Quotes from John Fitzgerald Kennedy

In giving rights to others which belong to them, we give rights to ourselves and to our country

The civil rights movement, owes Bull Connor as much as it owes Abraham Lincoln

True happiness is the full use of your powers along lines of excellence in a life affording scope.

All of us do not have equal talents, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop our talents

We believe that if men have the talent to invent new machines that put men out of work, they have the talent to put those men back to work

Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future

It is in the American tradition to stand up for one's rights - even if the new way to stand up for one's rights is to sit down

If we are strong, our strength will speak for itself. If we are weak, words will be of no help.

Public speaking is the art of diluting a two-minute idea with a two-hour vocabulary.

An economy hampered by restrictive tax rates will never produce enough revenue to balance our budget, just as it will never produce enough jobs or enough profits

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty.

My experience in government is that when things are non-controversial and beautifully coordinated, there is not much going on

If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.

There's an old saying that victory has hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan.

Show me a man who plays a good game of golf and I'll show you a man who is neglecting something - John F Kennedy

A man does what he must -- in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers -- and this is the basis of all human morality.

The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it - and the glow from that fire can truly light the world.

Dante once said that the hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in a period of moral crisis maintain their neutrality.

To further the appreciation of culture among all the people, to increase respect for the creative individual, to widen participation by all the processes and fulfillments of art - this is one of the fascinating challenges of these days.

To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust.

We cannot be satisfied with things as they are. We cannot be satisfied to drift, to rest on our oars, to glide over a sea whose depths are shaken by subterranean upheavals.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words Ich bin ein Berliner