Jackie Kennedy

First Lady

Jackie Kennedy was the First Lady of the United States, known for her elegance and cultural influence, particularly in the arts and preservation of history.

Born
July 28, 1929
Died
May 19, 1994
Quotes
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Rank
#2728

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"Even though people may be well known they still hold in their hearts the emotions of a simple person for the moments that are the most important of those we know on earth - birth, marriage, death."

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"You are about to have your first experience with a Greek lunch. I will kill you if you pretend to like it."

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"Whenever I was upset by something in the papers, [Jack] always told me to be more tolerant, like a horse flicking away flies in the summer."

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"When Harvard men say they have graduated from Radcliffe, then we've made it."

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"I always wanted to be some kind of writer or newspaper reporter. But after college... I did other things."

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"Being away from home gave me a chance to look at myself with a jaundiced eye"

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"One of the things I like about publishing is that you don't promote the editor - you promote the book and the author."

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"Dear God, please take care of your servant John Fitzgerald Kennedy."

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"Being a journalist seemed the ideal way of both having a job and experiencing the world, especially for anyone with a sense of adventure."

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