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 KENNEDYMy husband changed jobs so fast that I simply never knew what business he was in.
More Rose Kennedy Quotes
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It has been said, ‘time heals all wounds.’ I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone.
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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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My father was a great innovator in public life, but when it came to raising his daughters, no one could have been more conservative.
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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 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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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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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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I tried to allow my children to take risks, to test themselves. Better broken bones than broken spirit.
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What greater aspiration and challenge are there for a mother than the hope of raising a great son or daughter?
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I do not like candid pictures. They are so unattractive.
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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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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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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.
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I don’t think you’re much good, unless you’re doing good to someone.
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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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