The only valid test of leadership is the ability to lead, and lead vigorously. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I was born an American, I live like an American, I will die an American. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan. [News conference, April 21 1961] ” — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Remember that our nation's first great leaders were also our first great scholars. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
We, the people, are the boss, and we will get the kind of political leadership, be it good or bad, that we… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
It is time for a new generation of leadership, to cope with new problems and new opportunities. For there is a new… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The leadership of the American Legion has not had a constructive thought for the benefit of this country since 1918. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
We don't want to be like the leader in the French Revolution who said There go my people, I must find out… — 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
“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. [Undelivered remarks for Dallas Trade Mart, November 22 1963] ” — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Only in winter can you tell which trees are truly green. Only when the winds of adversity blow can you tell whether… — 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
The problems with this world cannot possibly be solved by sceptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is not as… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. Our requirements for world leadership, our hopes for… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I ask particularly that those of you who are now in school will prepare yourselves to bear the burden of leadership over… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I believe in an America where the rights that I have described are enjoyed by all, regardless of their race or their… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
For in a democracy, every citizen, regardless of his interest in politics, "hold office"; every one of us is in a position… — 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
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