Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy quotes

Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American philanthropist and the matriarch of the Kennedy family. As the mother of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and several prominent public figures, she played a significant role in American political history. She dedicated her life to charitable work and preserving her family's legacy. Here are 26 of her quotes:

Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments. (Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy)
Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them? View quote
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
It has been said that time heals all wounds, I don't agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue, and the pain lessens, but is never gone. View quote
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I know not age, nor weariness nor defeat. View quote
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I looked on child rearing not only as a work of love & duty but as a profession that was fully as interesting & challenging as any honorable profession in the world and one that demanded the best that I could bring to it. View quote
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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. What you do with him can influence not only him, but everyone he meets and not for a day or a month or a year but for time and eternity. View quote
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Neither comprehension nor learning can take place in an atmosphere of anxiety. View quote
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Make sure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, and you can't settle anything until morning anyway. View quote
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I tried to allow my children to take risks, to test themselves. Better broken bones than broken spirit. View quote
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Prosperity tries the fortunate, adversity the great. View quote
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I have come to the conclusion that the most important element in human life is faith. (Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy)
More business is lost every year through neglect than through any other cause. View quote
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It is selfish to concern oneself with tragedies. View quote
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What greater aspiration and challenge are there for a mother than the hope of raising a great son or daughter? View quote
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I do not like candid pictures. They are so unattractive. View quote
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The time will come when it will disgust you to look in the mirror. View quote
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I am just an old-fashioned girl. View quote
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
I tell myself that God gave my children many gifts - spirit, beauty, intelligence, the capacity to make friends and to inspire respect. There was only one gift he held back - length of life. View quote
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No one will ever feel sorry for me. View quote
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In 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. View quote
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My father was a great innovator in public life, but when it came to raising his daughters, no one could have been more conservative. (Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy)
I've had an exciting time; I married for love and got a little money along with it. View quote
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I'm like old wine. They don't bring me out very often, but I'm well preserved. View quote
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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. View quote
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There's nothing I like less than bad arguments for a view that I hold dear. View quote
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