John F. Kennedy

Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all.

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.

We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us thru that darkness to a safe and sane future.

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both.

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

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.

When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.

Politics is like football; if you see daylight, go through the hole.

A man does what he must — in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures — and that is the basis of all human morality.

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.

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.

If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch — we are going back from whence we came.

There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.