John F. Kennedy

To be courageous requires no exceptional qualifications, no magic formula, no special combination of time, place, and circumstance. It is an opportunity that sooner or later is presented to us all.

John F. Kennedy

We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes.

John F. Kennedy

Physical fitness is the basis for all other forms of excellence.

John F. Kennedy

We will do this not because it is easy, but because it is hard.

John F. Kennedy

…we must think and act not only for the moment but for our time. I am reminded of the story of the great French Marshal Lyautey, who once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow-growing and would not reach maturity for a hundred years. The Marshal replied, ‘In that case, there is no time to lose, plant it this afternoon.’

John F. Kennedy

…what really counts is not the immediate act of courage or of valor, but those who bear the struggle day in and day out – not the sunshine patriots but those who are willing to stand for a long period of time.

John F. Kennedy

A boy spends his time finding a girl to sleep with. A real man spends his time looking for the one worth waking up to.

John F. Kennedy

A child miseducated is a child lost.

John F. Kennedy

A country is as strong, really, as its citizens. And I think that mental and physical health – mental and physical vigor – go hand in hand.

John F. Kennedy

A life of complete leisure is the hardest work of all.

John F. Kennedy