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In my life, I am often reminded that there is a destiny that rules over us, because no one whom I know about or whom I read about seems to be completely happy during a long time.

Rose Kennedy

I am not going to be licked by tragedy, as life is a challenge, and we must carry on and work for the living as well as mourn for the dead.
ROSE KENNEDY

Carry Challenge Death Life Live Myself Tragedy
I tell myself that God gave my children many gifts – spirit, beauty, intelligence, the capacity to make friends and to inspire respect. There was only one gift he held back – length of life.
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Beauty Children Friendship Gift God Inspirational Intelligence Life Myself Philosophy Respect Spirit
No one will ever feel sorry for me.
ROSE KENNEDY

Feeling Myself Oneself
It’s wrong for parents to bury their children. It should be the other way around.
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Children Parents Wrong
It is selfish to concern oneself with tragedies.
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Oneself Tragedy
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.
ROSE KENNEDY

Born Career Greatness Ideal Mom Reward Woman
My father was a great innovator in public life, but when it came to raising his daughters, no one could have been more conservative.
ROSE KENNEDY

Father Greatness Innovation Life Myself
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.
ROSE KENNEDY

Responsibility Thinking Time Yourself
I would much rather be known as the mother of a great son than the author of a great book or the painter of a great masterpiece.
ROSE KENNEDY

Book Greatness Mom Myself Reputation
My father had extravagant notions of my beauty, grace, wit, and charm.
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Beautiful Father Grace Myself
Now I am in my eighties, and I have known the joys and sorrows of a full life. Age, however, has its privileges. One is to reminisce, and another is to reminisce selectively.
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Joy Life Myself Philosophy Priviledge
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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Husband Life Myself Quite Success Travel
Prosperity tries the fortunate; adversity the great.
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Fortune Greatness Inspirational Prosperity
I tried to allow my children to take risks, to test themselves. Better broken bones than broken spirit.
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Break Children Myself Risk Spirit
Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn’t people feel as free to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them?
ROSE KENNEDY

Feeling Freedom People Sing Storm Sun
My husband changed jobs so fast that I simply never knew what business he was in.
ROSE KENNEDY

Business Himself Job Myself Simplicity

In my life, I am often reminded that there is a destiny that rules over us, because no one whom I know about or whom I read about seems to be completely happy during a long time.

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In my life, I am often reminded that there is a destiny that rules over us, because no one whom I know about or whom I read about seems to be completely happy during a long time.

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