Caroline Kennedy Quotes

I grew up in a household where reading was encouraged. My mother believed in the power of words, and my father obviously did too.

I can't stand to hear his [Obama's] voice anymore. He's a liar, and worse.

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.

They'll tell you they love you like stars in the West But along comes corn whiskey; they love it the best. Go,

Change isn't easy, it takes time.

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.

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.

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.

Going into politics is something people have asked me about forever.

Now is the time to move this country forward.

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.

Many people remember that spirit that President Kennedy summoned forth. Many people look to me as somebody who embodies that sense of possibility.

You have to remind kids to stay connected to the meaning of Christmas. Sometimes it takes a little bit of effort, but it's so worth it.

I grew up in New York, I love New York.

Well, the role of money in politics is pretty corrupting right now.

There's so much to think about when you're becoming an adult, and there's so many great poems about that apprehension and excitement.

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.

I enjoy writing. I enjoy that kind of process.

Well I've been writing books. So that, by its nature, is kind of a solitary occupation. And from time to time I have research help, but mostly I've done those completely on my own.

Now more than ever, I have learned that, when people die, they truly do live throughout those who love them.

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.

Falling in love is a series of moments in which the ordinary becomes extraordinary. Those moments are not continuous, but the sense of union with another person is just about the best thing there is.

When you make the right decision, it doesn't really matter what anyone else thinks.

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.

I think my mother ... made it clear that you have to live life by your own terms and you have to not worry about what other people think and you have to have the courage to do the unexpected.

Growing up in politics I know that women decide all elections because we do all the work.

The biggest problem is people are afraid of poetry, think they can't understand it or that it will be boring.

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.

I don't remember my father reading to me, but I remember him telling me bedtime stories. I got to pick what was in them, and then he'd make them up.

I'm not as shy as everybody makes me out to be.

I've raised three kids. I'm a lawyer. I've written books on the Constitution.

The bedrock of our democracy is the rule of law and that means we have to have an independent judiciary, judges who can make decisions independent of the political winds that are blowing.

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.

Education was the most important value in our home when I was growing up. People don't always realize that my parents shared a sense of intellectual curiosity and a love of reading and of history.

I am, you know, a Democrat through and through. I've always voted Democratic. You know, that is where my heart lies.

When I was younger, I thought my task was to forge ahead and succeed as an individual. But growing older has helped me realize that our success lies in our relationships - with the family we are born into, the friends we make, the people we fall in love with, and the children we have. Sometimes we struggle, sometimes we adapt, and at other times we set a course for others to follow. We are all leaders and followers in our lives. We are constantly learning from and teaching one another. We learn, too, that the most important work is not done by those who seem the most important, but by those who care the most.

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.

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.

In my family in particular, I think, there was a sense we have to work twice as hard.

It's true, Christmas can feel like a lot of work, particularly for mothers. But when you look back on all the Christmases in your life, you'll find you've created family traditions and lasting memories. Those memories, good and bad, are really what help to keep a family together over the long haul.