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

What’s the use of being Irish if the world doesn’t break your heart?

John F. Kennedy

Whatever one’s religion in his private life may be, for the officeholder, nothing takes precedence over his oath to uphold the Constitution and all its parts – including the First Amendment and the strict separation of church and state.

John F. Kennedy

Whatever the political affiliation of our next President, whatever his views may be on all the issues and problems that rush in upon us, he must above all be the chief executive in every sense of the word.

John F. Kennedy

When asked what I am most proud of, I stick out my chest, hold my head high and state proudly, ‘I served in the United States Navy!’

John F. Kennedy

When I ran for Presidency of the United States, I knew that this country faced serious challenges, but I could not realize – nor could any man realize who does not bear the burdens of this office – how heavy and constant would be those burdens.

John F. Kennedy

When I was growing up I had three wishes. I wanted to be a Lindbergh-type hero, learn Chinese, and become a member of The Algonquin Round Table.

John F. Kennedy

When we got into office, the thing that surprised me most was to find that things were just as bad as we’d been saying they were.

John F. Kennedy

When you have seven percent unemployed, you have ninety-three percent working.

John F. Kennedy

Where else, in a non-totalitarian country, but in the political profession is the individual expected to sacrifice all-including his own career-for the national good?

John F. Kennedy