Challenges Quotes by John F. Kennedy

13 Challenges quotes by John F. Kennedy

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John F. Kennedy’s words on difficulty echo the urgency of his era while still resonating today. These thirteen excerpts capture his belief that confronting obstacles is essential to national and personal progress.

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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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We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things. Not because they are easy, but because…

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To further the appreciation of culture among all the people, to increase respect for the creative individual, to widen participation by all…

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Genuine peace must be the product of many nations, the sum of many acts. It must be dynamic, not static, changing to…

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I think the American people expect more from us than cries of indignation and attack. The times are too grave, the challenge…

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United, there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative ventures. Divided, there is little we can do-for we dare…

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'The green beret' is again becoming a symbol of excellence, a badge of courage, a mark of distinction in the fight for…

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In the years since man unlocked the power stored up within the atom, the world has made progress, halting, but effective, toward…

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I ask particularly that those of you who are now in school will prepare yourselves to bear the burden of leadership over…

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When I ran for Presidency of the United States, I knew that this country faced serious challenges, but I could not realize…

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We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because…

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But I think the American people expect more from us than cries of indignation and attack. The times are too grave, the…

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In whatever area in life one may meet the challenges of courage, whatever may be the sacrifices he faces if he follows…

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We stand today on the edge of a new frontier - the frontier of the 1960's - a frontier of unknown opportunities and perils…

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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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