Truth is a tyrant-the only tyrant to whom we can give our allegiance. The service of truth is a matter of heroism.
JOHN F. KENNEDYEvery accomplishment starts with the decision to try.
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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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Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.
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The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
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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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Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.
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Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures.
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The supreme reality of our time is the vulnerability of this planet.
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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.
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Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
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We have the ability, as members of the human race, we have the means, we have the capacity to eliminate hunger from the face of the earth in our lifetime. We only need the will.
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Peace need not be impracticable, and war need not be inevitable.
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Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.
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As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
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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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Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.
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