John F. Kennedy Quotes

John F. Kennedy's collection of the most iconic quotations and thoughts.


Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.


Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.


Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.


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


We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came.


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 to assure the survival and the success of liberty.


Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.


As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.


Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.


Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.


About John F. Kennedy:
commonly known as Jack Kennedy or by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963. Notable events that occurred during his presidency included the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Police Week, the establishment of the Peace Corps, the Space Race—by initiating Project Apollo (which later culminated in the moon landings), the building of the Berlin Wall, the African-American Civil Rights Movement, and the increased U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.