I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone

Quote by John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Topics: Knowledge Quotes, Talent Quotes

If scientific discovery has not been an unalloyed blessing, if it has conferred on mankind...

If scientific discovery has not been an unalloyed blessing, if it has conferred on mankind...

The best road to progress is freedom's road.

The best road to progress is freedom's road.

Only in the case of the Negro has the melting pot failed to bring a...

Only in the case of the Negro has the melting pot failed to bring a...

We must face the fact that the United States is neither omnipotent nor omniscient; that...

We must face the fact that the United States is neither omnipotent nor omniscient; that...

We believe that if men have the talent to invent new machines that put men...

We believe that if men have the talent to invent new machines that put men...

I believe in human dignity as the source of national purpose, human liberty as the...

I believe in human dignity as the source of national purpose, human liberty as the...

We are inclined to think that if we watch a football game or a baseball...

We are inclined to think that if we watch a football game or a baseball...

The poet and the politician have this in common: their greatness depends on the courage...

The poet and the politician have this in common: their greatness depends on the courage...

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any...

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any...

If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to...

If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to...

Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.

Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.

The human mind is our fundamental resource.

The human mind is our fundamental resource.

Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the...

Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the...

The basis of effective government if public confidence.

The basis of effective government if public confidence.

My brother Bob doesn't want to be in government - he promised Dad he'd go...

My brother Bob doesn't want to be in government - he promised Dad he'd go...

So let us begin anew - remembering on both sides that civility is not a...

So let us begin anew - remembering on both sides that civility is not a...

The basis of effective government is public confidence, and that confidence is endangered when ethical...

The basis of effective government is public confidence, and that confidence is endangered when ethical...

We choose to go...not because [it is] easy, but because [it is] hard, because that...

We choose to go...not because [it is] easy, but because [it is] hard, because that...

My dad always used to tell me that if they challenge you to an after-school...

My dad always used to tell me that if they challenge you to an after-school...

Opposition is a natural part of life. Just as we develop our physical muscles through...

Opposition is a natural part of life. Just as we develop our physical muscles through...