Quotes by Famous Americans Past and Present
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Quotes by Famous Americans Past and Present
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John F. Kennedy Quotes Click here for John F Kennedy books An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 "Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names." "Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." "The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word "crisis". One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger — but recognize the opportunity." "When we got into office, the thing that surprised me the most was that things were as bad as we'd been saying they were." "If by a 'Liberal' they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people — their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties — someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a 'Liberal,' then I'm proud to say I'm a 'Liberal.'" "If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more new ideas for more wise men reading more good books in more public libraries. These libraries should be open to all — except the censor." "Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners. And necessity has made us allies. Those whom nature hath so joined together, let no man put asunder." -to Canadian Parliament "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth." "The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie — deliberate, contrived and dishonest — but the myth — persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic." "The supreme reality of our time is our indivisibility as children of God and the common vulnerability of this planet." "When power leads men towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses." "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty." "The same revolutionary beliefs for which our fore bearers fought — are still at issue around the globe — the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God." "Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate." "In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger." "My fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country." "My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." "Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind." "Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth." "I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Party's candidate for President, who happens also to be a Catholic." "Freedom
is not merely a word or an abstract theory, but the most effective instrument
for advancing the welfare of man."
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