John F. Kennedy — "All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportuni…"

"I’m not trying to run a popularity contest. I’m trying to run a country."

"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."

"Let us examine our attitude toward peace itself. Too many of us think it is impossible. But that is a dangerous, defeatist belief. It leads to the conclusion that war is inevitable—that mankind is doo…"

"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country."

"The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it."