"And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you -- ask what you can do for your country."

"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty."

"When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existance. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses."

"So, let us not be blind to our differences - but let us also direct attention to our common interests and to the means by which those differences can be resolved."

"If I do the right kind of a job, I don't know whether I am going to be here four years from now. -- John F. Kennedy (to Richard M. Nixon, right after the Bay of Pigs invasion, 1961)."

"For in the final analysis, our most basic common link, is that we all inhabit this small planet, we all breathe the same air, we all cherish our children's futures, and we are all mortal."

"Basic research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing."

"He listens well who takes notes."

"No one can possibly achieve any real and lasting success or 'get rich' in business by being a conformist."

"Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be looking."

"A definite purpose, like blinders on a horse, inevitably narrows its possessor's point of view."

"Golden lads and girls all must, as chimney-sweepers come to dust."