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John F. Kennedy - From the Artists category:
In a free society art is not a weapon... Artists are not engineers of the soul. (John F. Kennedy)
John F. Kennedy - From the Change category:
Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. (John F. Kennedy)
John F. Kennedy - From the Culture category:
If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him. (John F. Kennedy)
John F. Kennedy - From the Discovery category:
An artist's working life is marked by intensive application and intense discipline. (John F. Kennedy)
John F. Kennedy - From the Earth category:
For plague and pestilence, plunder and pollution, the hazards of nature and the hunger of children are the foes of every nation. The earth, the sea and the air are the concern of every nation. (John F. Kennedy)
John F. Kennedy - From the Fear category:
We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes. (John F. Kennedy)
John F. Kennedy - From the Freedom category:
Above all, we are coming to understand that the arts incarnate the creativity of a free people. When the creative impulse cannot flourish, when it cannot freely select its methods and objects, when it is deprived of spontaneity, then society severs the root of art. (John F. Kennedy)
John F. Kennedy - From the Growth category:
Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth. (John F. Kennedy)
John F. Kennedy - From the Hope category:
The stories of past courage... can offer hope, they can provide inspiration. But they cannot supply courage itself. For this each man must look into his own soul. (John F. Kennedy)
John F. Kennedy - From the Keys category:
Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. (John F. Kennedy)
John F. Kennedy - From the Knowledge category:
The greater our knowledge increases, the more our ignorance unfolds. (John F. Kennedy)
John F. Kennedy - From the Life category:
The life of the artist is, in relation to his work, stern and lonely. He has labored hard, often amid deprivation, to perfect his skill. He has turned aside from quick success in order to strip his vision of everything secondary or cheapening. His working life is marked by intensive application and intense discipline. (John F. Kennedy)
John F. Kennedy - From the Life category:
The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy. (John F. Kennedy)
John F. Kennedy - From the Mediocrity category:
Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in life. (John F. Kennedy)
John F. Kennedy - From the Problems category:
The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by obvious realities. We need men and women who can dream of things that never were... (John F. Kennedy)
John F. Kennedy - From the Purpose category:
Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction. (John F. Kennedy)
John F. Kennedy - From the Renewal category:
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining. (John F. Kennedy)
John F. Kennedy - From the Responsibility category:
The highest duty of the writer, the composer, the artist is to remain true to himself and let the chips fall where they may. (John F. Kennedy)
John F. Kennedy - From the Talent category:
All of us do not have equal talents, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop our talents. (John F. Kennedy)
John F. Kennedy - From the Thought category:
Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought. (John F. Kennedy)
John F. Kennedy - From the Vision category:
I see little of more importance to the future of our country and of civilization than full recognition of the place of the artist. If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him. (John F. Kennedy)
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