Quotes by John F. Kennedy

“We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.””

“I really don't know why it is that all of us are so committed to the sea, except I think it's because in addition to the fact that the sea changes, and the light changes, and ships change, it's because we all came from the sea. And it is an interesting biological fact that all of us have in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean, and, therefore, we have salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears. We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea - whether it is to sail or to watch it - we are going back from whence we came.””

“Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.””

“There is nothing in the record of the past two years when both Houses of Congress have been controlled by the Republican Party which can lead any person to believe that those promises will be fulfilled in the future. They follow the Hitler line - no matter how big the lie; repeat it often enough and the masses will regard it as truth.””

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.””

“The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie--deliberate, contrived and dishonest--but the myth--persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. Too often we hold fast to the cliches of our forebears. We subject all facts to a prefabricated set of interpretations. We enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.””

“Victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan.””

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

“If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.””

“Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.””

“Too often we hold fast to the clichés of our forebears. We subject all facts to a prefabricated set of interpretations. We enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.””

“If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more new ideas for more wise men reading more good books in more public libraries. These libraries should be open to all”

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.””