Jack’s Winning Words 2/8/19
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”  (John Quincy Adams)  I’ll always remember what JFK said at his inauguration as President…“Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”  Inspirational!  People began to dream,  What can I do for my country?  A positive challenge!  It’s been called one of the best speeches ever.  I’m sure that it can be YouTubed.   ;-)  Jack

FROM GOOD DEBT JON:  Nice. Jack, have you read "The Power of Kindness"?  If not please check it out. You will love it. ...
The Power of Kindness: The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life--Tenth Anniversary Edition https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143129279/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_UsyxCbY4SZ27V
===JACK:  You're right!  Kindness improves the relationship between people.  It's surprising to me that more people don't realize that.  Thank you for introducing me to "Ancora Imparo."  It's a daily reminder for me to be open-minded.

FROM FACEBOOK LIZ:  i think it’s accurate that kennedy would be a conservative by today’s standards.  best line ever!===JACK:  That line in that speech, to me, was a seminal moment in the history of America.  In my quest for "Why?" I discovered that "seminal" means, seed-planting.  Yes, it was a seminal moment!

FROM TAMPA SHIRL:  What a wonderful speech that was! Be a good citizen and love our country! ===JACK:   MAGA, to me, means going back to the spirit expressed in that JFK speech!

FROM TRIHARDER:  Interesting coincidence that you choose John Quincy Adams to quote today. Steve Mitchell informs us that he and John Dingell were involved in this country's history longer than anyone else.===JACK:  Sometimes it's hard to process that we have lived (and are living) in the midst of history-making times...for better or worse.  I'm proud (?) and glad (?) to have experienced the Great Depression, WW 2, MLK Jr, Obama and even Trump (?).===TH:  As to the last name you have mentioned, I am embarrassed that he is our President.===JACK:  I remember when people felt the same way about FDR...and he was elected for four terms.  Imagine "that" today?

FROM RS IN TEXAS:  Sure would be nice if we could find someone with Jack's (Kennedy) qualities and abilities to make all of us proud of our country for the right reasons, and inspire us all to do for others instead of ourselves and the wealthy.  THAT would be the type of President I would love to see.  He wasn't perfect, as are none of us, but he and Bobby sure did some great things when it came to civil rights and the average American Joe.===JACK:  Amazing...how we have transitioned to what we have today. 

ROM BLAZING OAKS:  Yes. That was a memorable and neat turn of phrase!!  Morally, as we later learned, he was far from ideal, but as a bright and charismatic leader, he excelled. I just read about Rep.John Dingell's death (92) today. He served 59 yrs. as Rep. of SE Michigan. Amazing!. Always
supported universal health care. He  was a master of the legislative deal, working "across the aisles". We sure need more of that today!! (He was mentioned in your blog today with John Quincy dams....)
When you lead, you have an awesome opportunity & challenge to inspire and educate. Hopefully we rise to the challenge!!===JACK:  In the early days of WW2, another memorable phrase from FDR, "We have nothing to fear, but fear itself."  That can apply to many situations.  BTW< John Dingell was a page on the House floor when FDR announced the declaration of war after Pearl Harbor.

FROM HONEST JOHN:  JQ Adams was so bright, so well educated and such a good person.   He is considered a failure as a president because the Congress wouldn't work with him.    To me, the Congress should be deemed a failure....not him.===JACK:  Partisanship sometimes gives me a pain.  Most accomplishments are bi-partisan, except in a dictatorship.  There's a lot to be learned from history.