"First I believe that this Nation should..." - Quote by John F Kennedy
First I believe that this Nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon.
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“And this Nation, for all its hopes and all its boasts, will not be fully free until all its citizens are free.”
“When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.”
“If we are to go only halfway or reduce our sights in the face of difficulty... it would be better to not go at all.”
More on Space Exploration
“We set sail on this new sea because there is new knowledge to be gained, and new rights to be won, and they must be won and used for the progress of all people. For space science, like nuclear science and technology, has no conscience of its own. Whether it will become a force for good or ill depends on man, and only if the United States occupies a position of preeminence can we help decide whether this new ocean will be a sea of peace or a new terrifying theater of war.”
“Now is the time...for this nation to take a clearly leading role in space achievement, which in many ways may hold the key to our future on Earth.”
“We go into space because whatever mankind must undertake, free men must fully share.”
More on Ambition
“There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.”
“Your ambition should be to get as much life out of living as you possibly can, as much enjoyment, as much interest, as much experience, as much understanding. Not simply be what is generally called a 'success.'”
“Oh! Single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls!”