John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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"The human mind is our fundamental resource."	Men
"I don't think the intelligence reports are all that hot. Some days I get more out of the New York Times."	Change, Intelligence, Time
"The time to reapir the roof is when the sun is shining."	Time
"A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on."	Death, Life, Men
"Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names."	Forgiveness
"We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world - or to make it the last."	History, Men, Power
"Khrushchev reminds me of the tiger hunter who has picked a place on the wall to hang the tiger's skin long before he has caught the tiger. This tiger has other ideas."	Miscellaneous
"Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought."	Happiness, Joy
"There are many people in the world who really don't understand-or say they don't-what is the great issue between the free world and the Communist world. ... Let them come to Berlin!"	Communism, Excellence, Freedom
"When at some future date the high court of history sits in judgment on each one of us-recording whether in our brief span of service we fulfilled our responsibilities to the state-our success or failure, in whatever office we may hold, will be measured by the answers to four questions-were we truly men of courage ... were we truly men of judgment ... were we truly men of integrity ... were we truly men of dedication?"	Age, Courage, Failure
"The path we have chosen for the present is full of hazards, as all paths are. ... The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission." (Announcing blockade of Cuba)"	America, Choice, Freedom
"All this will not be finished in the first hundred days. Nor will it be finished in the first thousand days, nor in the life of this administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin."	Life, Time
"I look forward to an America which will not be afraid of grace and beauty."	America, Beauty, Fear
"Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind... War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today."	Happiness, Joy, Men
"There are three things which are real: God, human folly, and laughter. The first two are beyond our comprehension. So we must do what we can with the third."	Humor, Laughter, Men
"We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people."	America, Fear, Honesty
"Unconditional war can no longer lead to unconditional victory. It can no longer serve to settle disputes. It can no longer be of concern to great powers alone. For a nuclear disaster, spread by winds and waters and fear, could well engulf the great and the small, the rich and the poor, the committed and the uncommitted alike. Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind."	Excellence, Fear, Men
"We dare not tempt them with weakness. For only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed."	Doubt
"Modern cynics and skeptics ... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom they entrust the care of their plumbing."	Age, Honesty, Truth
"Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education."	Education, School, Teaching
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