Author: John F. Kennedy

Cited by

• Jennifer Close (1)
  • IN: The Hopefuls (2016) Fiction, American
    EPIGRAPH: Washington is a city of southern efficiency and northern charm.
    FROM: NULL, (1961), NULL, US
• Stephen King (1)
  • IN: The Long Walk (1979) Fiction, Psychological Horror, Dystopia, American
    EPIGRAPH: I would encourage every American to walk as often as possible. It's more than healthy; it's fun.
    FROM: NULL, (1962), Speech, US
• James Rollins (1)
  • IN: Bloodline (2012) Fiction, American
    EPIGRAPH: On the existence and threat of modern-day secret societies: We are opposed around the world by a monolithic and ruthless conspiracy that relies primarily on covert means for expanding its sphere of influence… building a tightly knit, highly efficient machine that combines military, diplomatic, intelligence, economic, scientific and political operations.
    FROM: Speech given at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on April 27, 1961, (1961), Speech, US
• Brad Thor (1)
  • IN: Hidden Order (2013) Fiction, American
    EPIGRAPH: Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
    FROM: NULL, (1963), Speech, US
• Laurell Hamilton (1)
  • IN: Affliction (2013) Fiction, American
    EPIGRAPH: When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man’s concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
    FROM: NULL, (1963), NULL, US
• Don Brown (1)
  • IN: Black Sea Affair (2008) Fiction, Thriller, American
    EPIGRAPH: Any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: 'I served in the United States Navy.'
    FROM: President John F. Kennedy Speech to the new plebe class United States Naval Academy August 1, 1963, (1963), Speech, US
• Paul Christopher (1)
  • IN: Valley of The Templars (2012) Fiction, NULL
    EPIGRAPH: The Chinese use two brushstrokes to write the word "crisis." One brushstroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger, but recognize the opportunity.'
    FROM: NULL, (1959), Speech, US
• Todd Strasser (1)
  • IN: Fallout (2012) Fiction, American
    EPIGRAPH: It is insane that two men, sitting on opposite sides of the world, should be able to decide to bring an end to civilization.
    FROM: JOHN F. KENNEDY on the Cuban Missile Crisis, October 27, 1962, (1962), NULL, US
• William S. Cohen (1)
  • IN: Blink of an Eye (2011) Fiction, American
    EPIGRAPH: Historians report that in 1914, with most of the world already plunged in war, Prince Bülow, the former German chancellor, said to the then Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg: “How did it all happen?” And Bethmann-Hollweg replied, “Ah, if only one knew!” If this planet is ever ravaged by nuclear war . . . if the survivors of that devastation can then endure the fire, poison, chaos, and catastrophe, I do not want one of those survivors to ask another, "How did it all happen?" and to receive the incredible reply, "Ah, if only one knew!"
    FROM: NULL, (1963), NULL, US
• Leon Uris (1)
  • IN: Armageddon (1963) Fiction, American
    EPIGRAPH: Ich Bin Ein Berliner
    FROM: NULL, (None), NULL, US