Quotes by John F. Kennedy

About John F. Kennedy:

John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963. The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, the establishment of the Peace Corps, developments in the Space Race, the building of the Berlin Wall, the Civil Rights Movement, and increased U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War all took place during his presidency.
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We stand today on the edge of a new frontier - the frontier of the 1960's - a frontier of unknown opportunities and perils - a frontier of unfulfilled hopes and threats.

John F. Kennedy

The human mind is our fundamental resource.

John F. Kennedy

Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.

John F. Kennedy

Domestic policy can only defeat us; foreign policy can kill us.

John F. 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 F. Kennedy

Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

John F. Kennedy

I am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris, and I have enjoyed it.

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I'm an idealist without illusions.

John F. Kennedy

Khrushchev reminds me of the tiger hunter who has picked a place on the wall to hang the tiger's skin long before he has caught the tiger. This tiger has other ideas.

John F. Kennedy

The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.

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Sure it's a big job; but I don't know anyone who can do it better than I can.

John F. Kennedy

I think 'Hail to the Chief' has a nice ring to it.

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When we got into office, the thing that surprised me most was to find that things were just as bad as we'd been saying they were.

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The basic problems facing the world today are not susceptible to a military solution.

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Do you realize the responsibility I carry? I'm the only person standing between Richard Nixon and the White House.

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Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.

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I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Party's candidate for President, who happens also to be a Catholic.

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The United States has to move very fast to even stand still.

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America has tossed its cap over the wall of space.

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A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all human morality.

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No one has been barred on account of his race from fighting or dying for America, there are no white or colored signs on the foxholes or graveyards of battle.

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Author Bio

  • NameJohn F. Kennedy
  • DescriptionAmerican politician, 35th president of the United States
  • AliasesJFK; John Kennedy; Jack Kennedy; John Fitzgerald Kennedy; JF Kennedy; John F. Kennedy
  • BornMay 29, 1917
  • DiedNovember 22, 1963
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician; Officer
  • AwardsNavy And Marine Corps Medal; Purple Heart; American Defense Service Medal; American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Pacem In Terris Award; Grand Officer Of The Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; Pulitzer Prize For Biography Or Autobiography; Eleanor Roosevelt Award For Human Rights