We are inclined that if we watch a football game or baseball game, we have taken part in it. – John F. Kennedy, 1961
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. – John F. Kennedy
Modern cynics and skeptics… see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom they entrust the care of their plumbing. – John F. Kennedy
Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all. – John F. Kennedy
Too often we… enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought. – John F. Kennedy
I would like to deny all allegations by Bob Hope that during my last game of golf, I hit an eagle, a birdie, an elk and a moose. – Gerald Ford
America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense… human rights invented America. – Jimmy Carter
the civil service examination. – Ronald Reagan
There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America. – William J. Clinton
I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House – with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined here alone. – John F. Kennedy, to his Nobel Prize-winning guests
No man will ever bring out of the Presidency the reputation which carries him into it. – Thomas Jefferson, letter, 1796
A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not. – Author Unknown
Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them. – Robert Jarvik
A leader is a dealer in hope. – Napoleon Bonaparte
I suppose that leadership at one time meant muscle; but today it means getting along with people. – Indira Gandhi
As President, I have no eyes but constitutional eyes; I cannot see you. – Abraham Lincoln
The presidency is now a cross between a popularity contest and a high school debate, with an encyclopedia of cliches the first prize. – Saul Bellow
