[1917 – 1963] 35. forseti Bandaríkjanna fyrir demókrata frá 20. janúar 1961 þar til hann var myrtur í Dallas í Texas 1963
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There are risks and costs to a program of action. But they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.
When written in Chinese, the word "crisis" is composed of two characters. One represents danger, and the other opportunity.
The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would no reach maturity for 100 years. The Marshall replied, In that case, there is no time to lose; plant it this afternoon!’
We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, make violent revolution inevitable.
If not us, who? If not now, when?
Mannkynið verður að binda endi á stríð, annars bindur stríð endi á mannkynið.
Enska: Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind. Í ræðu á þingi Sameinuðu þjóðanna 1961.
Hvað tækir þú þér fyrir hendur ef þú vissir að þér gæti ekki mistekist?
Aðeins þeir sem þora að gera mikil mistök geta náð miklum árangri.
Stundin er alltaf rétt til að gera hið rétta.
