We cannot be satisfied with things as they are. We cannot be satisfied to drift, to rest on our oars, to glide over a sea whose depths are shaken by subterranean upheavals.

The leadership of the American Legion has not had a constructive thought for the benefit of this country since 1918.

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.

As far as the job of President goes, its rewarding and I've given before this group the definition of happiness for the Greeks. I'll define it again: the full use of your powers along lines of excellence. I find, therefore, that the Presidency provides some happiness.

If we fail to encourage physical development and prowess, we will undermine our capcity for thought, for work, and for use of those skills vital to an expanding and complex America.

We need men who can dream of things that never were.

Our responsibility is one of decision, for to govern is to choose.