There are risks and costs to a program of action. But they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.

—John F. Kennedy

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Massachusetts in both houses of the U.S. Congress before his presidency. Kennedy...

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And so, my fellow americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.

—John F. Kennedy

Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives.

—John F. Kennedy

The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger—but recognize the opportunity.

—John F. Kennedy

The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would not reach maturity for 100 years. The Marshall replied, 'In that case, there is no time to lose; plant it this afternoon!

—John F. Kennedy

Nothing is as far away as one minute ago.

—John F. Kennedy

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Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.

—Joaquin Setanti

What you risk reveals what you value.

—Jeanette Winterson

The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.

—Jawaharlal Nehru

Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.

First weigh the considerations, then take the risks.

—Helmuth von Moltke

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