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— John F. Kennedy
If I had to live my life over again, I would have a different father, a different wife and a different religion.
— John F. Kennedy
People often tell me I could be a great man. I'd rather be a good man.
— John F. Kennedy Jr.
Failure has no friends.
— John F. Kennedy
Show me a man with a great golf game, and I'll show you a man who has been neglecting something.
— John F. Kennedy
I can evade questions without help; what I need is answers
— John F. Kennedy
One person can make a difference, and everyone should try.
— John F. Kennedy
You must realize the fear and hatred which my weltanschauung instills in people.
— John Kennedy Toole
The credit of success is claimed by all, while a disaster is attributed to one alone.
— John F. Kennedy
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
Physical Fitness is the basis for all other forms of excellence.
— John F. Kennedy
A medical revolution has extended the life of our elder citizens without providing the dignity and security those later years deserve.
— John F. Kennedy
Possession of anything new or expensive only reflected a person's lack of theology and geometry; it could even cast doubts upon one's soul.
— John Kennedy Toole
Mrs. Reilly called in that accent that occurs south of New Jersey only in New Orleans, that Hoboken near the Gulf of Mexico.
— John Kennedy Toole
Knowledge of the oceans is more than a matter of curiosity. Our very survival may hinge upon it.
— John F. Kennedy
Filth!' Ignatious shouted, spewing wet popcorn over rows. 'How dare she pretend to be a virgin. Look at her degenerate face. Rape her!
— John Kennedy Toole
Ted Kennedy is endorsing John Kerry and I'm wondering, do you really want the endorsement of a guy with a Bloody Mary mustache?
— David Letterman
If at times our actions seem to make life difficult for others, it is only because history has made life difficult for us all.
— John F. Kennedy
Time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life.
— John F. Kennedy
Do you realize the responsibility I carry? I'm the only person standing between Richard Nixon and the White House.
— John F. Kennedy
The mere absence of war is not peace.
— John F. Kennedy
Richard Cromwell was not fit to wear the mantle of his uncle.
— John F. Kennedy
We prefer world law in the age of self-determination to world war in the age of mass extermination.
— John F. Kennedy
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
There is inherited wealth in this country and also inherited poverty.
— John F. Kennedy
The American, by nature, is optimistic. He is experimental, an inventor and a builder who builds best when called upon to build greatly.
— John F. Kennedy
The great revolution in the history of man, past, present and future, is the revolution of those determined to be free.
— John F. Kennedy
Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.
— John F. Kennedy
Our privileges can be no greater than our obligations. The protection of our rights can endure no longer than the performance of our responsibilities.
— John F. Kennedy
Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us.
— John F. Kennedy
Irrational barriers and ancient prejudices fall quickly when the question of survival itself is at stake.
— John F. Kennedy
Victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan.
[News conference, April 21 1961] — John F. Kennedy
[News conference, April 21 1961] — John F. Kennedy
Neither smiles nor frowns, neither good intentions nor harsh words, are a substitute for strength.
— John F. Kennedy
We dare not forget that we are the heirs of that first revolution.
— John F. Kennedy
In giving rights to others which belong to them, we give rights to ourselves and to our country
— John F. Kennedy
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
For without belittling the courage with which men have died, we should not forget those acts of courage with which men have lived.
— John F. Kennedy
Dear God, please take care of your servant John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
— Jackie Kennedy
Peace does not rest in charters and covenants alone. It lies in the hearts and minds of the people.
— John F. Kennedy
Reagan is described as delivering Barry Goldwater's doctrine with John F. Kennedy's technique.
— H.W. Brands
The ancient Greek definition of happiness was the full use of your powers along lines of excellence.
— John F. Kennedy
A police state finds that it cannot command the grain to grow.
— John F. Kennedy
I want that Easter Ham. Where's my Thanksgiving Turkey? Miss Trixie snarled
— John Kennedy Toole
There are costs and risks to a program of action, but they are far less than the long range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.
— John F. Kennedy
I certainly think Obama is the most hopeful president I've seen in the country since John Kennedy.
— John Irving
... we will do this not because it is easy, but because it is hard ...
— John F. Kennedy
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!'
— John F. Kennedy
The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty, and all forms of human life.
— John F. Kennedy
The future promise of any nation can be directly measured by the present prospects of its youth.
— John F. Kennedy
Mother went out again tonight, looking like a courtesan.
— John Kennedy Toole
Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.
— John F. Kennedy
Any system of government will work when everything is going well. It's the system that functions in the pinches that survive
— John F. Kennedy
Once a person was asked to step into this brutal century, anything could happen
— John Kennedy Toole
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.
— John F. Kennedy
The day before me is fraught with God knows what horrors.
— John Kennedy Toole
Nothing dies in Hell.
— John Patrick Kennedy
Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride.
— John F. Kennedy
Health note: My stomach is getting out of bounds; the seams of my vendor's smock are creaking ominously.
— John Kennedy Toole
Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.
— John F. Kennedy
Fortuna, that vicious slut.
— John Kennedy Toole
I had been in so many towns and cities in America with John Kennedy, but I was not with him in Dallas, Texas, on November 21, 1963.
— Pierre Salinger
Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource.
— John F. Kennedy
Political action is the highest responsibility of a citizen.
— John F. Kennedy
The poet and the politician have this in common: their greatness depends on the courage with which they face the challenges of life.
— John F. Kennedy
Most cities are nouns. New York's a verb.
— John F. Kennedy
Oh, shut up your little pussymouth, you mongoloid.
— John Kennedy Toole
Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave.
— John F. Kennedy
If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.
— John F. Kennedy
In a world of danger and trial, peace is our deepest aspiration.
— John F. Kennedy
History will never accept difficulties as an excuse.
— John F. Kennedy
We support the security of both Israel and her neighbors.
— John F. Kennedy
War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today.
— John F. Kennedy
I was never accepted into certain parts of New England society because my grandfather was an Irish barkeep.
— John F. Kennedy
It is not our wealth that built our roads, but it is our roads that built our wealth.
— John F. Kennedy
No government or social system is so evil that its people must be considered as lacking in virtue.
— John F. Kennedy
We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.
— John F. Kennedy
I understand, gentlemen," John Kennedy said. "If you find that life it's not easy, let me tell you, death is worse.
— Pierre Marshesso
Please, go away!" Ignatius screamed. "You're shattering my religious ecstasy.
— John Kennedy Toole
You could tell by the way he talked, though, that he had gone to school a long time. That was probably what was wrong with him.
— John Kennedy Toole
We can have faith in the future only if we have faith in ourselves.
— John F. Kennedy
Wherever there is smoke there is a good smoke machine.
— John F. Kennedy
John Kennedy led us on a journey to discover the moon. Obama needs to lead us on a journey to rediscover, rebuild and reinvent our own backyard.
— Thomas Friedman
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
Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.
— John F. Kennedy
I think the success of any school can be measured by the contribution the alumni make to our national life.
— John F. Kennedy
Like two figures in the medieval Morality play, Pragmatism and Morality spar in the boxing ring of my brain.
— John Kennedy Toole
Probably the greatest concentration of talent and genius in this house except for perhaps those times when Thomas Jefferson ate alone.
— John F. Kennedy
Arms alone are not enough to keep the peace. It must be kept by men.
— John F. Kennedy
Bill Clinton told me that when he was 14, he shook John Kennedy's hand, and that inspired him to be president.
— John Catsimatidis
The best road to progress is freedom's road.
— John F. Kennedy