Top 111 Quotes by John F. Kennedy

I am the Democratic Party's candidate for president who happens also to be a Catholic. I do not speak for my church on public matters - and the church does not speak for me.

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.

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

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

I'm always rather nervous about how you talk about women who are active in politics, whether they want to be talked about as women or as politicians.

Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.

Khrushchev reminds me of the tiger hunter who has picked a place on the wall to hang the tiger's skin long before he has caught the tiger. This tiger has other ideas.

We believe that if men have the talent to invent new machines that put men out of work, they have the talent to put those men back to work.

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.

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