The world is very different now. For man holds in his hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life.

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• Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country.

  From United States President John F. Kennedy's inaugural address on Jan. 20, 1961.

• Let every nation know... that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty.

  From United States President John F. Kennedy's inaugural address on Jan. 20, 1961.

• It is our task in our time and in our generation to hand down undiminished to those who come after us, as was handed down to us by those who went before, the natural wealth and beauty which is ours.

• The one unchangeable certainty is that nothing is unchangeable or certain.

• Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

• The supreme reality of our time is the vulnerability of this planet.

• Without belittling the courage with which men have died, we should not forget those acts of courage with which men have lived. 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. A man does what he mustin spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressuresand that is the basis of all human morality. In whatever arena of life one may meet the challenge of courage, whatever may be the sacrifices he faces if he follows his consciencethe loss of his friends, his fortune, his contentment, even the esteem of his fellow meneach man must decide for himself the course he will follow. The stories of past courage can define that ingredientthey can teach, they can offer hope, they can provide inspiration. But they cannot supply courage itself. For this each man must look into his own soul.

• Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

  From United States President John F. Kennedy's inaugural address on Jan. 20, 1961.

• I do not think it altogether inappropriate to introduce myself to this audience. I am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris, and I have enjoyed it.

• For only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed.

  From United States President John F. Kennedy's inaugural address on Jan. 20, 1961.