More quotes by John F. Kennedy

"The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie--deliberate, contrived and dishonest--but the myth--persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. Too often we hold fast to the cliches of our forebears. We subject all facts to a prefabricated set of interpretations. We enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.[Commencement Address at Yale University, June 11 1962]"
"The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened."
"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."
"If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him."
"Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in life."