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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Quotes


The wife of the 35th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and served as First Lady during his presidency from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.
(1929 - 1994)


An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.
[Goals]

I am a woman above everything else.

I never even kept a journal. I thought, "I want to live my life, not record it."
[Life]

I think my biggest achievement is that after going through a rather difficult time, I consider myself comparatively sane. I'm proud of that.
[Adversity]

If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do matters very much.

If you mess up your children, nothing else you do really matters.

Minimum information given with maximum politeness.
[Self Control]

One must not let oneself be overwhelmed by sadness.

The children have been a wonderful gift to me, and I'm thankful to have once again seen our world through their eyes. They restore my faith in the family's future.

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

You have to have been a Republican to know how good it is to be a Democrat.