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"It might be said now that I have the best of both worlds. A Harvard education and a Yale degree."	Education, School, Teaching
"I am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris, and I have enjoyed it."	Happiness, Joy, Men
"A man does what he must-in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures-and that is the basis of all human morality."	Anger, Men
"Let's not talk so much about vice. I'm against vice in all forms."	Miscellaneous
"To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44 would have kept Jefferson from writing the Declaration of Independence, Washington from commanding the Continental Army, Madison from fathering the Constitution, Hamilton from serving as secretary of the treasury, Clay from being elected speaker of the House and Christopher Columbus from discovering America."	Age, America, Honesty
"I hope that no American ... will waste his franchise and throw away his vote by voting either for me or against me solely on account of my religious affiliation. It is not relevant."	America, Hope, Religion
"A child miseducated is a child lost."	Education, School, Teaching
"I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House-with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone."	Ability, Knowledge, Men
"Let us resolve to be masters, not the victims, of our history, controlling our own destiny without giving way to blind suspicions and emotions."	Destiny, Fate, Generosity
"There are three things which are real: God, human folly, and laughter. The first two are beyond our comprehension. So we must do what we can with the third."	Humor, Laughter, Men
"Irrational barriers and ancient prejudices fall quickly when the question of survival itself is at stake."	Miscellaneous
"If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help made the world safe for diversity."	Help
"I want to emphasize in the great concentration which we now place upon scientists and engineers how much we still need the men and women educated in the liberal tradition, willing to take the long look, undisturbed by prejudices and slogans of the moment, who attempt to make an honest judgment on difficult events."	Adversity, Desires, Difficulty
"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."	Age, Honesty, Truth
"The new frontier of which I speak is not a set of promises-it is a set of challenges. It sums up not what I intend to offer the American people, but what I intend to ask of them. It appeals to their pride, not their pocketbook-it holds out the promise of more sacrifice instead of more security."	Age, America, Books
"We stand today on the edge of a new frontier-the frontier of the 1960s-a frontier of unknown opportunities and perils-a frontier of unfulfilled hopes and threats."	Hope, Knowledge, Opportunity
"You never know what's hit you. A gunshot is the perfect way." (When asked how he would choose to die)"	Choice, Death, Guns
"[Like] dealing with Dad-all give and no take." (On negotiating with Soviet Premier Nikita S Khrushchev)"	Miscellaneous
"If anyone is crazy enough to want to kill a president of the United States, he can do it. All he must be prepared to do is give his life for the president's."	America, Desires, Life
"The human mind is our fundamental resource."	Men
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