JFK Peace Corps Quotes – Inspiring Words of John F. Kennedy
We cannot negotiate with those who say, ‘What’s mine is mine, and what’s yours is negotiable.’ – John F. Kennedy
Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures. – John F. Kennedy
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining. – John F. Kennedy
Peace and progress can only be achieved through cooperation, understanding, and mutual respect. – John F. Kennedy
For in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children’s future. And we are all mortal. – John F. Kennedy
Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of justice. – John F. Kennedy
The peace we seek is not simply the absence of war, but the presence of justice, of opportunity, of dignity, and of mutual respect. – John F. Kennedy
Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind. – John F. Kennedy
War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today. – John F. Kennedy
We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives. – John F. Kennedy
Peace is a daily choice we must make, through our actions, our words, and our hearts. – John F. Kennedy
Peace does not mean the absence of conflict, but the ability to resolve it without violence. – John F. Kennedy
The enemy is fear. We think it is hate, but it is fear. – John F. Kennedy
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. – John F. Kennedy
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. – John F. Kennedy
Our problems are man-made, therefore they can be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. – John F. Kennedy
Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate. – John F. Kennedy
A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people. – John F. Kennedy
Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction. – John F. Kennedy
The time is always right to do what is right. – John F. Kennedy
We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses. – John F. Kennedy
There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long-range risks of comfortable inaction. – John F. Kennedy
A child miseducated is a child lost. – John F. Kennedy
The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men who can dream of things that never were. – John F. Kennedy
The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth. – John F. Kennedy
We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard. – John F. Kennedy
A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on. – John F. Kennedy
Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one’s own beliefs. Rather, it condemns the oppression or persecution of others. – John F. Kennedy
We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people. – John F. Kennedy
The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission. – John F. Kennedy
We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world or make it the last. – John F. Kennedy
A man does what he must in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures and that is the basis of all human morality. – John F. Kennedy
Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. – John F. Kennedy
The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. – John F. Kennedy
If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. – John F. Kennedy
Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth. – John F. Kennedy
Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly. – John F. Kennedy
The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie deliberate, contrived and dishonest but the myth persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. – John F. Kennedy
A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people. – John F. Kennedy
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. – John F. Kennedy
In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. – John F. Kennedy
We need men who can dream of things that never were. – John F. Kennedy
Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource. – John F. Kennedy
We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world or to make it the last. – John F. Kennedy
The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened. – John F. Kennedy
A child miseducated is a child lost. – John F. Kennedy
We stand for freedom. That is our conviction for ourselves; that is our only commitment to others. – John F. Kennedy
We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it. – John F. Kennedy
Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, but it is also the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. – John F. Kennedy
In a time of domestic crisis, men of goodwill and generosity should be able to unite regardless of party or politics. – John F. Kennedy