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Never let your fears hold you back from pursuing your hopes.
John F. Kennedy
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John F. Kennedy
Age: 46 †
Born: 1917
Born: May 29
Died: 1963
Died: November 22
35Th U.S. President
Journalist
Military Officer
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Brookline
Massachusetts
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Jack Kennedy
President Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
J. F. Kennedy
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John Fitzgerald Jack Kennedy
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This country was founded by men and women who were dedicated or came to be dedicated to two propositions first, a strong religious conviction, and secondly a recognition that this conviction could flourish only under a system of freedom.
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Forbidden fruit tastes sweet, but its aftertaste is bitter.
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And so it is to the printing press--to the recorder of mans deeds, the keeper of his conscience, the courier of his news-- that we look for strength and assistance, confident that with your help man will be what he was born to be: free and independent.
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There is always inequality in life. Some men are killed in a war and some men are wounded and some men never leave the country. Life is unfair.
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O God, thy sea is so great and my boat is so small.
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It's only when they join together in a forward movement that this country moves ahead.
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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.
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