John F. Kennedy Quotes

Any fool can blow something up. Any fool can destroy. But to see these guys, these firefighters and these policemen and people from all over the country, literally with buckets, rebuilding... that's extraordinary. And that's why we have already won... they can't... it's light. It's democracy. They can't shut that down.

Let's drink to the spirit of gallantry and courage that made a strange Heaven out of unbelievable Hell, and let's drink to the hope that one day this country of ours, which we love so much, will find dignity and greatness and peace again.

South Africa, so utterly improbably, is a beacon of hope in a dark and troubled world

Reflecting on his years in prison, Nelson Mandela wrote that there were dark moments that tested his faith in humanity, but he refused to give up.

That’s what’s so gorgeous about humanity. It doesn’t matter how bleak our daily lives are, we still fight for the light. I think that’s our divinity. We lean into love, even in the most hideous circumstances. We manage to hope.

Let the sky fall, when it crumbles - We will stand tall - Face it all together

God, please help us remember that all the darkness in the world cannot snuff out the light of one little candle. Help us to keep lighting our little candles until a mighty torch of justice sweeps our nation and the world.

Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart, and you'll never walk alone, you'll never walk alone.

Brothers and sisters of Egypt, you have given the world the most precious gift: the belief that ultimately right will prevail.

Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.

In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. I simply can’t build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery, and death. I see the world gradually being turned into a wilderness, I hear the ever approaching thunder, which will destroy us too, I can feel the sufferings of millions and yet, if I look up into the heavens, I think that it will all come right, that this cruelty too will end, and that peace and tranquility will return again.

After the tragedy, New Yorkers are more united than ever in their vision, as well as in appreciation what living in freedom means - and that if we stand together, we can accomplish anything.

When the darkness comes, keep an eye on the light - whatever that is for you - no matter how far away it seems.

Our values and way of life will prevail - terrorism will not.

We will not waver; we will not tire; we will not falter, and we will not fail. Peace and Freedom will prevail.

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.

The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.

Hope is not a form of guarantee; it's a form of energy, and very frequently that energy is strongest in circumstances that are very dark.

And if you don't believe the sun will rise, stand alone and greet the coming night in the last remaining light.

This sweet, blessed, God-inspired place called America is a champion that has absorbed some blows. But while we bend, we don't break. This is no dark hour; this is the dawn before we remember who we are.

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundations of America.

When we are faced with adversity, when we are tested on who we are and what we stand for, we always pull together. We stand strong for our values and our way of life. We always have, and I know we always will.

Bullies may land a punch. They might leave a mark. But they have never, not once, in the history of our United States, managed to match the strength and spirit of a people united in defense of their future.

No matter how dark or precarious it may seem, continue to pursue your truth.