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John F. Kennedy

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We live in relative world with relatives.
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We would like to ask the city to give us our approval on our existing site. In return, I will agree ...
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We may claim to believe in God, but we don't want to believe so much that it makes us different.
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The words you can’t find, you borrow.
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Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind.
JOHN F. KENNEDY
And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you -- ask what you can do for you...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind.
JOHN F. KENNEDY
A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it re...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
All of us have in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean,...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
We have come too far, we have sacrificed too much, to disdain the future now.
JOHN F. KENNEDY
We believe that if men have the talent to invent need machines that put men out of work, they have t...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
There are risks and costs to a program of action. But they are far less than the long-range risks an...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
The stories of past courage can define that ingredient-they can teach, they can offer hope, they can...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected tha...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie -- deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but t...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
The ancient Greek definition of happiness was the full use of your powers along lines of excellence.
JOHN F. KENNEDY
The American, by nature, is optimistic. He is experimental, an inventor and a builder who builds bes...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
So, let us not be blind to our differences - but let us also direct attention to our common interest...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. No problem of human destiny is beyon...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
Liberty without learning is always in peril; learning without liberty is always in vain.
JOHN F. KENNEDY
Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us t...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
Let us never negotiate out of fear but let us never fear to negotiate.
JOHN F. KENNEDY
If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.
JOHN F. KENNEDY
I would rather be accused of breaking precedents than breaking promises.
JOHN F. KENNEDY
Democracy and defense are not substitutes for one another. Either alone will fail.
JOHN F. KENNEDY
We need men who can dream of things that never were.
JOHN F. KENNEDY
If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
I look forward to an america in which commands respect throughout the world, not only for its streng...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth.
JOHN F. KENNEDY
Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been pas...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
...probably the greatest concentration of talent and genius in this house except for perhaps those t...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
The men who create power make an indispensable contribution to the Nation’s greatness, but the men ...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
When we got into office, the thing that surprised me the most was that things were as bad as we'd be...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
We stand for freedom. That is our conviction for ourselves; that is our only commitment to others.
JOHN F. KENNEDY
We set sail on this new sea because there is knowledge to be gained.
JOHN F. KENNEDY
In a day,when you dont come across any problems,then you can be sure that you are travelling in the ...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
And so it is to the printing press--to the recorder of man's deeds, the keeper of his conscience, th...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
Mankind must put an end to war - or war will put an end to mankind.

[Address before th...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter word...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
We've undersold ourselves. The retailers have been absorbing price changes. They're prepared to lowe...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but b...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
If by a "Liberal" they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas w...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop those ...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."

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JOHN F. KENNEDY
We've always been used to the French doing things differently, and in most cases it's charming. But ...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
We're winning the war but we haven't won the war yet. I think whoever takes over this job in 20 year...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
Those who have got into the habit of consuming music for free are very hard to shift. And frankly it...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
I married Joyce Sours, who has always understood my love for music and my need to perform. I think t...
JOHN F. KENNEDY
I have thanked him many times for telling me the way it was.
JOHN F. KENNEDY
I think this is something that people will welcome who are not computer-literate. We hope this helps...
JOHN F. KENNEDY