John F. Kennedy

"Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country."

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

"Change is the law of life."

"Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction."

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

"Our problems are man-made; therefore, they may be solved by man."

"Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process."

"Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names."

"We choose to go to the moon in this decade."

"A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on."

"Do not pray for easy lives, pray to be stronger men."

"The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment."

"In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."

"Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind."

"The greatest enemy of the truth is not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth – persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic."

"Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends."

"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought."

"The human mind is our fundamental resource."

"All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity."

"Unconditional war can no longer lead to unconditional victory."

"The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened."

"Physical fitness is the basis for all other forms of excellence."

"I believe in an aristocracy of talent and virtue."

"The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all."

"We must think and act like a nation of billions, not like scattered millions."

"Compromise need not mean cowardice."

"I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent that has ever been gathered at the White House."

"The President has a responsibility to look ahead."

"Be the change you want to see in the world."

"Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both."