What greater aspiration and challenge are there for a mother than the hope of raising a great son or daughter?
ROSE KENNEDYMy father was a great innovator in public life, but when it came to raising his daughters, no one could have been more conservative.
More Rose Kennedy Quotes
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I know not age, nor weariness nor defeat.
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As motherhood is the greatest and most natural God-given gift for women for posterity, it would seem that the birth and rearing of children, in the way which to us seems most ideal, would be the most satisfying and the most rewarding career for a woman.
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Neither comprehension nor learning can take place in an atmosphere of anxiety.
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I will never forgive Joe for that awful operation he had performed on Rosemary. It is the only thing I have ever felt bitter toward him about.
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There’s nothing I like less than bad arguments for a view that I hold dear.
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There can be no really pervasive system of oppression, such as that in the United States, without the consent of the oppressed.
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If you can keep your head about you when all about you are losing theirs, it’s just possible you haven’t grasped the situation.
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In the middle of a world that had always been a bit mad, the cat walks with confidence.
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It’s our money, and we’re free to spend it any way we please.
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Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of moments.
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I’ve had an exciting time; I married for love and got a little money along with it.
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I have come to the conclusion that the most important element in human life is faith.
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I have had quite an interesting life. My husband was quite successful in the movies, and we went out frequently with Gloria Swanson and other stars.
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When you hold your baby in your arms the first time, and you think of all the things you can say and do to influence him, it’s a tremendous responsibility.
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Sedentary people are apt to have sluggish minds. A sluggish mind is apt to be reflected in flabbiness of body and in a dullness of expression that invites no interest and gets none.
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