Kitty Kelley Quotes

Kennedy was haunted by the Bay of Pigs invasion but carried the country through the Cuban Missile Crisis. He later increased the number of U.S. military advisers to South Vietnam to more than 16,000.

Once I decide to do something, I can't have people telling me I can't. If there's a roadblock, you jump over it, walk around it, crawl under it.

JFK used to say the bishops and the cardinals were all Republicans, but the nuns were Democrats! I sort of believe that too.

A hero is someone we can admire without apology.

The difference between authorized and unauthorized biographies is the difference between riding in carriage or squatting in steerage.

Studies have been done showing that there really are gender differences, that women do bring more congeniality and compromise to the table.

John F. Kennedy brought style and charisma to the White House and a first family that captivated the country: a handsome, witty president, an elegant first lady, and two adorable young children.

I tend to place my own value in spirituality rather than religiosity.

I have believed in the biographies I have written. I truly can tell you that they have influenced our society politically, culturally, socially.

While many applauded Oprah for opening her heart to young girls in South Africa, some criticized her for not investing in the youth of America.

Barack Obama and Michelle Obama don't go to Georgetown. The Clintons did, indeed. And the Clintons go out and about in Washington now. They go to neighborhood restaurants.

I admired Eugene McCarthy’s courage and although I left his Senate staff after four years to accept a job as the researcher on the editorial page of the Washington Post, I remained an admirer.

I was raised Irish Catholic and went to Holy Names Academy, an all-girl's private Catholic school. I loved the nuns there and I love them to this day.

It would be morally reprehensible not to tell the truth... Everything I have written has stood the test of time.

People forget that unauthorized does not mean untrue and authorized does not mean authentic.

Most historians agree that Abraham Lincoln was the most important man to ever occupy the White House because he abolished slavery and kept the states united through a bloody civil war.

I would love to do an unauthorized biography about Congress. It's like a secret society up there.

There's still time for redemption if I live long enough, don't you think?

Presidents often disappoint, but first ladies rarely do.

Once I decide to do something I can't have people telling me I can't. If there's a roadblock you jump over it walk around it crawl under it.

I admired Eugene McCarthy's courage and although I left his Senate staff after four years to accept a job as the researcher on the editorial page of the 'Washington Post, ' I remained an admirer.