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The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

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The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#greater #ignorance #increases #knowledge #more

To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#careful #despair #facts #faithful #frankly

History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#aside #fast #future #hold #into

If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#cannot #differences #diversity #end #help

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. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#cynics #dream #horizons #limited #men

Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

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The path we have chosen for the present is full of hazards, as all paths are. The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#choose #chosen #cost #freedom #full

Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

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I just received the following wire from my generous Daddy; Dear Jack, Don't buy a single vote more than is necessary. I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for a landslide. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#daddy #damned #dear #following #generous