WORDS FROM A GREAT MIND

John F. Kennedy Quotes

American president & advocate of public service

Born: 29 May 1917
Died: 22 November 1963
Lived in: Massachusetts & Washington, D.C., USA

John F. Kennedy served as president of the United States from 1961 to 1963. His speeches addressed public service, civil rights, nuclear danger and the challenge of reaching the Moon, often presenting difficult goals as shared responsibilities.

A LESSER-KNOWN DETAIL

His book Profiles in Courage received the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1957.

Words by John F. Kennedy

“Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.”

Inaugural Address, 20 January 1961

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“Mankind must put an end to war—or war will put an end to mankind.”

Address to the UN General Assembly, 25 September 1961

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“No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.”

American University address, 10 June 1963

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“We choose to go to the moon.”

Rice University address, 12 September 1962

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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.”

Televised Civil Rights Address, 11 June 1963

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