John F. Kennedy Quotes
14 quotes from John F. Kennedy — 35th President of the United States.
“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.”
“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; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win.”
“Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.”
“The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.”
“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”
“Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.”
“Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.”
“Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty.”
“Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.”
“It's not a very nice solution, but a wall is a hell of a lot better than a war.”
“We got a big kick in the leg and we deserved it. But maybe we'll learn something from it.”
“If we cannot end our differences, at least we can help make the world a safe place for diversity.”
“In the final analysis, it is their war. They are the ones who have to win or lose it. We can help them, we can give them equipment... send our men out there as advisers, but they have to win it.”
“I would like to believe that Kennedy would have found a way to withdraw all American instructors and advisors. But... I do not believe he knew in his last weeks what he was going to do.”
