John F. Kennedy Quotes
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John F. Kennedy Famous Quotes & Sayings
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![John F. Kennedy quotes: First I believe that this Nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon. John F. Kennedy quotes: First I believe that this Nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-1431627.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: So much depends on my actions, so I am seeing fewer people, simplifying my life, organizing it so that I am not always on the edge of irritability. John F. Kennedy quotes: So much depends on my actions, so I am seeing fewer people, simplifying my life, organizing it so that I am not always on the edge of irritability.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-1765721.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: Anyone who is honestly seeking a job and can't find it, deserves the attention of the United States government, and the people. John F. Kennedy quotes: Anyone who is honestly seeking a job and can't find it, deserves the attention of the United States government, and the people.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-167020.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: Freedom is not merely a word or an abstract theory, but the most effective instrument for advancing the welfare of man. John F. Kennedy quotes: Freedom is not merely a word or an abstract theory, but the most effective instrument for advancing the welfare of man.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-1864830.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: A great change is at hand, and our task, our obligation, is to make that revolution, that change, peaceful and constructive for all. John F. Kennedy quotes: A great change is at hand, and our task, our obligation, is to make that revolution, that change, peaceful and constructive for all.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-733589.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: The American Labor Movement has consistently demonstrated its devotion to the public interest. It is, and has been, good for all America. John F. Kennedy quotes: The American Labor Movement has consistently demonstrated its devotion to the public interest. It is, and has been, good for all America.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-117003.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: For if Freedom and Communism were to compete for mans allegiance in a world at peace, I would look to the future with ever increasing confidence. John F. Kennedy quotes: For if Freedom and Communism were to compete for mans allegiance in a world at peace, I would look to the future with ever increasing confidence.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-668052.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: There is no city in the United States in which I can get a warmer welcome and fewer votes than Columbia, Ohio. John F. Kennedy quotes: There is no city in the United States in which I can get a warmer welcome and fewer votes than Columbia, Ohio.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-691374.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Ratherit condemns the oppression or persecution of others. John F. Kennedy quotes: Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Ratherit condemns the oppression or persecution of others.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-1891799.jpg)
it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.
![John F. Kennedy quotes: A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers. John F. Kennedy quotes: A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-1212662.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: You can milk a cow the wrong way once and still be a farmer, but vote the wrong way on a water tower and you can be in trouble. John F. Kennedy quotes: You can milk a cow the wrong way once and still be a farmer, but vote the wrong way on a water tower and you can be in trouble.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-1086087.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: Struggle for freedom. Where people are denied the right of choice, recourse to such struggle is the only means of achieving their liberties. John F. Kennedy quotes: Struggle for freedom. Where people are denied the right of choice, recourse to such struggle is the only means of achieving their liberties.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-1664304.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: Automation does not need to be our enemy. I think machines can make life easier for men, if men do not let the machines dominate them. John F. Kennedy quotes: Automation does not need to be our enemy. I think machines can make life easier for men, if men do not let the machines dominate them.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-1466512.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: Democracy is the superior form of government, because it is based on a respect for man as a reasonable being. John F. Kennedy quotes: Democracy is the superior form of government, because it is based on a respect for man as a reasonable being.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-1367383.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: The freedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those who say, 'What's mine is mine and what's yours is negotiable.' John F. Kennedy quotes: The freedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those who say, 'What's mine is mine and what's yours is negotiable.'](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-1676975.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: A country is as strong, really, as its citizens. And I think that mental and physical health - mental and physical vigor - go hand in hand. John F. Kennedy quotes: A country is as strong, really, as its citizens. And I think that mental and physical health - mental and physical vigor - go hand in hand.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-1174143.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: My call is not to those who believe they belong to the past. My call is to those who believe in the future. John F. Kennedy quotes: My call is not to those who believe they belong to the past. My call is to those who believe in the future.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-398653.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: We are inclined to think that if we watch a football game or a baseball game, we have taken part in it. John F. Kennedy quotes: We are inclined to think that if we watch a football game or a baseball game, we have taken part in it.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-1455886.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: I'm an idealist without illusions.[Ca. 1953, attributed to John F. Kennedy by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. in 'A Thousand Days' John F. Kennedy quotes: I'm an idealist without illusions.[Ca. 1953, attributed to John F. Kennedy by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. in 'A Thousand Days'](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-1268630.jpg)
[Ca. 1953, attributed to John F. Kennedy by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. in 'A Thousand Days'
![John F. Kennedy quotes: We believe that when men reach beyond this planet, they should leave their national differences behind them. John F. Kennedy quotes: We believe that when men reach beyond this planet, they should leave their national differences behind them.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-1330208.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: Every dollar released from taxation, that is spent or invested, will create a new job and a new salary. John F. Kennedy quotes: Every dollar released from taxation, that is spent or invested, will create a new job and a new salary.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-2151160.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: Will Rogers once said it is not the original investment in a Congressman that counts; it is the upkeep. John F. Kennedy quotes: Will Rogers once said it is not the original investment in a Congressman that counts; it is the upkeep.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-2118240.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: Someone always needs rescuing, yet there's only one person who ever seems to understand you. It's a lot like being Lassie. John F. Kennedy quotes: Someone always needs rescuing, yet there's only one person who ever seems to understand you. It's a lot like being Lassie.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-1921480.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: Libraries should be open to all - except the censor.[Response to questionnaire in Saturday Review, October 29 1960] John F. Kennedy quotes: Libraries should be open to all - except the censor.[Response to questionnaire in Saturday Review, October 29 1960]](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-1918756.jpg)
[Response to questionnaire in Saturday Review, October 29 1960]
![John F. Kennedy quotes: I do not belive that Washington should do for the people wha they can do for themselves through local and private effort. John F. Kennedy quotes: I do not belive that Washington should do for the people wha they can do for themselves through local and private effort.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-1703958.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: A tired nation, said David Lloyd George, is a Tory nation, and the United States today cannot afford to be either tired or Tory. John F. Kennedy quotes: A tired nation, said David Lloyd George, is a Tory nation, and the United States today cannot afford to be either tired or Tory.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-1662908.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: In America there must be only citizens, not divided by grade, first and second, but citizens, east, west, north, and south. John F. Kennedy quotes: In America there must be only citizens, not divided by grade, first and second, but citizens, east, west, north, and south.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-1589431.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.[Undelivered remarks for Dallas Trade Mart, November 22 1963] John F. Kennedy quotes: Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.[Undelivered remarks for Dallas Trade Mart, November 22 1963]](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-1509366.jpg)
[Undelivered remarks for Dallas Trade Mart, November 22 1963]
![John F. Kennedy quotes: The Greeks understood that mind and body must develop in harmounious proportions to produce a creative intelligence. John F. Kennedy quotes: The Greeks understood that mind and body must develop in harmounious proportions to produce a creative intelligence.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-586396.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: When we got into office, the thing that surprised me most was to find that things were just as bad as we'd been saying they were. John F. Kennedy quotes: When we got into office, the thing that surprised me most was to find that things were just as bad as we'd been saying they were.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-561976.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in life, I find.[Quoted by Theodore Sorensen in 'Kennedy'] John F. Kennedy quotes: Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in life, I find.[Quoted by Theodore Sorensen in 'Kennedy']](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-514966.jpg)
[Quoted by Theodore Sorensen in 'Kennedy']
![John F. Kennedy quotes: But however close we sometimes seem to that dark and final abyss, let no man of peace and freedom despair. For he does not stand alone. John F. Kennedy quotes: But however close we sometimes seem to that dark and final abyss, let no man of peace and freedom despair. For he does not stand alone.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-618186.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: I'm shadowboxing in a match the shadow is always going to win. (as a young man battling his deceased brother's heroic legacy) John F. Kennedy quotes: I'm shadowboxing in a match the shadow is always going to win. (as a young man battling his deceased brother's heroic legacy)](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-295269.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: Partnership is not a posture but a process-a continuous process that grows stronger each year as we devote ourselves to common tasks. John F. Kennedy quotes: Partnership is not a posture but a process-a continuous process that grows stronger each year as we devote ourselves to common tasks.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-1127850.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: Only three things are real: God, human folly, and laughter. Since we can do nothing with the first two, we must do what we can with the third. John F. Kennedy quotes: Only three things are real: God, human folly, and laughter. Since we can do nothing with the first two, we must do what we can with the third.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-1075931.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: A Canadian newspaperman said yesterday that this is the President's "Easter egghead roll on the White House lawn." I want to deny that! John F. Kennedy quotes: A Canadian newspaperman said yesterday that this is the President's "Easter egghead roll on the White House lawn." I want to deny that!](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-1067107.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: In a time of domestic crisis, men of goodwill and generosity should be able to unite regardless of party or politics. John F. Kennedy quotes: In a time of domestic crisis, men of goodwill and generosity should be able to unite regardless of party or politics.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-934138.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: I suppose if you could have only one thing, it would be that-energy. Without it, you haven't got a thing. John F. Kennedy quotes: I suppose if you could have only one thing, it would be that-energy. Without it, you haven't got a thing.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-870432.jpg)
![John F. Kennedy quotes: To each of us is entrusted the heavy responsibility of guiding the affairs of a democratic nation founded on Christian ideals. John F. Kennedy quotes: To each of us is entrusted the heavy responsibility of guiding the affairs of a democratic nation founded on Christian ideals.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/john-f-kennedy-quotes-644764.jpg)