John F. Kennedy
forgive forget enemies name
“Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.”
― John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
liberal ahead
“If by a "Liberal" they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people-their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights and their civil liberties-someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a "Liberal", then I'm proud to say I'm a "Liberal.”
― John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
right man diminish threaten
“The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.”
― John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
time stop thank people difference life
“We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.”
― John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
revolution peaceful violent
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."
― John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
congress republican repeat masses truth
“There is nothing in the record of the past two years when both Houses of Congress have been controlled by the Republican Party which can lead any person to believe that those promises will be fulfilled in the future. They follow the Hitler line - no matter how big the lie; repeat it often enough and the masses will regard it as truth.”
― John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
conformity jail freedom enemy growth
“Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.”
― John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
forgive enemies name
“Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.”
― John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
rights man threat
“The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.”
― John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
choose moon easy hard
“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."
― John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
truth enemy lie myth cliche
“The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie--deliberate, contrived and dishonest--but the myth--persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. Too often we hold fast to the cliches of our forebears. We subject all facts to a prefabricated set of interpretations. We enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought".
― John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
liberty learning vain
“Liberty without Learning is always in peril and Learning without Liberty is always in vain.”
― John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
war end mankind
“Mankind must put an end to war - or war will put an end to mankind."
― John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
difference diversity planet world future
“If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. For, 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."
― John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
art democrat genius creativity race religion color
“Art is the great democrat, calling forth creative genius from every sector of society, disregarding race or religion or wealth or color”
― John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
us who now when
“If not us, who? If not now, when?”
― John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
comfort opinion discomfort thought
“Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
― John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
problem man-made selve human destiny
"Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man...No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings."
― John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
conformity freedom enemy growth
"Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.”
― John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
choose moon decade easy hard energies skills chalenge
"We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win."
― John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
nation commit decade man moon safely back earth
"I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth. No single space project...will be more exciting, or more impressive to mankind, or more important...and none will be so difficult or expensive to accomplish."
― John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)