Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don't want them to become politicians in the process. John F. Kennedy Parenting
Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in life. John F. Kennedy Life
I look forward to a great future for America - a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose. John F. Kennedy Great
Why should man's first flight to the moon be a matter of national competition? Why should the United States and the Soviet Union, in preparing for such expeditions, become involved in immense duplications of research, construction and expenditure? John F. Kennedy Space
Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both. John F. Kennedy Power
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 Future
I'm always rather nervous about how you talk about women who are active in politics, whether they want to be talked about as women or as politicians. John F. Kennedy Politics
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 Change
The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission. John F. Kennedy Freedom
All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words 'Ich bin ein Berliner!' John F. Kennedy Men
I hope that no American will waste his franchise and throw away his vote by voting either for me or against me solely on account of my religious affiliation. It is not relevant. John F. Kennedy Hope
In a time of domestic crisis, men of goodwill and generosity should be able to unite regardless of party or politics. John F. Kennedy Men
The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. John F. Kennedy Truth
Unconditional war can no longer lead to unconditional victory. It can no longer serve to settle disputes... can no longer be of concern to great powers alone. John F. Kennedy Alone
Our growing softness, our increasing lack of physical fitness, is a menace to our security. John F. Kennedy Fitness
If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. John F. Kennedy Equality
The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths, and to secret proceedings. John F. Kennedy Society