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Caroline Kennedy

Caroline Bouvier Kennedy (born November 27, 1957) is an American author, attorney, and diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Japan from 2013 to 2017. She is a prominent member of the Kennedy family and the only surviving child of President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy.

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John and I were lucky because our mother was a strong woman with high expectations and a strong sense of values. She encouraged us to pursue things we were interested in and not think about what other people wanted us to do.

Encouraged, Mother, Sense, Strong Women, Thinking, Woman

I may, and I think I represent a tradition that means a lot to me, which has really always been about fighting for others, for middle-class families, for working class - for working people, you know, and that's a tradition and a commitment that I take very seriously.

Commitment, Fighting, Know, Mean, Working

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.

Children, Dealing, Experiences, Facts, Nice, Somebody

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

Decision, Matter, Right, Thinking, Thinks

My mother. . . had a very deep inner spirituality that allowed her to rebuild her life. It's extraordinary that she had such a strong sense of self and such a commitment to the future and such a strong creative sense that she could build new worlds for herself and for us out of the total devastation in her life.

Mom, Mother, Self, Sense, Spirituality, Strong

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

Looks, People, President, Sense, Spirit

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

Grew, Grew Up, Love, New York, York

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.

Christmas, Lasting, Long, Memories, Mother

I think one of my father's great legacies is the people that he inspired and the generation that he inspired transformed America through civil rights, women's rights, equal justice, and they've passed that on to their children and grandchildren.

Children, Father, Generation, People, Think, Thinking

Education was the most important value in our home when I was growing up.

Education, Growing, Growing Up, Home, Important Values, Value

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.

Father, Happiest, Met, Mother, Washington, Years

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.

Christmas, Holiday, Kids, Meaning, Takes

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.

Book, Done, Mostly, Research, Writing

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.

Book, Funny, Life, Modern, People, Poem

The most beautiful people are all in the library.

Beautiful, Library, People

I've been a Democrat all my life.

Democrat, Life

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.

Fashion, Love, Mother, Reading, Studied

Most of the books that I've written have been focused on, sort of, the individual, and sort of, either a voice, a personal voice, or a kind of transforming event where they step forward to fight for something they value.

Book, Fighting, Forward, Kind, Sort, Voice

Sharing the holiday with other people, and feeling that you're giving of yourself, gets you past all the commercialism.

Commercialism, Giving, Holiday, Past, People

In terms of my marriage, you know, falling in love with my husband was by far the best thing that's ever happened to me.

Anniversary, Falling, Falling In Love, Husband, Love, Thing

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