100 Quotes by John Kennedy

Perception often lags behind reality, and I can say from experience that the vast majority of public officials in Louisiana are much better than our reputation holds us to be.

There's some jerks. There's some big egos. There are a few that think they're one of the Founding Fathers... in both parties.

My mind doesn't work, my memories don't work like a computer file where I can just retrieve them and, boy, there it is. My mind is selective in terms of memories. When I try to think back to college or high school, there are gaps. I try to fill them in. But I can't tell you it's always the truth.

Look, the American people are smart.

I think the FBI is the premier law enforcement agency in all of human history.

As a country, we can't teach kids how to read and write when we got 18 years to do it. And that's - that's a disgrace.

If people lose faith in their government, the result is the same whether or not the loss of confidence is justified.

The NICS database has holes big enough to drive a Mack truck through.

When you look at how much we spend on social programs in our country, it separates us from a lot of countries. In our country, if you're hungry, we'll feed you. If you're homeless, we'll house you. If you're too poor to be sick, we'll pay for your doctor. But all of that comes at a cost.