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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: 67
Born: 1957
Born: November 27
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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 know my mother so well, so it's hard for me to remember that people have a certain image of her, but they don't really know her personality.
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I grew up in New York, I love New York.
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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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Change isn't easy, it takes time.
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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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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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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 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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When you make the right decision, it doesn't really matter what anyone else thinks.
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I have a lifelong devotion to public service.
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As much as we need a prosperous economy, we also need a prosperity of kindness and decency.
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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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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've been a Democrat all my life.
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I've raised three kids. I'm a lawyer. I've written books on the Constitution.
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The most beautiful people are all in the library.
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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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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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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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