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I have a lifelong devotion to public service.

Caroline Kennedy

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Caroline Kennedy
Age: 66
Born: 1957
Born: November 27
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Diplomat
Journalist
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Manhattan borough
New York City
Caroline Bouvier Kennedy
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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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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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Education was the most important value in our home when I was growing up.
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I think that the presidency really brings out the best in a lot of people.
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Poetry is really a way of sharing feelings and ideas.
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In those rare moments, when such a person comes along, we need to put aside our plans and reach for what we know is possible.
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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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Growing up in politics I know that women decide all elections because we do all the work.
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When you make the right decision, it doesn't really matter what anyone else thinks.
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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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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 know how important it is to, you know, to be my own person.
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I can see both sides of term limits, and I think, in different positions, term limits make more sense than in some others.
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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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