John F. Kennedy Quotes


For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.


Citations

Kennedy, John F. "Address in the Assembly Hall at the Paulskirche in Frankfurt." Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963, United States Government Printing Office, 1964, p. 519.

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John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
  • Born: May 29, 1917
  • Died: November 22, 1963
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: President

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 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.