Quotes by John F. Kennedy

The men who create power make an indispensable contribution to the Nation?s greatness, but the men who question power make a contribution just as indispensable, especially when that questioning is disinterested, for they determine whether we use power or power uses us.


...probably the greatest concentration of talent and genius in this house except for perhaps those times when Thomas Jefferson ate alone.


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


We need men who can dream of things that never were.


Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.


Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.


Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation.


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.


The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger - but recognize the opportunity.


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.