Interest Quotes by John F. Kennedy

16 Interest quotes by John F. Kennedy

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Kennedy’s perspective on interest balances personal aspiration with public service. Across 16 concise quotes, his eloquent style encourages readers to channel ambition toward meaningful, shared objectives.

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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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“So, let us not be blind to our differences- but let us also direct our attention to our common interests and to…

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The American Labor Movement has consistently demonstrated its devotion to the public interest. It is, and has been, good for all America.

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

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If we could ever competitively, at a cheap rate, get fresh water from saltwater, ..(this) would be in the long-range interests of…

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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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You have, at the same time, placed your confidence in me, and in my ability to render a free, fair judgment -…

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There is danger that totalitarian governments, not subject to vigorous popular debate, will underestimate the will and unity of democratic societies where…

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when my office would require me to either violate my conscience or violate the national interest, then I would resign the office;…

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The fact that we live in a world that moves crisis by crisis does not make a growing interest in outdoor activities…

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Harry Truman once said, 'There are 14 or 15 million Americans who have the resources to have representatives in Washington to protect…

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Lobbyists are in many cases expert technicians and capable of explaining complex and difficult subjects in a clear, understandable fashion. They engage…

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No treaty, however much it may be to the advantage of all, however tightly it may be worded, can provide absolute security…

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For in a democracy, every citizen, regardless of his interest in politics, "hold office"; every one of us is in a position…

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Let us not be blind to our differences-but let us also direct attention to our common interests and to the means by…

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We must formulate, with both imagination and restraint, a new approach to the Middle East - not pressing our case so hard…

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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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