Quotes from John F. Kennedy

Our task is not to fix blame for the past, but to fix the course for the future.

Hold fast to the best of the past and move fast to the best of the future.

Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal.

History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside.

The future promise of any nation can be directly measured by the present prospects of its youth.

Political sovereignty is but a mockery without the means of meeting poverty and illiteracy and disease. Self-determination is but a slogan if the future holds no hope.

We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes.

We can have faith in the future only if we have faith in ourselves.

I must say that though other days may not be so bright, as we look toward the future, that the brightest days will continue to be those we spent with you here in Ireland.

For to save mankind's future freedom, we must face up to any risk that is necessary. We will always seek peace - but we will never surrender.

In the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal.