4 Robert F. Kennedy Quotes on Effort

Robert F. Kennedy quotes on effort

24. Like it or not we live in interesting times. They are times of danger and uncertainty; but they are also more open to the creative energy of men than any other time in history. And everyone here will ultimately be judged - will ultimately judge himself - on the effort he has contributed to building a new world society and the extent to which his ideals and goals have shaped that effort.

47. It is not enough to understand, or to see clearly. The future will be shaped in the arena of human activity, by those willing to commit their minds and their bodies to the task.

70. The future is not a gift: it is an achievement. Every generation helps make its own future. This is the essential challenge of the present.

84. You knew that what is given or granted can be taken away, that what is begged can be refused; but that what is earned is kept. (12-10-1966)