What's the use of being Irish if the world doesn't break your heart? John F. Kennedy More Quotes by John F. Kennedy More Quotes From John F. Kennedy For in a democracy, every citizen, regardless of his interest in politics, "hold office"; every one of us is in a position of responsibility; and, in the final analysis, the kind of government we get depends upon how we fulfill those responsibilities. We, the people, are the boss, and we will get the kind of political leadership, be it good or bad, that we demand and deserve. John F. Kennedy governmentresponsibilitycourage Hold fast to the best of the past and move fast to the best of the future. John F. Kennedy hold-fastpastmoving Things do not happen. Things are made to happen. John F. Kennedy changeinspiringmotivational We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things. Not because they are easy, but because they are hard. John F. Kennedy chillmoonchallenges So, let us not be blind to our differences - but let us also direct attention to our common interests and to the means by which those differences can be resolved. John F. Kennedy differencesattentionmean So long as freedom from hunger is only half achieved, so long as two thirds of the nations have food deficits, no citizen, no nation can afford to be satisfied. We have the ability, as members of the human race, we have the means, we have the capacity to eliminate hunger from the face of the earth in our lifetime. We only need the will. John F. Kennedy racetwomean Lets talk to one another instead of about one another. John F. Kennedy Economic growth without social progress lets the great majority of the people remain in poverty, while a privileged few reap the benefits of rising abundance. John F. Kennedy growthbusinesspeople 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 changeinspirationallife 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 thanksgivingthank-youinspirational Now the trumpet summons us again - not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need; not as a call to battle, though embattled we are; but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle, year in and year out, 'rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation', a struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease and war itself. John F. Kennedy twilightstrugglewar The problems with this world cannot possibly be solved by sceptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need people who can dream of things that never were. John F. Kennedy motivationalinspirationallife One hundred years of delay have passed since President Lincoln freed the slaves, yet their heirs, their grandsons, are not fully free. They are not yet freed from the bonds of injustice. They are not yet freed from social and economic oppression. And this nation, for all its hopes and all its boasts, will not be fully free until all its citizens are free. John F. Kennedy citizenspresidentyears The state is the servant of the citizen, and not his master. John F. Kennedy citizensstatesclass Ask not that the journey be easy; ask instead that it be worth it. John F. Kennedy asksjourneyeasy Sometimes party loyalty asks too much. John F. Kennedy partyloyaltylife 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 weaknesssidesremember 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 kindnessheartbelieve It is in the American tradition to stand up for one's rights--even if the new way to stand up for one's rights is to sit down. John F. Kennedy traditionrightsway In a time of turbulence and change, it is more true than ever that knowledge is power. John F. Kennedy knowledge-is-powerturbulence
