“Whenever I held my newborn babe in my arms, I used to think what I did and what I said to him would have an influence, not only on him, but on everyone he meets, not for a day, or a year, but for all time and for eternity. What a challenge, what a joy!”
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Rose Kennedy, mother to John F. Kennedy. From “Celebrating Mothers: A Book of Appreciation.” Edited by Glorya Hale and Carol Kelly-Gangi. MetroBooks, 2002.