Rose Kennedy Quotes

Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald Kennedy, Countess of the Holy Roman Church was an American philanthropist, socialite, and the matriarch of the Kennedy family. She was deeply embedded in the "lace curtain" Irish Catholic community in Boston, where her father John F. Fitzgerald was mayor. ...more

Birth: July 22, 1890 - Death: January 22, 1995

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?

Topic(s): People , Inspirational , Happiness

It is not tears but determination that makes pain bearable.

Topic(s): Inspirational , Pain , Tears

I’m like old wine. They don’t bring me out very often, but I’m well preserved.

Topic(s): Wells , Age , Wine

It’s wrong for parents to bury their children. It should be the other way around.

Topic(s): Way , Should , Children

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.

Topic(s): Night , Sleep , Wisdom

I tried to allow my children to take risks, to test themselves. Better broken bones than broken spirit.

Topic(s): Children , Spirit , Risk

I have come to the conclusion that the most important element in human life is faith.

Topic(s): Inspirational , Humans , Important

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 after a storm. Why shouldn’t we?