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.
ROSE KENNEDYThere can be no really pervasive system of oppression, such as that in the United States, without the consent of the oppressed.
More Rose Kennedy Quotes
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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.
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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 wrong for parents to bury their children. It should be the other way around.
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Money doesn’t give you any license to relax. It gives you an opportunity to use all your abilities, free of financial worries, to go forward, and to use your superior advantages and talents to help others.
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It is selfish to concern oneself with tragedies.
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No one will ever feel sorry for me.
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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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My husband changed jobs so fast that I simply never knew what business he was in.
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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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Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of moments.
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I have come to the conclusion that the most important element in human life is faith.
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It’s wrong for parents to bury their children. It should be the other way around.
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I have always believed that God never gives a cross to bear larger than we can carry. No matter what, he wants us to be happy, not sad. birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn’t we?
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I don’t think you’re much good, unless you’re doing good to someone.
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Modern candidates seem to have to live with political matters all the time. In my father’s time, a politician’s home was still his castle.
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Birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn’t we?
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Make sure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night’s sleep, and you can’t settle anything until morning anyway.
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It’s our money, and we’re free to spend it any way we please.
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My greatest regret is not having gone to Wellesley College. it is something I have felt a little sad about my whole life.
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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 tried to allow my children to take risks, to test themselves. Better broken bones than broken spirit.
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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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To my mind, there was no one in the world like my father. Wherever he was, there was magic in the air.
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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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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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Make sure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night’s sleep, and you can’t settle anything until morning anyway.
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