John F. Kennedy

"When written in Chinese the word "crisis" is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity."

"Anyone who is honestly seeking a job and can't find it deserves the attention of the United States government and the people."

"War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today."

"Don't let it be forgot That once there was a spot -For one brief shining moment That was known as Camelot."

"Here on earth God's work must surely be our own."

"The complacent the self-indulgent the soft societies are about to be swept away with the debris of history."

"I am sorry to say there is too much point to the wise crack that life is extinct on other planets because their scientists were more advanced than ours."

"I don't see what's wrong with giving Bobby a little experience before he starts to practise law."

"If a free society cannot help the many who are poor it cannot save the few who are rich."

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."

"If we are strong our strength will speak for itself. If we are weak words will be no help."

"I just received the following wire from my generous Daddy "Dear Jack: Don't buy a single vote more than necessary. I'll be damned if I am going to pay for a landslide."

"If we cannot now end our differences at least we can help make the world safe for diversity."

"Peace is a daily a weekly a monthly process gradually changing opinions slowly eroding old barriers quietly building new structures. And however undramatic the pursuit of peace the pursuit must go on."

"It takes two to make peace."

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

"We must use time as a tool not as a crutch."

"Let the word go forth from this time and place to friend and foe alike that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans - born in this century tempered by war disciplined by a hard and bitter peace proud of our ancient heritage - and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed and to which we are committed today at home and around the world. 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. All this will not be finished in the first 100 days. Nor will it be finished in the first 1 000 days nor in the life of this administration nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin. Now the trumpet summons us again - not as a call to bear arms though arms we need - not as a call to battle though embattled we are - but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle year in and year out "rejoicing in hope patient in tribulation"- a struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny poverty disease and war itself. 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."

"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 in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty."

"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."