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"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, our sweat, and 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."
--Pres. John F. Kennedy, Australian Ambassador's Dinner for the America's Cup Crews, September 14, 1962, Newport, R.I.
"If more politicians knew poetry, and more poets knew politics, I am
convinced the world would be a little better place in which to live."
--Senator. John F. Kennedy, Address at Harvard University, 1956
"All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal
opportunity to develop our talents."
- John F. Kennedy
"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you
-- ask what you can do or your country. My fellow citizens of the world:
ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for
the freedom of man."
- John F. Kennedy
"Civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject
to proof."
- John F. Kennedy
"Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction."
- John F. Kennedy
"Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names."
- John F. Kennedy
"History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing
into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside."
- John F. Kennedy
On the Bay of Pigs Invasion
"...victory has 100 fathers and defeat is an orphan...."
Press conference, April 21, 1961
- John F. Kennedy
"We can say with some assurance that, although children may be the victims of fate, they will not be the victims of our neglect."
October 24, 1963
- John F. Kennedy
"Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future."
UNICEF appeal, July 25, 1963
- John F. Kennedy
"Our deep spiritual confidence that this nation will survive the perils of today--which may well be with us for decades to come--compels us to invest in our nation's future, to consider and meet our obligations to our children and the numberless generations that will follow."
May 3, 1962
- John F. Kennedy
"The stories of past courage...can teach, they can offer hope, they can provide inspiration. But they cannot supply courage itself. For this each man must look into his own soul."
Profiles in Courage, 1956.
- John F. Kennedy
"...what really counts is not the immediate act of courage or of valor, but those who bear the struggle day in and day out--not the sunshine patriots but those who are willing to stand for a long period of time."
March 1, 1962
- John F. Kennedy
"Dante once said that the hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in a period of moral crisis maintain their neutrality."
June 24, 1963
- John F. Kennedy
Fisherman's Prayer
"'O God the sea is so great and my boat is so small.'"
Remarks at the dedication of the East Coast Memorial to the Missing at
Sea, May 23, 1963
- John F. Kennedy
"A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers."
Remarks at the dedication of the Robert Frost Library, Amherst College,
October 26, 1963
- John F. Kennedy
"...there is always inequity in life. Some men are killed in a war and some men are wounded, and some men never leave the country, and some men are stationed in the Antarctic and some men are stationed in San Francisco. It is very hard in the military or personal life to assure complete equality. Life is unfair."
Press conference, March 21, 1962
- John F. Kennedy
"I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone."
Remarks at dinner honoring Nobel Prize winners of the Western Hemisphere,
the White House, April 29, 1962,
- John F. Kennedy
"Today every inhabitant of this planet must contemplate that day when this planet may no longer be habitable. Every man, woman and child lives under a nuclear sword of Damocles, hanging by the slenderest of threads, capable of being cut at any moment by accident or miscalculation or madness. The weapons of war must be abolished before they abolish us."
Address to the United Nations General Assembly, September 25, 1961
- John F. Kennedy
"We can help make the world safe for diversity. For in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal."
Commencement Address at American University, June 10, 1963.
- John F. Kennedy
"Never before has man had such capacity to control his own destiny, to end thirst and hunger, to conquer poverty and disease, to banish illiteracy and massive human misery. We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world--or make it the last."
Address to the United Nations General Assembly, September 20, 1963
- John F. Kennedy
"My fellow Americans, let us take that first step. Let us...step back from the shadow of war and seek out the way of peace. And if that journey is a thousand miles, or even more, let history record that we in this land at this time, took the first step."
Radio and Television Address to the American People on the Nuclear Test
Ban Treaty, July 26, 1963.
- John F. Kennedy
"We go into space because whatever mankind must undertake, free men must fully share...I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth."
May 25, 1961
- John F. Kennedy
"We set sail on this new sea because there is new knowledge to be gained, and new rights to be won, and they must be won and used for the progress of all people. For space science, like nuclear science and technology, has no conscience of its own. Whether it will become a force for good or ill depends on man, and only if the United States occupies a position of preeminence can we help decide whether this new ocean will be a sea of peace or a new terrifying theater of war."
September 12, 1962
- John F. Kennedy
"This nation has tossed its cap over the wall of space, and we have no choice but to follow it."
Texas, November 21, 1963
- John F. Kennedy
“I do not promise to consider race or religion in my appointments.
I promise only that I will not consider them.”
- John F. Kennedy
“While we shall negotiate freely, we shall not negotiate freedom.”
- John F. Kennedy
“I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any
other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion
which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve
it – and the glow from that fire can truly light the world.”
- John F. Kennedy
"A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite
of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all
human morality. "
- John F. Kennedy
"The future does not belong to those who are content with today, apathetic
toward common problems and their fellow man alike, timid and fearful in
the face of bold projects and new ideas. Rather, it will belong to those
who can blend passion, reason and courage in a personal commitment to
the great enterprises and ideals of American society."
- Robert F. Kennedy
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."
- Robert F. Kennedy
"Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can
work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those
acts will be written the history of this generation."
- Robert F. Kennedy
"Some people see things as they are and say why. I dream things that
never were and say why not?"
- Robert F. Kennedy
"If more politicians knew poetry, and more poets knew politics, I am
convinced the world would be a little better place in which to live."
-Senator. John F. Kennedy, Address at Harvard University, 1956
"All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal
opportunity to develop our talents."
- John F. Kennedy
"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you
-- ask what you can do or your country. My fellow citizens of the world:
ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for
the freedom of man."
- John F. Kennedy
"Civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject
to proof."
- John F. Kennedy
"Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction."
- John F. Kennedy
"Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names."
- John F. Kennedy
"History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing
into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside."
- John F. Kennedy
On the Bay of Pigs Invasion
"...victory has 100 fathers and defeat is an orphan...."
Press conference, April 21, 1961
- John F. Kennedy
"We can say with some assurance that, although children may be the victims of fate, they will not be the victims of our neglect."
October 24, 1963
- John F. Kennedy
"Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future."
UNICEF appeal, July 25, 1963
- John F. Kennedy
"Our deep spiritual confidence that this nation will survive the perils of today--which may well be with us for decades to come--compels us to invest in our nation's future, to consider and meet our obligations to our children and the numberless generations that will follow."
May 3, 1962
- John F. Kennedy
"The stories of past courage...can teach, they can offer hope, they can provide inspiration. But they cannot supply courage itself. For this each man must look into his own soul."
Profiles in Courage, 1956.
- John F. Kennedy
"...what really counts is not the immediate act of courage or of valor, but those who bear the struggle day in and day out--not the sunshine patriots but those who are willing to stand for a long period of time."
March 1, 1962
- John F. Kennedy
"Dante once said that the hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in a period of moral crisis maintain their neutrality."
June 24, 1963
- John F. Kennedy
Fisherman's Prayer
"'O God the sea is so great and my boat is so small.'"
Remarks at the dedication of the East Coast Memorial to the Missing at
Sea, May 23, 1963
- John F. Kennedy
"A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers."
Remarks at the dedication of the Robert Frost Library, Amherst College,
October 26, 1963
- John F. Kennedy
"...there is always inequity in life. Some men are killed in a war and some men are wounded, and some men never leave the country, and some men are stationed in the Antarctic and some men are stationed in San Francisco. It is very hard in the military or personal life to assure complete equality. Life is unfair."
Press conference, March 21, 1962
- John F. Kennedy
"I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human
knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House, with
the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone."
Remarks at dinner honoring Nobel Prize winners of the Western Hemisphere,
the White House, April 29, 1962,
- John F. Kennedy
"Today every inhabitant of this planet must contemplate that day when
this planet may no longer be habitable. Every man, woman and child lives
under a nuclear sword of Damocles, hanging by the slenderest of threads,
capable of being cut at any moment by accident or miscalculation or madness.
The weapons of war must be abolished before they abolish us."
Address to the United Nations General Assembly, September 25, 1961
- John F. Kennedy
"We can help make the world safe for diversity. For in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal."
Commencement Address at American University, June 10, 1963.
- John F. Kennedy
"Never before has man had such capacity to control his own destiny, to end thirst and hunger, to conquer poverty and disease, to banish illiteracy and massive human misery. We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world--or make it the last."
Address to the United Nations General Assembly, September 20, 1963
- John F. Kennedy
"My fellow Americans, let us take that first step. Let us...step back from the shadow of war and seek out the way of peace. And if that journey is a thousand miles, or even more, let history record that we in this land at this time, took the first step."
Radio and Television Address to the American People on the Nuclear Test
Ban Treaty, July 26, 1963.
- John F. Kennedy
"We go into space because whatever mankind must undertake, free men must
fully share...I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving
the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and
returning him safely to the earth."
May 25, 1961
- John F. Kennedy
"We set sail on this new sea because there is new knowledge to be gained, and new rights to be won, and they must be won and used for the progress of all people. For space science, like nuclear science and technology, has no conscience of its own. Whether it will become a force for good or ill depends on man, and only if the United States occupies a position of preeminence can we help decide whether this new ocean will be a sea of peace or a new terrifying theater of war."
September 12, 1962
- John F. Kennedy
"This nation has tossed its cap over the wall of space, and we have no choice but to follow it."
Texas, November 21, 1963
- John F. Kennedy
“I do not promise to consider race or religion in my appointments.
I promise only that I will not consider them.”
- John F. Kennedy
“While we shall negotiate freely, we shall not negotiate freedom.”
- John F. Kennedy
“I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any
other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion
which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve
it – and the glow from that fire can truly light the world.”
- John F. Kennedy
"A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite
of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all
human morality. "
- John F. Kennedy
"The future does not belong to those who are content with today, apathetic
toward common problems and their fellow man alike, timid and fearful in
the face of bold projects and new ideas. Rather, it will belong to those
who can blend passion, reason and courage in a personal commitment to
the great enterprises and ideals of American society."
- Robert F. Kennedy
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."
- Robert F. Kennedy
"Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can
work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those
acts will be written the history of this generation."
- Robert F. Kennedy
"Some people see things as they are and say why. I dream things that
never were and say why not?"
- Robert F. Kennedy
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