John F. Kennedy

"To those peoples in the huts and villages of half the globe struggling to break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves, for whatever period is required - not because the Communists may be doing it, not because we seek their votes, but because it is right. If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich."

"Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.[Quoting Reverend Phillips Brooks, during Remarks at Presidential Prayer Breakfast, February 7 1963]"

"Liberty without Learning is always in peril and Learning without Liberty is always in vain."

"Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future."

"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them."

"Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan."