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I have a lifelong devotion to public service.

Caroline Kennedy

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Caroline Kennedy
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: November 27
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Caroline Bouvier Kennedy
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When you're going through something, whether it's a wonderful thing like having a child or a sad thing like losing somebody, you often feel like 'Oh my God, I'm so overwhelmed I'm dealing with this huge thing on my own.' In fact, poetry's a nice reminder that, no, everybody goes through it. These are universal experiences.
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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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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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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've raised three kids. I'm a lawyer. I've written books on the Constitution.
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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 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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I enjoy writing. I enjoy that kind of process.
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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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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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I know how important it is to, you know, to be my own person.
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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 think that the presidency really brings out the best in a lot of people.
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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 been a Democrat all my life.
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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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The most beautiful people are all in the library.
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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 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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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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