Joe Kennedy III Quotes
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I'm pretty boring, as it turns out.
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I realize that some folks might not believe me in this - I didn't run for Congress on the hopes that one day you're going to run for something else.
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Politicians can be cheered for the promises they make. Our country will be judged by the promises we keep.
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Your ally today could be your adversary tomorrow and your ally the next day. Work hard, be polite, be respectful, and don't take it personally.
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I think if I have learned one thing from all of my family members, both sides of it - my mom's side, my dad's side and everyone else - it's that every one of us has a responsibility to do what we can to contribute back and make our communities and our country a better place.
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I'm not going to vote for or against somebody because they're old or young.
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There are ways that we, as a society, the laws that we write and the contracts we build, can try to actually increase people's ability to reap the reward from their own potential. But we put barriers in front of them.
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If you believe that the greatest challenge you've got is credibility, then the way you get that is you earn it, right? That's not something that any set of policy makers can bestow.
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I have been extraordinarily fortunate in my life, luckier than almost anybody on this planet. And whenever I ran into challenges, my parents did everything they could so that I could maximize my own potential.
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People always ask what's it like to grow up as a Kennedy. It's a family. It's big, it's large, it's amazing. You've got strong personalities with strong opinions. And we'll come out differently on some of those opinions.
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What will get you elected through a tough election cycle and what will get you kicked out when you should have won is whether your constituents feel like their Member of Congress respects them or not.
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The American public will give you an awful lot of slack on how you voted on one issue or another if they feel like you have a reason.
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The strongest, richest, greatest nation in the world shouldn't leave anyone behind.
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Humanity does not come with citizenship or a green card.
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There is nothing so humbling as being a parent to young children!
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My family has been around campaigns for a long time. It's something you really have to be sure that you alone want to do. Because if not, if you don't want to do it, that will just blow through the surface at some point, and people can tell. And when people can tell, it's all over.
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My family means different things to different folks. I think, for most people, they have very fond memories and believe my family made important contributions to the country.
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People care for their community and will invest in their community and will look out for each other if they are challenged to do so.
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This is our country and our home and our families. We can decide that one person's right to bear arms does not come at the expense of a neighbor's right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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I have a pretty terrible sweet tooth.
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Bullies may land a punch. They might leave a mark. But they have never, not once, in the history of our United States, managed to match the strength and spirit of a people united in defense of their future.
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You have a person there in Senator McCain that has an integrity in him and will stand up for the political process.
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I don't give a whole lot of thought or credence to questions about what comes on next, what goes on next.
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I'm extremely proud of my family's record of public service to Massachusetts and the nation.