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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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Caroline Kennedy
Age: 66
Born: 1957
Born: November 27
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In my family in particular, I think, there was a sense we have to work twice as hard.
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When you make the right decision, it doesn't really matter what anyone else thinks.
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I've been a Democrat all my life.
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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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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 have a lifelong devotion to public service.
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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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Now is the time to move this country forward.
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I enjoy writing. I enjoy that kind of process.
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Education was the most important value in our home when I was growing up.
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The biggest problem is people are afraid of poetry, think they can't understand it or that it will be boring.
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I'm not as shy as everybody makes me out to be.
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The most beautiful people are all in the library.
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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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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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We need a President who is not afraid of complexity, who believes in an open and tolerant society, and who knows that the world can be made new again - and that President is Al Gore.
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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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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 know how important it is to, you know, to be my own person.
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