Jean Kennedy Smith Quotes

My parents have ensured that we never develop starry airs.

I was brought up by great parents and great grandparents who told me, 'Never, ever think that you're better than anyone else or that what you do is so important that the world won't miss you once you're gone,' and I kind of translate that into the stardom thing.

I have learned so many things from my mother about the right upbringing, the right values, value for money, value for elders, for family members. I think these things only a parent can teach you.

Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.

My family has taught me to keep my feet on the ground and be humble.

My parents were hardworking and still are. Everything I do is for them and the family.

The first thing you learn is sacrifice and how to keep moving forward in life, helping your parents to put food on the table. You learn to fight with your work. Then you start to learn values. That's why, every time I pull on the Argentina shirt or any other, I think about the things that happened to me when I was a kid.

Mom only gets angry when I don't visit her enough. She raised six kids to be 100 percent independent and work for everything we achieve. I mean, we don't expect anything for free.

It's how I was raised. My parents put me in a nice position, but that's all it is - a nice position. You've got to put in the work. You've got to humble yourself.

What our country deserves from everyone who enjoys its fruits and freedoms is a little more gratitude - and a lot less greed.

My parents are pretty good about keeping me humble. They brought me up good.

But my father was also the one who told me I needed to clean up my mouth or I'd never find a man. What's very important to him is manners. Show up on time. Always send thank-you letters. He is one of the more thoughtful humans I've ever met. He's a great man and a very good dad.

We weren't treated as prima-donnas. We had to roll up our sleeves and graft with the groundsman. Kids don't have to do anymore. That makes you appreciate things when it turns in your favour and you become a successful professional.

When my father died, I had millions of people supporting me in a very, very difficult time. I have received so much from this country. I realize that we're defined in life not by what we get from this world but by what we have to offer it, and I know that I have a lot to offer this country, and I'm serious about devoting my life to it.

It would be very ungrateful of me to turn my back or stop doing work in Latin America.

From my dad I learned to be good to people, to always be honest and straightforward. I learned hard work and perseverance.

My parents did great and provided well, and gave all their kids personal, moral, ethical values, not a belief that we were entitled to something.

The family teaches us about the importance of knowledge, education, hard work and effort. It teaches us about enjoying ourselves, having fun, keeping fit and healthy.

My dad would always say, 'What can you do to make the world a better place?' Well, I can make people laugh.

But often times, I feel like I'm so blessed, it's not fair. That what I'm doing is not contributing to the good of the world.

When you get as lucky as I got, you have to work as hard as possible to earn that luck.

My mother told me, 'Always do your best,' and my dad says, 'It's important to be humble. That's the key. They're not there for you. You're there for them.'

I've been so fortunate in my life that my family has never been jealous of my success. They have shown true love and commitment to me by being supportive. They shared in it.

I'm proud, I've been working with this kind of self-sacrificing people like you.

My dad set a clear model for me for what manhood was all about.