John F. Kennedy Quotes
Browse 22 quotes from John F. Kennedy, featuring insights on success, personal growth, leadership, mindset, and achievement.
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“We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes.”
“A rising tide lifts all boats.”
“Great crises produce great men and great deeds of courage.”
“Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.”
“Liberty without learning is always in peril; learning without liberty is always in vain.”
“There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long-range risks of comfortable inaction.”
“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.”
“Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.”
“Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.”
“Every accomplishment starts with a decision to try.”
“When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.”
“Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.”
“Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”
“The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.”
“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”
“Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.”
“Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.”
“A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.”
“Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.”
“We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.”
