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29+ Quotes by John F. Kennedy

A curated collection of 29 inspirational quotes by John F. Kennedy on life, wisdom, and the human experience.

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"Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names."
— John F. Kennedy
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"Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try."
Daily
3 "Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try."
Achievement
4 "Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try."
New Beginnings
5 "Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other."
Leadership Quotes
6 "Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction."
Strength
7 "Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction."
Destiny
8 "My brother Bob doesn't want to be in government - he promised Dad he'd go straight."
Family
9 "My brother Bob doesn't want to be in government - he promised Dad he'd go straight."
Commitment
10 "The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth."
Learning Quotes
11 "The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth."
Goals
12 "Our growing softness, our increasing lack of physical fitness, is a menace to our security."
Fitness Quotes
13 "Change is the law of life. Those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future."
Life-Changing
14 "Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future."
Change
15 "Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future."
Today
16 "Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource."
Learning Quotes
17 "As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them."
Gratitude
18 "If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him."
Creativity Quotes
19 "If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him."
Freedom
20 "As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them."
Blessings
21 "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."
Fitness Quotes
22 "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."
Healing
23 "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."
Wellness
24 "For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future."
Change
25 "The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy."
Strength
26 "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."
Success
27 "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."
Freedom
28 "A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is not as likely to insist upon or regard that quality in its chosen leaders today - and in fact we have forgotten."
Strength
29 "Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom."
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