I'm an idealist without illusions.

Quote by John F Kennedy

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As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not...

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not...

A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in...

A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in...

Now we have a problem in making our power credible, and Vietnam is the place.

Now we have a problem in making our power credible, and Vietnam is the place.

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But, let us never fear to negotiate.

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But, let us never fear to negotiate.

The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are...

The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are...

I think 'Hail to the Chief' has a nice ring to it.

I think 'Hail to the Chief' has a nice ring to it.

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

America has tossed its cap over the wall of space.

America has tossed its cap over the wall of space.

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and...

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and...

We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.

We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.

When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows...

When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows...

Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride.

Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride.

America has tossed its cap over the wall of space.

America has tossed its cap over the wall of space.

I hope that no American will waste his franchise and throw away his vote by...

I hope that no American will waste his franchise and throw away his vote by...

Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It...

Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It...

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

To suffer woes which Hope thinks infinite; To forgive wrongs darker than death or night;...

To suffer woes which Hope thinks infinite; To forgive wrongs darker than death or night;...

My pet, the world can forgive practically anything except people who mind their own business

My pet, the world can forgive practically anything except people who mind their own business