Let us make it clear that we will never turn our backs on our steadfast friends in Israel, whose adherence to the democratic way must be admired by all friends of freedom. John F. Kennedy More Quotes by John F. Kennedy More Quotes From John F. Kennedy The mere absence of war is not peace. John F. Kennedy military war peace In that case, there is no time to lose. Plant it this afternoon! John F. Kennedy time tree inspirational Acting on our own, by ourselves, we cannot establish justice throughout the world, but joined with other free nations, we can ... assist the developing nations to throw off the yoke of poverty. John F. Kennedy yoke acting justice There are those who regard this history of past strife and exile as better forgotten. But, to use the phrase of Yeats, let us not casually reduce "that great past to a trouble of fools." For we need not feel the bitterness of the past to discover its meaning for the present and the future. John F. Kennedy time past needs To that world assembly of sovereign states, the United Nations, our last best hope in an age where the instruments of war have far outpaced the instruments of peace, we renew our pledge of support - to prevent it from becoming merely a forum for invective - to strengthen its shield of the new and the weak - and to enlarge the area in which its writ may run. John F. Kennedy support running war Will Rogers once said it is not the original investment in a Congressman that counts; it is the upkeep. John F. Kennedy upkeep politics political I'm 43 years old and I'm the healthiest candidate for the Presidency of the United States. You've travelled with me enough to know that I'm not going to die in office. John F. Kennedy united-states office years Every president has taken comfort and courage when told...that the Lord "will be with thee. He will not fail thee nor forsake thee. Fear not-neither be thou dismayed." John F. Kennedy taken president comfort Success has many fathers. John F. Kennedy father Nearly forty years ago, a distinguished Prime Minister of this country ... said, 'They may not be angels but they are at least our friends.'* I must say that I do not think that we probably demonstrated in that forty years that we are angels yet, but I hope we have demonstrated that we are at least friends. John F. Kennedy angel country thinking I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute - where no Catholic prelate would tell the president (should he be Catholic) how to act. I do not speak for my church on public matters - and the church does not speak for me. John F. Kennedy catholic believe america Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed. John F. Kennedy discouraged strong bible 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 F. Kennedy brave men facts My experience in government is that when things are non-controversial and beautifully coordinated, there is not much going on. John F. Kennedy controversial government If I had to live my life over again, I would have a different father, a different wife and a different religion. John F. Kennedy wife different father I know my Republican friends were glad to see my wife feeding an elephant in India. She gave him sugar and nuts. But of course the elephant wasn't satisfied. John F. Kennedy elephants party nuts The American presidency will demand more than ringing manifestos issued from the rear of the battle. It will demand that the President place himself in the very thick of the fight; that he care passionately about the fate of the people he leads . John F. Kennedy fate fighting people America has tossed its cap over the wall of space. John F. Kennedy wall space america We cannot be satisfied with things as they are. We cannot be satisfied to drift, to rest on our oars, to glide over a sea whose depths are shaken by subterranean upheavals. John F. Kennedy upheaval depth sea An artist's working life is marked by intensive application and intense discipline. John F. Kennedy discipline artist discovery