John F. Kennedy Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old John F. Kennedy quotes, John F. Kennedy sayings, and John F. Kennedy proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. John F. Kennedy
This country cannot survive unless the political leaders, those who seek positions of responsibility are willing to tell the people the truth. John F. Kennedy
A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is not likely to have what it takes to make a living. John F. Kennedy
It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war. John F. Kennedy
Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future. John F. Kennedy
The efforts of the government alone will never be enough. In the end, the people must choose and the people must help themselves. John F. Kennedy
Arms alone are not enough to keep the peace. It must be kept by people. John F. Kennedy
It was like dealing with Dad—all give and no take. John F. Kennedy
We are inclined that if we watch a football game or baseball game, we have taken part in it. John F. Kennedy
Good physical fitness is essential to good physical and mental health. John F. Kennedy
Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. John F. Kennedy
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. John F. Kennedy
Economic growth without social progress lets the great majority of people remain in poverty, while a privileged few reap the benefits of rising abundance. John F. Kennedy
A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is not as likely to insist upon or regard that quality in its chosen leaders today and in fact we have forgotten. John F. Kennedy
Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan. John F. Kennedy
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. John F. Kennedy
The size of organized labor is a blessing—and its strength is a powerful force for the good of all America. John F. Kennedy
Sociologists call the process of the melting pot “social mobility.” One of America’s characteristics has always been the lack of a rigid class structure. It has traditionally been possible for people to move up the social and economic scale. John F. Kennedy
So let us begin anew remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof. Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate. Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us. John F. Kennedy
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. John F. Kennedy
Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction. John F. Kennedy
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. John F. Kennedy
Immigration policy should be generous it should be fair; it should be flexible. With such a policy we can turn to the world, and to our own past, with clean hands and a clear conscience. John F. Kennedy
The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by obvious realities. John F. Kennedy
Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others. John F. Kennedy
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. John F. Kennedy
We want students and graduates to recognize that America's colleges have not been built up, have not been developed, merely to advance the private economic interest of its graduates. They have a greater purpose in mind. No college graduate can go out from any college today without being a man of his Nation and a man of his time, without pursuing in his own life, not only his private interest, but the welfare of his country. John F. Kennedy
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them. John F. Kennedy
I believe in human dignity as the source of national purpose, human liberty as the source of national action, the human heart as the source of national compassion, and in the human mind as the source of our invention and our ideas. John F. Kennedy
Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. John F. Kennedy