X. J. Kennedy Quotes
My real name is Joe Kennedy, but if you live in Massachusetts, you can't sign 'Joe Kennedy.' So, back in 1957, I stuck the X on my name to be different from those people in Hyannis Port.
Quotes to Explore
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A long life in journalism convinced me many presidents ago that there should be a large air space between a journalist and the head of a state.
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Irrespective of any political party, I am a supporter of good people who want to do something for the society.
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We all sit in front of our mics and our scripts lay on music stands. Then the silliness begins!
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I am often critical of Israel's policies when in the country, but then feel defensive of them when overseas.
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I have an enormous metabolism, so I'm lucky.
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As happy a man as any in the world, for the whole world seems to smile upon me!
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Evolutionary psychology tells us that men, especially powerful men, feel invincible and entitled to spread their seed, and that women can't resist the scent of masculine power. Women, by contrast, are said to be more altruistic and collaborative, seeking power so that they can share it with others.
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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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Europeans know the importance of the Resistance; it has been the shining example of the modern conscience.
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What's surprised me most about the demands of blogging - the relentlessness of it. 24-hour news cycle, every media imaginable right here in New York, totally fair game.
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Whether it's through introduction of the right gut bacteria or direct modification of the genes of cows and pigs, I think we're going to have to introduce something like this into our livestock - a way to consume the methane rather than releasing it.
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I think I would like to have lived in the 1930s and worn beautiful bias cut dresses all the time.
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If people think they've found my biggest weakness, let them try to take advantage of it.
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Women empowerment does not mean you create complex among men. Then it will take 20 more years to empower men. It is all about evolving as a soul, as a human being. It does not mean that you become a sexist.
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Working with the dying is like being a midwife for this great rite of passage of death. Just as a midwife helps a being take their first breath, you help a being take their last breath.
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I believe that life is a journey towards God, and that no one has the right to insist that you go a certain road.
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Poetry comes alive to me through recitation.
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Fear may very well be a caveman fear of the predator, of the giant lizard chasing them - maybe that's what Steven Spielberg connects with so well in Lost World.
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We all have challenges. You can let them be obstacles or roadblocks, or you can use them.
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My childhood was great because my family has an amazing sense of humor, and it was just all making videos and jokes and doing skits and things.
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The drunk kids, the catholicsThey’re all about the sameThey’re waiting for somethingHoping to be saved
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I want to be the coolest aunt in the entire world.
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Elephants are social, thoughtful animals. They live in communities and - I have to say it - in matriarchal societies. They bear no grudge, but they remember well.
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My real name is Joe Kennedy, but if you live in Massachusetts, you can't sign 'Joe Kennedy.' So, back in 1957, I stuck the X on my name to be different from those people in Hyannis Port.
