Caroline Kennedy Quotes
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The happiest years of my mother's life were spent in Washington, D.C. It was where she met my father, where John was born and where I spent my earliest years.
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Most of the books that I've written have been focused on, sort of, the individual, and sort of, either a voice, a personal voice, or a kind of transforming event where they step forward to fight for something they value.
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I grew up in a household where reading was encouraged. My mother believed in the power of words, and my father obviously did too.
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It's true, Christmas can feel like a lot of work, particularly for mothers. But when you look back on all the Christmases in your life, you'll find you've created family traditions and lasting memories. Those memories, good and bad, are really what help to keep a family together over the long haul.
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Well, I think, you know, the arts are really what - one of the things that make this country strong. We always think it's our economy or our military power, but in fact, I think it's our culture, our civilization, our ideas, our creativity.
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I know my mother so well, so it's hard for me to remember that people have a certain image of her, but they don't really know her personality.
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The bedrock of our democracy is the rule of law and that means we have to have an independent judiciary, judges who can make decisions independent of the political winds that are blowing.
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I have a lifelong devotion to public service.
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In a funny way, poems are suited to modern life. They're short, they're intense. Nobody has time to read a 700-page book. People read magazines, and a poem takes less time than an article.
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I think one of my father's great legacies is the people that he inspired and the generation that he inspired transformed America through civil rights, women's rights, equal justice, and they've passed that on to their children and grandchildren.
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I've campaigned for people. I've campaigned across the country for people. I have supported people in local elections. I do work with groups and causes. So, I feel like I am a participant and a civically-engaged citizen.
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I think my mother... made it clear that you have to live life by your own terms and you have to not worry about what other people think and you have to have the courage to do the unexpected.
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I feel that my father's greatest legacy was the people he inspired to get involved in public service and their communities, to join the Peace Corps, to go into space. And really that generation transformed this country in civil rights, social justice, the economy and everything.
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I think that the presidency really brings out the best in a lot of people.
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I am, you know, a Democrat through and through. I've always voted Democratic. You know, that is where my heart lies.
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After my mom died, there was so much written about her fashion and her style and all that, and I felt that one of the most important parts of her was missing, her real intellectual curiosity.
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Well, the role of money in politics is pretty corrupting right now.
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I feel like my grandparents and parents gave me a tremendous amount. And if I can pass some of that on, then I'll be very happy.
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Education was the most important value in our home when I was growing up. People don't always realize that my parents shared a sense of intellectual curiosity and a love of reading and of history.
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John and I were lucky because our mother was a strong woman with high expectations and a strong sense of values. She encouraged us to pursue things we were interested in and not think about what other people wanted us to do.
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Now more than ever, I have learned that, when people die, they truly do live throughout those who love them.
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In terms of my marriage, you know, falling in love with my husband was by far the best thing that's ever happened to me.
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There's so much to think about when you're becoming an adult, and there's so many great poems about that apprehension and excitement.
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In my family in particular, I think, there was a sense we have to work twice as hard.