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- Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.
- John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963)
- When I became President, what surprised me most was that things were just as bad as I'd been saying they were.
- John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963)
- Do you realize the responsibility I carry? I'm the only person standing between Nixon and the White House.
- John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963), as given in A. Schlesinger Jr's, "A Thousand Days"
- The quality of American life must keep pace with the quantity of American goods. This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.
- John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963)
- When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
- John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963), Amherst College, Honoring Robert Frost
- But peace does not rest in the charters and covenants alone. It lies in the hearts and minds of all people. So let us not rest all our hopes on parchment and on paper, let us strive to build peace, a desire for peace, a willingness to work for peace in the hearts and minds of all of our people. I believe that we can. I believe the problems of human destiny are not beyond the reach of human beings.
- John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963)
- If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.
- John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963)
- All this will not be finished in the first 100 days. Nor will it be finished in the first 1,000 days, nor in the life of this administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin.
- John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963), inaugural address, 1961
- The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
- John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963)
- I believe this nation should commit itself, to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth.
- John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963), in a speech on May 25, 1961
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