John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his work as president concerned relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba. A Democrat, Kennedy represented Massachusetts in both houses of the U.S. Congress prior to becoming president.

John F. Kennedy’s legendary words of hope and insights:

1. “If not us, who? If not now, when?”
2. “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.”
3. “Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.”
4. “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest form of appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”
5. “Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.”
6. “The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.”
7. “Do not pray for easy lives, pray to be stronger men.”
8. “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”
9. “Life is never easy. There is work to be done and obligations to be met—obligations to truth, to justice, and to liberty.”
10. “Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
11. “We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world or make it the last.”
12. “The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds.”

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