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I'm not the most organized person.
Daddy was never ruthless but he was tough.
Forgiveness is a gift, and central to faith.
You don't need a passport to work on human rights.
Hate is a learned reaction, and it can be unlearned.
Those who suffer profoundly are granted profound wisdom.
Firefighters and rescue workers are American superheroes.
In a sense, all of us have the capacity to be courageous.
It's important to reach out to people who are marginalized.
My earliest memories are of visiting the justice department.
There are very few women in the Senate and very few mothers.
I think of myself as a human-rights advocate and as a mother.
There was no quality Robert Kennedy admired more than courage.
I myself am a soccer mom, a volleyball mom and a basketball mom.
I first went to Haiti in 1979. I've gone back every few years since.
I come from a military family, where service is seen as a badge of honor.
Wangari Maathai was a mighty woman, creative, fearless, and full of love.
The struggle for human rights is at its core a struggle for human dignity.
It's hard to have both parents involved in elective office at the same time.
In planes, I used to try to look behind the clouds to see if I saw an angel.
Mourning is tough. But faith and family are the greatest sources of strength.
When roads are built, children can read, then jobs and prosperity will follow.
Having a sense of humor is a part of being courageous. It's a source of strength.
LGBT people are at the heart of President Vladimir Putin's crackdown on democracy.
The modern military justice system is by design a body incapable of blind justice.
For many Mexican human rights defenders, confronting the military does not end so well.
I have 10 brothers and sisters. My mother raised us because my father died when I was 8.
Everyone who has had success in his or her field of endeavor has had a mentor along the way.
In my human-rights work, perhaps the most important thing is gaining the trust of the victims.
I thought of running for office when I was in law school, but I wanted to work on human rights.
I loved that television show Mad Men because it really was a reminder of what reality was back then.
Over the decades people from all walks of life have told me, 'When your father died, so did my hope.'
We must permanently reinstate the Assault Weapons Ban and the restrictions on high capacity magazines.
All holy days, no matter the religion with which they are associated, contain lessons for all humanity.
If we support human rights, we cannot ignore legalized brutality against any group of our global community.
There are no wealthy people on Rikers Island because if you are wealthy, you go free because you make bail.
There was no sense of burden, like, 'I now must carry on Robert Kennedy's unfinished work.' Absolutely not.
After my father died, we went to church for a long time every day, and then every other day during the summer.
I appreciate that Marco Rubio has called for immigration reform but he goes back and forth on it a little bit.
My husband is in politics and my kids are already a campaign organ for him and I really love being their mother.
I love presidential campaigns. It is a time when people are feeling what is going on in the heart of our country.
We've got to pass legislation which will allow people to have access to competent counsel no matter who they are.
When it comes to my Uncle Jack, my father, or any other loved ones we've lost, I believe in honoring lives, not deaths.
Elective office is one of many ways to serve the community and the country. It's one that I would consider at some point.
Look, my mother's not a welfare woman. She certainly had plenty of help. But there's no substitute for a husband and partner.
I think there are many Democrats who are good, strong leaders. The person I like the most is my nephew, Congressman Joe Kennedy.
My father when I was a kid was so deeply involved with Native Americans, he used to bring home these extraordinary headdresses and pipes.
So I think that having Donald Trump as president of our country, and also his impact around the world, would have left my father in dismay.
I have to tell you, virtually every country I've gone to, the Catholic church is on the cutting edge of social change. Really extraordinary.
The time of day when there was quiet and serenity was every night when we gathered in my parents' bedroom and knelt down together and prayed.