John F. Kennedy Quotes
Browse 19 quotes from John F. Kennedy, featuring insights on success, personal growth, leadership, mindset, and achievement.
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“Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.”
“Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.”
“Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”
“Liberty without learning is always in peril; learning without liberty is always in vain.”
“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.”
“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”
“We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes.”
“Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.”
“Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.”
“The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.”
“Every accomplishment starts with a decision to try.”
“There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long-range risks of comfortable inaction.”
“Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.”
“We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.”
“Great crises produce great men and great deeds of courage.”
“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”
“A rising tide lifts all boats.”
“A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.”
