John Fitzgerald Kennedy Quotes

Politics is like football; if you see daylight, go through the hole.

So let us begin anew – remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof.

Sometimes party loyalty asks too much.

I know my Republican friends were glad to see my wife feeding an elephant in India. She gave him sugar and nuts. But of course the elephant wasn’t satisfied.

Domestic policy can only defeat us; foreign policy can kill us.

When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man’s concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses. For art establishes the basic human truth which must serve as the touchstone of our judgment.

Washington was a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.

Arms alone are not enough to keep the peace. It must be kept by men.

Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures.

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.