"Persons are judged to be great because..." - Quote by John F Kennedy
Persons are judged to be great because of the positive qualities they possess, not because of the absence of faults.
More by John F Kennedy
“We can say with some assurance that, although children may be the victims of fate, they will not be the victims of our neglect.”
“The tax on capital gains directly affects investment decisions, the mobility and flow of risk capital from static to more dynamic situations, the ease or difficulty experienced by new ventures in obtaining capital, and thereby the strength and potential for growth of the economy.”
“An economy hampered by restrictive tax rates will never produce enough jobs or enough profits”
More on Greatness
“A man can be free without being great, but no man can be great without being free.”
“Everyone's always telling you to be humble. When was the last time someone told you to be great?”
“I wish to do something Great and Wonderful, but I must start by doing the little things like they were Great and Wonderful”
More on Character
“All conservatives are such from personal defects. They have been effiminated by position of nature, born halt and blind, through luxury of their parents, and can only, like invalids, act on the defensive.”
“Yes, vanity is a weakness indeed. But pride - where there is a real superiority of mind, pride will be always under good regulation.”
“Your actions speak so loud, I can't hear what you say.”