"We want to be first; not first if,…" — John F. Kennedy

"We want to be first; not first if, not first but; but first!"

— John F. Kennedy

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622 Quotes by John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy has 622 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

We do not want an official state church. If ninety-nine percent of the population were Catholics, I would still be…
When you have seven percent unemployed, you have ninety-three percent working.
Only in winter can you tell which trees are truly green. Only when the winds of adversity blow can you…
Everywhere immigrants have enriched and strengthened the fabric of American life.
There is, of course, a legitimate argument for some limitation upon immigration. We no longer need settlers for virgin lands,…
Malthus argued a century and a half ago that man, by using up all his available resources, would forever press…
I believe in an America where religious intolerance will someday end... where every man has the same right to attend…
The science of weapons and war has made us all one world and one human race with one common destiny.
We set sail on this new sea because there is new knowledge to be gained, and new rights to be…
Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard…
In America there must be only citizens, not divided by grade, first and second, but citizens, east, west, north, and…
We shall be judged more by what we do at home than what we preach abroad.

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More Competition Quotes

This quote is filed under Competition Quotes, one of 1,541 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

Competitions are for horses, not artists. — Bela Bartok
I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself. — Mikhail Baryshnikov
They will come to learn in the end, at their own expense, that it is better to endure competition for… — Frederic Bastiat
Competition makes things come out right. Well, what does that mean in health care? More hospitals so they compete with… — Donald Berwick
There is a charm in making a stew, to the unaccustomed cook, from the excitement of wondering what the result… — Annie Besant
I started singing about three years ago, I entered a local singing competition called Stratford Idol. The other people in… — Justin Bieber
No one intimidates me because I'm not trying to do what you do, because I can't do what you do.… — Mary J. Blige
But anybody who steps into the lane beside you is the biggest competition because they made it to the finals. — Usain Bolt
Every quarterback can throw a ball; every running back can run; every receiver is fast; but that mental toughness that… — Tom Brady
Like getting into a bleeding competition with a blood bank. — Richard Branson
Well, we know that people in Australia love the idea of both Impulse and Virgin Blue getting up and adding… — Richard Branson
The allegedly 'classy' magazines often seem to be in an endless, undeclared competition to see who can climb furthest up… — Julie Burchill

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