Quotes from John F. Kennedy

The problems with this world cannot possibly be solved by sceptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need people who can dream of things that never were.

The life of the arts is far from an interruption, a distraction, in the life of a nation, is close to the center of a nation's purpose-and is a test of the quality of a nations' civilization.

For plague and pestilence, plunder and pollution, the hazards of nature and the hunger of children are the foes of every nation. The earth, the sea and the air are the concern of every nation.

The American, by nature, is optimistic. He is experimental, an inventor and a builder who builds best when called upon to build greatly.

It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.

Arms alone are not enough to keep the peace. It must be kept by men.

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

Never have the nations of the world had so much to lose, or so much to gain. Together we shall save our planet, or together we shall perish in its flames.

It takes two to make peace.

While we shall never weary in the defense of freedom, neither shall we ever abandon the pursuit of peace.

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

When power corrupts, poetry cleanses

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.

The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.

I just received the following wire from my generous Daddy; Dear Jack, Don't buy a single vote more than is necessary. I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for a landslide.

Politics is a jungle-torn between doing the right thing and staying in office.

Time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life.

If more politicians knew poetry, and more poets knew politics, I am convinced the world would be a little better place in which to live.

A rising tide (in the economy) lifts all boats.

Sure it's a big job; but I don't know anyone who can do it better than I can.

I'm an idealist without illusions.

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

Will Rogers once said it is not the original investment in a Congressman that counts; it is the upkeep.

I do not belive that Washington should do for the people wha they can do for themselves through local and private effort.