John F. Kennedy

"I think we must make clear to the Germans that the Germany of the future must be a peaceful Germany."

"The human mind is our fundamental resource."

"Civilization requires the energy of the young and the experience of the mature."

"The war against hunger is truly mankind's war of liberation."

"We should not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt."

"If this nation is to be wise, it must learn the lessons of the past."

"The most dangerous myth is the belief that you cannot change society."

"There will always be dissident voices heard in the land, expressing opposition without alternatives."

"To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past."

"No matter how big or small, challenges are what shape who we are."

"In my judgment, the image of politics and politicians in America has deteriorated."

"Young people especially want to be heard. They want to be acknowledged."

"The Constitution protects us all; we must protect the Constitution."

"We must never lose sight of man's ultimate destiny, which is to develop into a being of a higher spiritual order."

"I do not want it said of me that I was the man under whom America declined."

"The very first requirement in a statesman is that he be honest."

"Peaceful coexistence is not a new concept. It was well-known before it was named."

"I see little of more importance to the future of our country and of the world than full recognition of the place of the artist."

"The biggest waste of water in the country by far is politicians."

"I am responsible for everything that happens in this office."

"Victory has a hundred fathers, but defeat is an orphan."

"The New Frontier is here, whether we like it or not."

"The system of checks and balances which was created was the finest system ever created."

"We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it."

"A child miseducated is a child lost."

"Our ultimate security lies not in weapons of war but in economic growth, political freedom and the creative energies of free men and women."

"Politics is supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a striking resemblance to the first."

"The great battleground for the defense and expansion of freedom is the whole southern half of the globe."

"I want to live my life, not just exist. I want to have a sense of purpose."

"To know our leaders is to know our future."