People President Society Navy Cold War The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths, and to secret proceedings. - John F. Kennedy
Man I am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris, and I have enjoyed it. - John F. Kennedy
Revolution Will Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. - John F. Kennedy
Tragedy Life 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
Beliefs Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others. - John F. Kennedy
Poetry Power Man When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses. - John F. Kennedy
Success Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty. - John F. Kennedy
People who don't know how to keep themselves healthy ought to have the decency to get themselves buried, and not waste time about it. - Henrik Ibsen
When I went off to the army when I was 17 years old, I believed in America and the rights of freedom. But today I believe my government is lying to the American people and that my president, George Bush, is a criminal. - Jack Herer
People can inhabit anything. And they can be miserable in anything and ecstatic in anything. More and more I think that architecture has nothing to do with it. Of course, that's both liberating and alarming. - Rem Koolhaas
What makes cookbooks interesting is to find out about the people and the culture that invented the food. - Vincent Schiavelli