# We Choose the Moon Because It Is Hard by John F. Kennedy > "We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard." > **— John F. Kennedy**, *1962, Rice University Moon speech* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Rice University Moon speech, 1962. ## Sources and Context - **Source lead requiring final verification:** [Rice University Moon speech](https://www.jfklibrary.org/archives/other-resources/john-f-kennedy-speeches/rice-university-19620912) — the supplied dossier points here, but exact wording, attribution, or complete source context has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary or sufficiently authoritative source. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/MARS|MARS]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Space Technology|Space Technology]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard." — John F. Kennedy, 1962, Rice University Moon speech https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-john-kennedy-choose-moon-because-hard ```