We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world or to make it the last.

Quote by John F Kennedy

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

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

To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past....

To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past....

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

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

I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Party's candidate for...

I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Party's candidate for...

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...

In a very real sense, it will not be one man going to the moon...

In a very real sense, it will not be one man going to the moon...

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

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

Khrushchev reminds me of the tiger hunter who has picked a place on the wall...

Khrushchev reminds me of the tiger hunter who has picked a place on the wall...

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask...

And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask...

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

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

The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power...

The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power...

Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride.

Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride.

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...

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a...

The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a...

It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.

It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.

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

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

Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors. Together...

Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors. Together...

A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is...

A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is...