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 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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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 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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In the middle of a world that had always been a bit mad, the cat walks with confidence.
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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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There’s nothing I like less than bad arguments for a view that I hold dear.
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Any woman who still thinks marriage is a fifty-fifty proposition is only proving that she doesn’t understand either men or percentages.
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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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I tried to allow my children to take risks, to test themselves. Better broken bones than broken spirit.
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I do not like candid pictures. They are so unattractive.
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My father had extravagant notions of my beauty, grace, wit, and charm.
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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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I’m like old wine. They don’t bring me out very often – but I’m well preserved.
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It is selfish to concern oneself with tragedies.
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Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn’t people feel as free to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them?
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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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