John F. Kennedy — "We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail …"

"All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop our talent."

"The future promise of any nation can be measured by the present prospects of its youth."

"My father always told me that all politicians are prostitutes."

"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."

"A man does what he must – in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures – and that is the basis of all human morality."