The only significance of analyzing the past is that it does give us some key to the future. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
In a time of turbulence and change, it is more true than ever that knowledge is power. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
If at times our actions seem to make life difficult for others, it is only because history has made life difficult for… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
In a time of domestic crisis, men of goodwill and generosity should be able to unite regardless of party or politics. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“I look forward to a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I see little more important to the future of our country and our civilization than the full recognition of the place of… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The exploration of space will go ahead, whether we join in it or not, and it is one of the great adventures… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
History will not judge our endeavors--and a government cannot be selected--merely on the basis of color or creed or even party affiliation.… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
What really counts is not the immediate act of courage or of valor, but those who bear the struggle day in and… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Should I become President...I will not risk American lives...by permitting any other nation to drag us into the wrong war at the… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The Republican Party can lead any person to believe that their promises will be fulfilled in the future. They follow the Hitler… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardner objected that the tree was slow growing… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Since the time of the ancient Greeks, we have always felt that there was a close relationship between a strong, vital mind… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Today our concern must be with the future. For the world is changing. The old era is ending. The old ways will… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Of all the multitudes who throughout history have spoken for human dignity in times of great suffering and loss, no voice is… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
A boy spends his time finding a girl to sleep with. A man spends his time looking for one worth waking up… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Now is the time...for this nation to take a clearly leading role in space achievement, which in many ways may hold the… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The time is not far off when many nations in many parts of the world of many political shades and commitments will… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Do not pray for easy times, pray to be stronger. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers, pray for powers… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I look forward to an America which will not be afraid of grace and beauty, which will protect the beauty of our… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I look forward to a great future for America - a future in which our country will match its military strength with… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
This is not a time to keep the facts from the people-to keep them complacent. To sound the alarm is not to… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
To be courageous requires no exceptional qualifications, no magic formula, no special combination of time, place, and circumstance. It is an opportunity… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share
We stand today on the edge of a new frontier - the frontier of the 1960's - a frontier of unknown opportunities and perils… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share
We will neglect our cities to our peril, for in neglecting them we neglect the nation. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share
We must recognize that every nation determines its policies in terms of its own interests. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share
Someone always needs rescuing, yet there's only one person who ever seems to understand you. It's a lot like being Lassie. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share
Student loans have been helpful to many. But they offer neither incentive nor assistance to those students who, by reason of family or other… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share
There comes a point where you see no evidence that the carrot and diplomacy are working. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share
Suspicion on one side breeds suspicion on the other, and new weapons beget counter-weapons. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share
We have some of the most influential Members of Congress here today, and I do hope that we can get this appropriation for these… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share
Disarmament without checks is but a shadow - and a community without law is but a shell. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share
This is one country. It has become one country because all of us and all the people who came here had an equal chance… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share
“The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share
Peace does not rest in the charters and covenants alone. It lies in the hearts and minds of all people. So let us not… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share