John F. Kennedy quotes

John F. Kennedy was an American politician and the 35th President of the United States. His leadership during the Cuban Missile Crisis and dedication to civil rights left a lasting impact on American history. He inspired a generation with his vision for progress and call to public service. Here are 620 of his quotes:

Victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan. (John F. Kennedy)
Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. View quote
John F. Kennedy
We must use time as a tool, not as a couch. View quote
John F. Kennedy
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. View quote
John F. Kennedy
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. View quote
John F. Kennedy
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. View quote
John F. Kennedy
I'm an idealist without illusions. View quote
John F. Kennedy
And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. View quote
John F. Kennedy
A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers. View quote
John F. Kennedy
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future. View quote
John F. Kennedy
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. (John F. Kennedy)
The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men who can dream of things that never were and ask "why not?" View quote
John F. Kennedy
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty. View quote
John F. Kennedy
When we got into office, the thing that surprised me the most was that things were as bad as we'd been saying they were. View quote
John F. Kennedy
Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate. View quote
John F. Kennedy
A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on. View quote
John F. Kennedy
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. View quote
John F. Kennedy
The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie - deliberate, contrived and dishonest - but the myth - persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. View quote
John F. Kennedy
Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others. View quote
John F. Kennedy
There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction. View quote
John F. Kennedy
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining. (John F. Kennedy)
I think 'Hail to the Chief' has a nice ring to it. View quote
John F. Kennedy
Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity has made us allies. Those whom God has so joined together, let no man put asunder. View quote
John F. Kennedy
A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is not likely to have what it takes to make a living. Today's military rejects include tomorrow's hard-core unemployed. View quote
John F. Kennedy
Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future. View quote
John F. Kennedy