There are three things in life which are real: God, human folly and laughter. Since the first two are beyond our comprehension, we must do what we can with the third.
JOHN F. KENNEDYHold fast to the best of the past and move fast to the best of the future.
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This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.
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Great crises produce great men, and great deeds of courage.
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No sane society chooses to commit national suicide.
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Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.
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The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty, and all forms of human life.
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So long as freedom from hunger is only half achieved, so long as two thirds of the nations have food deficits, no citizen, no nation can afford to be satisfied.
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Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children’s future. And we are all mortal.
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We must abolish nuclear weapons, or they will abolish us.
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Democracy may not be perfect, but at least I don’t have to build a wall to keep my people in.
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The supreme reality of our time is the vulnerability of this planet.
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Those who do nothing are inviting shame as well as violence. Those who act boldly are recognizing right as well as reality.
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Lets talk to one another instead of about one another.
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We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us through that darkness to a safe and sane future.
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Each success brings with it the potential of failure and each failure brings with it the potential of success.
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The problem of power is how to achieve its responsible use rather than its irresponsible and indulgent use; of how to get men of power to live for the public rather than off the public.
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