Rose Kennedy

Birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn't we?

Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments.

Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them?

I would much rather be known as the mother of a great son than the author of a great book or the painter of a great masterpiece.

Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them?

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.