Time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. John F. Kennedy More Quotes by John F. Kennedy More Quotes From John F. Kennedy The future promise of any nation can be directly measured by the present prospects of its youth. John F. Kennedy prospectsyouthpromise Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. Our requirements for world leadership, our hopes for economic growth, and the demands of citizenship itself in an era such as this all require the maximum development of every young American's capacity. The human mind is our fundamental resource. John F. Kennedy growthmoneyeducation Remember that our nation's first great leaders were also our first great scholars. John F. Kennedy leadereducationfirsts Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all. John F. Kennedy technologyinspirationalmen American history is not something dead and over. It is always alive,always growing, always unfinished. John F. Kennedy american-historygrowingalive Peaceful circulation has been interupted by barbed wire and concrete blocks. For a city or a people to be truly free, they must have the secure right, without economic, political or police pressure, to make their own choices and live their own lives. John F. Kennedy blockcitiespeople The US Airforce assures me that UFO's pose no threat to National Security. John F. Kennedy ufonational-securitythreat I want every American to be free to stand up for his rights, even if sometimes he has to sit down for them. John F. Kennedy libertyfreedomrights If at times our actions seem to make life difficult for others, it is only because history has made life difficult for us all. John F. Kennedy our-actionsmadehistory I really don't know why it is that all of us are so committed to the sea, except I think it is because in addition to the fact that the sea changes and the light changes, and ships change, it is 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, in our sweat, 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. John F. Kennedy oceanlightthinking A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers. John F. Kennedy honorremembermen Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures. John F. Kennedy workoutwarpeace The wave of the future is not the conquest of the world by a single dogmatic creed but the liberation of the diverse energies of free nations and free men. John F. Kennedy futurediversitymen The Greeks understood that mind and body must develop in harmounious proportions to produce a creative intelligence. John F. Kennedy creativitycreativegreek Certain other societies may respect the rule of force--we respect the rule of law. John F. Kennedy forcelawmay A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on. John F. Kennedy creativitylifefall I look forward to an America which will reward achievement in the arts as we reward achievement in business or statecraft. I look forward to an America which will steadily raise the standards of artistic accomplishment and which will steadily enlarge cultural opportunities for all of our citizens. And I look forward to an America which commands respect throughout the world not only for its strength but for its civilization as well. John F. Kennedy opportunitycivilizationart I ask particularly that those of you who are now in school will prepare yourselves to bear the burden of leadership over the next 40 years here in the United States, and make sure that the United States - which I believe almost alone has maintained watch and ward for freedom - that the United States meet its responsibility. That is a wonderful challenge for us as a people. John F. Kennedy responsibilitybelieveschool We are confronted primarily with a moral issue... whether all Americans are to be afforded equal rights and equal opportunities, whether we are going to treat our fellow Americans as we want to be treated. John F. Kennedy issuesrightsopportunity A medical revolution has extended the life of our elder citizens without providing the dignity and security those later years deserve. John F. Kennedy revolutioncitizensyears
