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Inspirational Quotes by John F. Kennedy

89 Inspirational quotes by John F. Kennedy

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There comes a point when the usual tools of carrot and diplomacy seem to fail, Kennedy notes. He stresses that real courage shows up in everyday life, not just dramatic moments, and that protecting rights requires both strength and a willingness to serve. His words call for peaceful, constructive change.

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Change is the law of life.

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Don't ask 'Why', ask instead, 'Why not'.

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You're in there with me. Personally.

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The mere absence of war is not peace.

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And with privilege goes responsibility.

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Justice delayed is democracy denied.

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Let us not seek the Republican answer.

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Sincerity is always subject to proof.

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Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

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Only an educated and informed people will be a free people.

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The weapons of war must be abolished before they abolish us.

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In that case, there is no time to lose. Plant it this afternoon!

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You never know what's hit you. A gunshot is the perfect way.

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Lets talk to one another instead of about one another.

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Aggressive conduct, if allowed to go unchecked and unchallenged, ultimately leads to war.

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I strongly believe in Scouting. ... It's a source of great strength to us.

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Partnership is not a posture but a process-a continuous process that grows stronger each year as we devote ourselves to common tasks.

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I must say that though other days may not be so bright, as we look toward the future, that the brightest days…

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My call is not to those who believe they belong to the past. My call is to those who believe in the…

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I can assure you that every degree of mind and spirit that I possess will be devoted to the long-range interests of…

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A great change is at hand, and our task, our obligation, is to make that revolution, that change, peaceful and constructive for…

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All my life Ive known better than to depend on the experts. How could I have been so stupid, to let them…

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This is not the land of my birth, but it is the land for which I hold the greatest affection, and I…

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The New Frontier of which I speak is not a set of promises, it is a set of challenges. It sums up…

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There is always inequity in life. Some men are killed in war and some men are wounded; some men never leave the…

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All this will not be finished in the first one hundred days. Nor will it be finished in the first one thousand…

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The voters selected us, in short, because they had confidence in our judgement and our ability to exercise that judgement from a…

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The problems with this world cannot possibly be solved by sceptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We…

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World peace, like community peace, does not require that each man love his neighbor - it requires only that they live together…

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“You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and your verb agree to…

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For I can assure you that we love our country, not for what it was, though it has always been great -…

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The deadly arms race, and the huge resources it absorbs, have too long overshadowed all else we must do. We must prevent…

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In a world of danger and trial, peace is our deepest aspiration, and when peace comes we will gladly convert not our…

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I believe in an America where the rights that I have described are enjoyed by all, regardless of their race or their…

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The true democracy, living and growing and inspiring, puts its faith in the people - faith that the people will not simply…

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We celebrate the past to awaken the future.

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Fail miserably, achieve greatly!

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Failure has no friends.

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We stand today on the edge of a new frontier.

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Those whom nature hath so joined together, let no man put asunder

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We will neglect our cities to our peril, for in neglecting them we neglect the nation.

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We must recognize that every nation determines its policies in terms of its own interests.

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Someone always needs rescuing, yet there's only one person who ever seems to understand you. It's a lot like being Lassie.

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Student loans have been helpful to many. But they offer neither incentive nor assistance to those students who, by reason of family or other…

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Great crises produce great men, and great deeds of courage.

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There comes a point where you see no evidence that the carrot and diplomacy are working.

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Suspicion on one side breeds suspicion on the other, and new weapons beget counter-weapons.

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We have some of the most influential Members of Congress here today, and I do hope that we can get this appropriation for these…

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Disarmament without checks is but a shadow - and a community without law is but a shell.

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This is one country. It has become one country because all of us and all the people who came here had an equal chance…

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“The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent…

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Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.

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Peace does not rest in the charters and covenants alone. It lies in the hearts and minds of all people. So let us not…

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