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Sharing the holiday with other people, and feeling that you're giving of yourself, gets you past all the commercialism.

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Caroline Kennedy
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: November 27
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Manhattan borough
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Caroline Bouvier Kennedy
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I think that the presidency really brings out the best in a lot of people.
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To the extent that we are all educated and informed, we will be more equipped to deal with the gut issues that tend to divide us.
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Poetry is really a way of sharing feelings and ideas.
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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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The amazing thing about the winners is that none of them really felt that they were doing anything special. They just felt like it was the right thing to do.
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When you make the right decision, it doesn't really matter what anyone else thinks.
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I never thought I'd be doing poetry books. I never really studied poetry. But the first one I did was after my mother died, and I realized that people sort of think and talk about her style and fashion, but in fact, what made her the person she was was really her love of reading and ideas.
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One of the greatest gifts my brother and I received from my mother was her love of literature and language. With their boundless energy, libraries open the door to these worlds and so many others. I urge young and old alike to embrace all that libraries have to offer.
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I can’t stand to hear his [Obama’s] voice anymore. He’s a liar, and worse.
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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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I enjoy writing. I enjoy that kind of process.
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I have come to believe, more strongly than ever, that after people die they really do live on through those who love them.
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Growing up in politics I know that women decide all elections because we do all the work.
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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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It is not easy to stand up against your constituents or your friends or colleagues or your community and take a tough stand for something you believe is right. Because you always want to keep working and live to fight another battle and it might cost you your career.
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I have never had a president who inspired me the way people tell me that my father inspired them. But for the first time, I believe I have found the man who could be that president - not just for me, but for a new generation of Americans.
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I'm not as shy as everybody makes me out to be.
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