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Neither smiles nor frowns, neither good intentions nor harsh words, are a substitute for strength.

Neither smiles nor frowns, neither good intentions nor harsh words, are a substitute for strength.

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, Smile, Good Intentions

Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal.

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, Motivational, Death
Commencement Address at American University, Washington, D.C., 10 June 1963

My call is not to those who believe they belong to the past. My call is to those who believe in the future.

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, Believe, Past
Speech at Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, www.presidency.ucsb.edu. September 06, 1960.

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, Life, Strength
"Twenty Sermons". Book by Phillips Brooks, p. 330, 1886.

The American, by nature, is optimistic. He is experimental, an inventor and a builder who builds best when called upon to build greatly.

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, Life, Optimistic

The ancient Greek definition of happiness was the full use of your powers along lines of excellence.

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, Life, Greek
Kennedy, John F. (1964). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963”, p.380, Best Books on

The true democracy, living and growing and inspiring, puts its faith in the people - faith that the people will not simply elect men who will represent their views ably and faithfully, but will also elect men who will exercise their conscientious judgment - faith that the people will not condemn those whose devotion to principle leads them to unpopular courses, but will reward courage, respect honor, and ultimately recognize right.

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, Courage, Exercise
Selected Quotations from John F. Kennedy's Book "Profiles in Courage", www.jfklibrary.org. 1957.

Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity has made us allies. Those whom God has so joined together, let no man put asunder.

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, Friends, Men
Address to the Canadian Parliament, May 17, 1961.

If more politicians knew poetry, and more poets knew politics, I am convinced the world would be a little better place in which to live.

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, Presidential, Intelligence
John F. Kennedy's Speech at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, www.jfklibrary.org. June 14, 1956.

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.

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, Life, Writing
Speech in Indianapolis, Indiana, April 12, 1959.

World peace, like community peace, does not require that each man love his neighbor - it requires only that they live together with mutual tolerance, submitting their disputes to a just and peaceful settlement.

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, Peace, Men
American University Commencement Address, delivered 10 June 1963

The human mind is our fundamental resource.

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, Education, Appreciation
Special Message to the Congress on Education, February 20, 1961.

In a world of danger and trial, peace is our deepest aspiration, and when peace comes we will gladly convert not our swords into plowshares, but our bombs into peaceful reactors, and our planes into space vessels. "Pursue peace," the Bible tells us, and we shall pursue it with every effort and every energy that we possess. But it is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, War, Space
Speech at Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, www.presidency.ucsb.edu. September 06, 1960.

We shall be judged more by what we do at home than what we preach abroad.

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, Home, Justice
Kennedy, John F. (1964). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963”, p.15, Best Books on

We stand today on the edge of a new frontier.

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, Today, 1960s
Speech accepting Democratic presidential nomination, Los Angeles, Cal., 15 July 1960.

All this will not be finished in the first one hundred days. Nor will it be finished in the first one thousand days . . .nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin.

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, Life, Change
Inaugural address, 20 Jan. 1961

I see little more important to the future of our country and our civilization than the full recognition of the place of the artist.

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, Motivational, Country

I can assure you that every degree of mind and spirit that I possess will be devoted to the long-range interests of the United States and to the cause of freedom around the world.

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, Long, Mind
Acceptance Speech at Hyannis Armory, Hyannis, Massachusetts, www.jfklibrary.org. November 09, 1960.

A journey to Thousand miles begins with one step

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, Motivational, Encouraging
John F. Kennedy, Dominique Enright (2003). “The Wicked Wit of John F. Kennedy”, Michael O'Mara Books

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

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, Witty, Nice
John F. Kennedy, Dominique Enright (2003). “The Wicked Wit of John F. Kennedy”, Michael O'Mara Books

There is always inequity in life. Some men are killed in war and some men are wounded; some men never leave the country, some men are stationed in the Antarctic and some are stationed in San Francisco. It's very hard in military or in personal life to assure complete equality. Life is unfair.

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, Life, Country
News conference, 21 Mar. 1962

For I can assure you that we love our country, not for what it was, though it has always been great - not for what it is, though of this we are deeply proud - but for what it someday can, and, through the efforts of us all, someday will be.

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, Country, Effort
Kennedy, John F. (1962). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1961”, p.89, Best Books on

The New Frontier of which I speak is not a set of promises, it is a set of challenges. It sums up not what I intend to offer the American people, but what I intend to ask of them.

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, Encouragement, Business
Speech accepting Democratic presidential nomination, Los Angeles, Cal., 15 July 1960.

In that case, there is no time to lose. Plant it this afternoon!

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, Time, Tree
Kennedy, John F. (1963). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1962”, p.266, Best Books on

It might be said now that I have the best of both worlds. A Harvard education and a Yale degree.

John F. Kennedy
Inspirational, Funny, Graduation
Yale University Commencement Address, delivered 11 June 1962