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“The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.” (John F. Kennedy)
- As quoted in Talent Is Never Enough Workbook (2007) pg. 59
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“Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” (John F. Kennedy)
- John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address (1961)
The lines preceding the quote read, “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. I do not shrink from this responsibility I welcome it. I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it and the glow from that fire can truly light the world. And so, my fellow Americans…”
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“Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.” (John F. Kennedy)
- As quoted in Mayor (1984)
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“Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.” (John F. Kennedy)
- As quoted in Congressional Record, V. 152, Pt. 17, (2010) pg. 593
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“Once you say you’re going to settle for second, that’s what happens to you in life, I find.” (John F. Kennedy)
Inaugural Address
John F. Kennedy
Inaugural Address
delivered 20 January 1961
[AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED: Text version below transcribed directly from audio.]
[Taking the oath of Office]
Vice President Johnson, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, President Eisenhower, Vice President Nixon, President Truman, reverend clergy, fellow citizens:
We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom — symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning — signifying renewal, as well as change. For I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forebears prescribed nearly a century and three-quarters ago. [ more ]