"I know not age, nor weariness nor defeat."
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Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald Kennedy (July 22, 1890 – January 22, 1995) was an influential American philanthropist and socialite, who served as the matriarch of the prominent Kennedy family. Born into a politically active family in Boston, her father, John F. Fitzgerald, held significant political positions, including serving as Mayor of Boston and in the U.S. House of Representatives. She married Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., who had a distinguished career in public service, including roles as the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Together, they had nine children, who went on to hold significant positions in American public life, including President John F. Kennedy and Senators Robert and Ted Kennedy. Rose Kennedy's contributions to society were recognized in 1951 when she was made a Papal countess by Pope Pius XII, a rare honor for an American woman.
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"Make sure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, and you can't settle anything until morning anyway."
Rose Kennedy"More business is lost every year through neglect than through any other cause."
Rose Kennedy"I tell myself that God gave my children many gifts - spirit, beauty, intelligence, the capacity to make friends and to inspire respect. There was only one gift he held back - length of life."
Rose Kennedy"I have come to the conclusion that the most important element in human life is faith."
Rose Kennedy"I'm like old wine. They don't bring me out very often - but I'm well preserved."
Rose Kennedy"Neither comprehension nor learning can take place in an atmosphere of anxiety."
Rose Kennedy"Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments."
Rose Kennedy"I've had an exciting time; I married for love and got a little money along with it."
Rose Kennedy"What greater aspiration and challenge are there for a mother than the hope of raising a great son or daughter?"
Rose Kennedy"When you hold your baby in your arms the first time, and you think of all the things you can say and do to influence him, it's a tremendous responsibility. What you do with him can influence not only him, but everyone he meets and not for a day or a month or a year but for time and eternity."
Rose Kennedy"I'm one of the most fortunate people in the world."
Rose Kennedy"It has been said that time heals all wounds. I don't agree. The wounds remain. Time - the mind, protecting its sanity - covers them with some scar tissue and the pain lessens, but it is never gone."
Rose Kennedy"My husband changed jobs so fast that I simply never knew what business he was in."
Rose Kennedy"I have had quite an interesting life. My husband was quite successful in the movies, and we went out frequently with Gloria Swanson and other stars."
Rose Kennedy"It is selfish to concern oneself with tragedies."
Rose Kennedy"Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them?"
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