The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.

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.

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.

Is this Nation stating it cannot afford to spend an additional $600 million to help the developing nations of the world become strong and free and independentan amount less than this countrys annual outlay for lipstick, face cream, and chewing gum?

Democracy is never a final achievement. It is a call to an untiring effort.

All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words 'Ich bin ein Berliner!'

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.