"Sometimes it takes a while to recognize that someone has a special ability to get us to believe in ourselves, to tie that belief to our highest ideals, and to imagine that together we can do great things.

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. "
— Caroline Kennedy

"We cannot know for certain how long we have here. We cannot foresee the trials or misfortunes that will test us along the way. We cannot know God's plan for us.

What we can do is to live out our lives as best we can with purpose, and love, and joy. We can use each day to show those who are closest to us how much we care about them, and treat others with the kindness and respect that we wish for ourselves. We can learn from our mistakes and grow from our failures. And we can strive at all costs to make a better world, so that someday, if we are blessed with the chance to look back on our time here, we can know that we spent it well; that we made a difference; that our fleeting presence had a lasting impact on the lives of other human beings. "
— Barack Obama

"Fear not the path of Truth for the lack of People walking on it."
— Robert Franics Kennedy

"“Art is the great democrat, calling forth creative genius from every sector of society, disregarding race or religion or wealth or color""
— John F. Kennedy

"“Art is the great democrat, calling forth creative genius from every sector of society, disregarding race or religion or wealth or color""
— John F. Kennedy

"JFK's great virtue, and the essential difference between him and George W. Bush, was that he had an instinctive appreciation for the chaotic forces of history."
— Michael Dobbs (One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War)

"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."
— Robert Kennedy

"Frankly, I don't mind not being President. I just mind that someone else is."
— Edward Kennedy

"There was nothing trivial—then or now—about Ethel's devotion to her religion. At one point, she thought seriously of becoming a nun (to which Bobby quipped: "I'll compete with anyone, but how can I compete with God?").

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— Time Magazine/Robert F. Kennedy