The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause who at best, if he wins, knows the thrills of high achievement, and, if he fails, at least fails daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.Rate it:(0.00 / 0 votes)Say it

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)

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