John F. Kennedy is a
president and a good motivator. Here are 47 John F. Kennedy motivational quotes
can provide useful inspiration for us.
1. A child miseducated is a child lost.
2. A man may die, nations may rise and
fall, but an idea lives on.
3. A nation that is afraid to let its
people judge the truth and falsehood in an open marketis a nation that is
afraid of its people.
4. 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.
5. A young man who does not have what it
takes to perform military service is not likely to have what it takes to make a
living. Today's military rejects include tomorrow's hard-core unemployed.
6. All free men, wherever they may live,
are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words
"Ich bin ein Berliner!"
7.
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.
8. Leadership and learning are
indispensable to each other
9. Children are the world's most valuable
resource and its best hope for the future
10. All
of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity
to develop our talents
11. Leadership
and learning are indispensable to each other
12. Let
us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate
13. There
are risks and costs to a program of action, but they are far less than the
long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction
14. One
person can make a difference and every person should try
15. Ask
not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country
16. Efforts
and courage are not enough without purpose and direction
17. We
must use time as a tool not as a couch
18. Forgive
your enemies, but never forget their names
19. Change
is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain
to miss the future.
20. Democracy
and defense are not substitutes for one another. Either alone will fail.
21. I
would rather be accused of breaking precedents than breaking promises.
22. If
we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.
23. Let
us never negotiate out of fear but let us never fear to negotiate.
24. Let
us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities,
because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can
be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation.
25. Liberty
without learning is always in peril; learning without liberty is always in
vain.
26. Our
problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. No problem of human
destiny is beyond human beings.
27. So,
let us not be blind to our differences - but let us also direct attention to
our common interests and to the means by which those differences can be
resolved.
28. The
American, by nature, is optimistic. He is experimental, an inventor and a
builder who builds best when called upon to build greatly.
29. The
ancient Greek definition of happiness was the full use of your powers along
lines of excellence.
30. The
great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie -- deliberate, contrived and
dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. Belief in
myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.
31. The
great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The
gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would not reach maturity
for 100 years. The Marshall replied, 'In that case, there is no time to lose;
plant it this afternoon!'
32. The
stories of past courage can define that ingredient-they can teach, they can
offer hope, they can provide inspiration. But they cannot supply courage
itself. For this each man must look into his own soul.
33. The
time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
34. There
are risks and costs to a program of action. But they are far less than the
long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.
35. Washington
is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.
36. We
must use time as a tool, not as a crutch.
37. We
set sail on this new sea because there is knowledge to be gained.
38. We
stand for freedom. That is our conviction for us; that is our only commitment
to others.
39. When
we got into office, the thing that surprised me the most was that things were
as bad as we'd been saying they were.
40. The
men who create power make an indispensable contribution to the Nation’s
greatness, but the men who question power make a contribution just as
indispensable, especially when that questioning is disinterested, for they
determine whether we use power or power uses us.
41. Before
my term has ended, we shall have to test a new whether a nation organized and
governed such as ours can endure. The outcome is by no means certain.
42. Probably
the greatest concentration of talent and genius in this house except for
perhaps those times when Thomas Jefferson ate alone.
43. Those
who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution
inevitable.
44. And
so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what
you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what
America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.
45. If
a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who
are rich.
46. 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.
47.
Let us never negotiate out of fear.
But let us never fear to negotiate.
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