Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man
Interpretation
Human-created problems can be solved through human action and ingenuity.
This quote by John F. Kennedy emphasizes that the challenges we face are often the result of human decisions and actions. It suggests that since these problems originate from human-made circumstances, they can also be addressed and resolved through human efforts and rational solutions, highlighting the importance of human agency in overcoming difficulties.
In practice
During a leadership conference to inspire innovation in problem-solving.
The great battleground for the defense and expansion of freedom today is the whole southern half of the globe... the lands of the rising peoples. Their revolution is the greatest in human history. They seek an end to injustice, tyranny and exploitation. More than an end, they seek a beginning.
I had always enjoyed the title of Commander-in-Chief until I was informed ... that the only forces that cannot be transferred from Washington without my express permission are the members of the Marine Corps Band. Those are the only forces I have. I want it announced that we propose to hold the White House against all odds at least for some time to come.
I am talking about genuine peace, the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living, the kind that enables men and nations to grow and to hope and to build a better life for their children - not merely peace for Americans but peace for all men and women - not merely peace in our time but peace for all time.
I just received the following wire from my generous Daddy; Dear Jack, Don't buy a single vote more than is necessary. I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for a landslide.
Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.
Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.
It is not only vain, but wicked, in a legislator to frame laws in opposition to the laws of nature, and to arm them with the terrors of death. This is truly creating crimes in order to punish them.
Used to the conditions of a capitalistic environment, the average American takes it for granted that every year business makes something new and better accessible to him. Looking backward upon the years of his own life, he realizes that many implements that were totally unknown in the days of his youth and many others which at that time could be enjoyed only by a small minority are now standard equipment of almost every household.
Truth is the highest thing that man may keep.
A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not.
there is no shortage of fault to be found amid our stars
The only person for whom the house was in any way special was Arthur Dent, and that was only because it happened to be the one he lived in.
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