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

Life, War, Men, Inequality, Country

We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For 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

Truth, People, Ideas, Facts, American

The United States has to move very fast to even stand still. - John F. Kennedy

The United States has to move very fast to even stand still. John F. Kennedy

Stand, Fast, Move, United States, Very

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. John F. Kennedy

People, Society, Free, Secret, Open

My brother Bob doesn't want to be in government - he promised Dad he'd go straight. - John F. Kennedy

My brother Bob doesn't want to be in government - he promised Dad he'd go straight. John F. Kennedy

Politics, Brother, Government, Want, Go

When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity. John F. Kennedy

Wisdom, Opportunity, Crisis, Two, Danger

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

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

Man, Fall, Rise, Die, May, Idea

We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world or to make it the last. John F. Kennedy

History, Power, Best, World, Generation

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

Today, Man, Service, Tomorrow, Living

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

Man, Obstacles, Morality, Personal, He

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

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

Society, Rich, Help, Free, Poor, Cannot

Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. - John F. Kennedy

Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. John F. Kennedy

War, End, Mankind, Before, Must, Put

We must use time as a tool, not as a couch. - John F. Kennedy

We must use time as a tool, not as a couch. John F. Kennedy

Time, Tool, Couch, Must, Use

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