Rose Kennedy Quotes

Prosperity tries the fortunate, adversity the grea... -Rose Kennedy

Prosperity tries the fortunate, adversity the great.

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This quote reflects on the role of prosperity and adversity in shaping individuals. It suggests that while prosperity may test or challenge those who are fortunate, it is through adversity that true greatness or strength of character is forged and demonstrated.

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.

I'm like old wine. They don't bring me out very of... -Rose Kennedy

I'm like old wine. They don't bring me out very often - but I'm well preserved.

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.

Now I am in my eighties, and I have known the joys and sorrows of a full life. Age, however, has its privileges. One is to reminisce, and another is to reminisce selectively.

As motherhood is the greatest and most natural God-given gift for women for posterity, it would seem that the birth and rearing of children, in the way which to us seems most ideal, would be the most satisfying and the most rewarding career for a woman.

I'm one of the most fortunate people in the world.

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The quote conveys the speaker's belief that they are among the luckiest or most blessed individuals in the world, indicating a strong sense of gratitude for their circumstances.

Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them?

Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments.

I've had an exciting time; I married for love and ... -Rose Kennedy

I've had an exciting time; I married for love and got a little money along with it.

I know not age, nor weariness nor defeat.

More business is lost every year through neglect t... -Rose Kennedy

More business is lost every year through neglect than through any other cause.

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.

Neither comprehension nor learning can take place ... -Rose Kennedy

Neither comprehension nor learning can take place in an atmosphere of anxiety.

It has been said that time heals all wounds. I don't agree. The wounds remain. Time - the mind, protecting its sanity - covers them with some scar tissue and the pain lessens, but it is never gone.

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.

What greater aspiration and challenge are there for a mother than the hope of raising a great son or daughter?

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.

My greatest regret is not having gone to Wellesley College. it is something I have felt a little sad about my whole life.

I have come to the conclusion that the most import... -Rose Kennedy

I have come to the conclusion that the most important element in human life is faith.

It is selfish to concern oneself with tragedies.

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Challenges the notion that excessive preoccupation with tragedies or negative events is self-centered, implying that investing too much emotional energy into personal grief or misfortune may hinder one's ability to empathize with and support others who may be experiencing their own hardships or struggles.

In my relations with my husband, there was never any deceit... he never said he was going out on business; he would say he was going to a show, and I would say, 'Fine.'

My husband changed jobs so fast that I simply neve... -Rose Kennedy

My husband changed jobs so fast that I simply never knew what business he was in.

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