I hear it said that West Berlin is militarily untenable-and so was Bastogne, and so, in fact, was Stalingrad. Any danger spot is tenable if men-brave men-will make it so. John Fitzgerald Kennedy More Quotes by John Fitzgerald Kennedy More Quotes From John Fitzgerald Kennedy 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. John Fitzgerald Kennedy Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought. John Fitzgerald Kennedy When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity. John Fitzgerald Kennedy You never know what's hit you. A gunshot is the perfect way. (When asked how he would choose to die) John Fitzgerald Kennedy A child miseducated is a child lost. John Fitzgerald Kennedy If I had to live my life over again, I would have a different father, a different wife and a different religion. John Fitzgerald Kennedy 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. John Fitzgerald Kennedy 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. John Fitzgerald Kennedy I am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris, and I have enjoyed it. John Fitzgerald Kennedy If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. John Fitzgerald Kennedy If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him. John Fitzgerald Kennedy Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate. John Fitzgerald Kennedy Like dealing with Dad-all give and no take. (On negotiating with Soviet Premier Nikita S Khrushchev) John Fitzgerald Kennedy 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. John Fitzgerald Kennedy Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don't want them to become politicians in the process. John Fitzgerald Kennedy Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. John Fitzgerald Kennedy Our task is not to fix the blame for the past, but to fix the course for the future. John Fitzgerald Kennedy The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause who at best, if he wins, knows the thrills of high achievement, and, if he fails, at least fails daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. John Fitzgerald Kennedy The freedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those who say, What's mine is mine and what's yours is negotiable. John Fitzgerald Kennedy The human mind is our fundamental resource. John Fitzgerald Kennedy