My father had extravagant notions of my beauty, grace, wit, and charm.
ROSE KENNEDYMy father had extravagant notions of my beauty, grace, wit, and charm.
ROSE KENNEDYI’m like old wine. They don’t bring me out very often – but I’m well preserved.
ROSE KENNEDYProsperity tries the fortunate; adversity the great.
ROSE KENNEDYI 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.
ROSE KENNEDYNo one will ever feel sorry for me.
ROSE KENNEDYIt’s wrong for parents to bury their children. It should be the other way around.
ROSE KENNEDYMy greatest regret is not having gone to Wellesley College. it is something I have felt a little sad about my whole life.
ROSE KENNEDYMy husband changed jobs so fast that I simply never knew what business he was in.
ROSE KENNEDYI know not age, nor weariness nor defeat.
ROSE KENNEDYSedentary 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.
ROSE KENNEDYMore business is lost every year through neglect than through any other cause.
ROSE KENNEDYI 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 KENNEDYLife isn’t a matter of milestones, but of moments.
ROSE KENNEDYIn 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 KENNEDYI tried to allow my children to take risks, to test themselves. Better broken bones than broken spirit.
ROSE KENNEDYWhen 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