Quotes

" Knowledge is an axe, but it's wisdom that gives it, it's edge"

Unknown

 

" Permanent good can never be the outcome of untruth and violence"

Mahatma Gandhi

 

John F. Kennedy's Most Powerful Quotes

1.
ON EDUCATION
“The human mind is our fundamental resource.”

2.
ON CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
“And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.”

3.
ON DREAMERS
“The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men who can dream of things that never were and ask "why not?"

4.
ON PEACE
“And is not peace, in the last analysis, basically a matter of human rights—the right to live out our lives without fear of devastation—the right to breathe air as nature provided it—the right of future generations to a healthy existence?”

5.
ON ART
“If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him. We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth.”

6.
ON CHANGE
“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.”

7.
ON THE POWER OF MAN
“Our problems are manmade—therefore, they can be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.”

8.
ON FREEDOM
“For a city or a people to be truly free they must have the secure right, without economic, political or police pressure, to make their own choice and to live their own lives.”

9.
ON PARTNERSHIP
“Partnership is not a posture but a process - a continuous process that grows stronger each year as we devote ourselves to common tasks.”

10.
ON FREE SPEECH
“We must know all the facts and hear all the alternatives and listen to all the criticisms. Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors. For the Bill of Rights is the guardian of our security as well as our liberty.”

 

Sadly, I believe the world would have been much different if JFK was not assassinated, particularly, the Vietnam War would have had different results and perhaps not nearly the loss of life. Just my opinion, given he was my hero and Commander-In-Chief.

 

Even in Quotes, one liners are good and say a lot.

Just 3 little ones, maybe there is a little of us all, in them.

1,“How difficult it is to be simple.”
― Irving Stone, Lust for Life

2.It's so easy to love. The only hard thing is to be loved.
[Vincent Van Gogh]”

3.“There's no love without pain.”
― Irving Stone, Lust for Life

AND!! how true is this one?

“You cannot be the good all the time — sometimes it is necessary to get angry.
[Vincent Van Gogh]”
**

 

One for Steveb155, while he tries to figure out his next move, give a little thought to this Quote,

**“After all, the world is still great.”
― Irving Stone,

 

Wow that was an ear full JP :p joke there somewhere.

"We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about turn and walking back to the right road, in that case the man who turns back the soonest is the most progressive".....C S Lewis

 

A man who shows compassion to others, deserves compassion, in his time of need.....JB