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I know how important it is to, you know, to be my own person.

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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Education was the most important value in our home when I was growing up.
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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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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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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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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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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 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 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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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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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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