I look forward to an America which will reward achievement in the arts as we reward achievement in business or statecraft. I look forward to an America which will steadily raise the standards of artistic accomplishment and which will steadily enlarge cultural opportunities for all of our citizens. And I look forward to an America which commands respect throughout the world not only for its strength but for its civilization as well.

We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things. Not because they are easy, but because they are hard.

Not every child has an equal talent or an equal ability or equal motivation, but they should have the equal right to develop their talent and their ability and their motivation, to make something of themselves.

We stand for freedom. That is our conviction for ourselves; that is our only commitment to others.

Intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong.

The human mind is our fundamental resource.

There is no other airport in the world which serves so many people and so many airplanes. This is an extraordinary airport. . . it could be classed as one of the wonders of the modern world.