John Fitzgerald Kennedy

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

People have not been horrified by war to a sufficient extent ... War will exist until that distant day when read more

People have not been horrified by war to a sufficient extent ... War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige as the warrior does today.

Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a read more

Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom they entrust the care of their plumbing.

I believe in human dignity as the source of national purpose, human liberty as the source of national action, the read more

I believe in human dignity as the source of national purpose, human liberty as the source of national action, the human heart as the source of national compassion, and in the human mind as the source of our invention and our ideas

We must face the fact that the United States is neither omnipotent nor omniscient; that we are only 6 percent read more

We must face the fact that the United States is neither omnipotent nor omniscient; that we are only 6 percent of the world's population; that we cannot impose our will upon the other 94 percent of mankind; that we cannot right every wrong or reverse every adversity; and that therefore there cannot be an American solution to every world problem.