Motivational Quotes of John F. Kennedy

John Fitzgerald “Jack” Kennedy, often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.
Born: May 29, 1917, Brookline
Assassinated: November 22, 1963, Dallas

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
-John F. Kennedy

If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
-John F. Kennedy

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.
-John F. Kennedy

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.
-John F. Kennedy

The best road to progress is freedom’s road.
-John F. Kennedy

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
-John F. Kennedy

We must use time as a tool, not as a crutch.
-John F. Kennedy

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
-John F. Kennedy

Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.
-John F. Kennedy

Democracy and defense are not substitutes for one another. Either alone will fail.
-John F. Kennedy

I would rather be accused of breaking precedents than breaking promises.
-John F. Kennedy

Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.
-John F. Kennedy

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.
-John F. Kennedy

Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.
-John F. Kennedy

The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds.
-John F. Kennedy

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

The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.
-John F. Kennedy

We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it.
-John F. Kennedy