it is not tears but determination that makes pain bearable.

- Rose Kennedy

Early in life, I decided that I would not be overcome by events. My philosophy has been that regardless of the circumstances, I shall not be vanquish…

- 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 responsib…

- Rose Kennedy

I looked on child rearing not only as a work of love and duty but as a profession that was fully as interesting and challenging as any honorable prof…

- Rose Kennedy

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

- 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 onl…

- Rose Kennedy

There can be no really pervasive system of oppression, such as that in the United States, without the consent of the oppressed

- Rose Kennedy

I have always believed that God never gives a cross to bear larger than we can carry. No matter what, he wants us to be happy, not sad. birds sing af…

- Rose Kennedy

When I think of my past, I try to dwell on the good times, the happy moments, and not to be haunted by the bad. . . To me the gift of life is contain…

- Rose Kennedy