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title: "54 Ted kennedy Quotes by 36 authors"
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> [Ted Kennedy was a giant - no doubt about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-capuano/ted-kennedy-was-a-giant-no-doubt-about-it/)

[Michael Capuano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-capuano/)

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> [I enjoyed working with Ted Kennedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-brownback/i-enjoyed-working-with-ted-kennedy/)

[Sam Brownback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-brownback/)

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> [There is nobody that's ever going to fill Ted Kennedy's shoes, and that's a tall order for somebody in the family to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brinkley/there-is-nobody-that-s-ever-going-to-fill-ted-kennedy-s-shoes-and/)

[Douglas Brinkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brinkley/)

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> [Ted Kennedy was a fighter, and I think the people of Massachusetts want and deserve a fighter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-capuano/ted-kennedy-was-a-fighter-and-i-think-the-people-of-massachusetts/)

[Michael Capuano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-capuano/)

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> [Ted Kennedy was not terribly effective when he first became a senator.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-capuano/ted-kennedy-was-not-terribly-effective-when-he-first-became-a-senator/)

[Michael Capuano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-capuano/)

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> [Ted Kennedy is the only person alive who might know more than we do about Chappaquiddick, and he may not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-clymer/ted-kennedy-is-the-only-person-alive-who-might-know-more-than-we-do/)

[Adam Clymer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-clymer/)

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> [I think it's very important to allow people into Ted Kennedy. Thousands of people lined the streets the day of his funeral.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-clarke/i-think-it-s-very-important-to-allow-people-into-ted-kennedy/)

[Jason Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-clarke/)

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> [What was Ted Kennedy? Was he not the ultimate insider in Washington, yet maintaining philosophical views, when necessary?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-capuano/what-was-ted-kennedy-was-he-not-the-ultimate-insider-in-washington/)

[Michael Capuano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-capuano/)

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> [ ...one is reminded that \[John Kerry, D-MA\] really just a better-looking Ted Kennedy, a richer Michael Dukakis. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-ingraham/one-is-reminded-that-john-kerry-d-ma-really-just-a-better-looking-ted/)

[Laura Ingraham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-ingraham/)

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> [I ran for Congress in 1996 to help Ted Kennedy pass a comprehensive health insurance reform bill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mcgovern/i-ran-for-congress-in-1996-to-help-ted-kennedy-pass-a-comprehensive/)

[Jim McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mcgovern/)

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> [When I came back to Washington to be The Times' chief congressional correspondent in 1991, I was looking for a book subject,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-clymer/when-i-came-back-to-washington-to-be-the-times-chief-congressional/)

[Adam Clymer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-clymer/)

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> [ \[Senators John Kerry & John Edwards\] have risen high in Democratic polls with a brand of class resentment and soak-the-rich rhetoric rooted… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-safire/senators-john-kerry-john-edwards-have-risen-high-in-democratic-polls/)

[William Safire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-safire/)

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> [It is the '94 race which in many ways allowed Ted Kennedy to become his own man rather than the 'third brother.'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-todd/it-is-the-94-race-which-in-many-ways-allowed-ted-kennedy-to-become/)

[Chuck Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-todd/)

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> [“...the words of young Ted Kennedy, Jr., who lost his leg to cancer. "People are taught we should look perfect," he said.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erma-bombeck/the-words-of-young-ted-kennedy-jr-who-lost-his-leg-to-cancer-people/)

[Erma Bombeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erma-bombeck/)

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> [Declassified papers report that John Kennedy was taking eight different medications a day. He was so wasted, his Secret Service code name…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-kilborn/declassified-papers-report-that-john-kennedy-was-taking-eight/)

[Craig Kilborn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-kilborn/)

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> [No Child Left Behind ... is a giraffe with an elephant's body. ... You can't take the vision of Ted Kennedy and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-rauschenberger/no-child-left-behind-is-a-giraffe-with-an-elephant-s-body-you-can-t/)

[Steve Rauschenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-rauschenberger/)

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> [There were a lot of Romneys. There's the Romney who was going to be better on gay rights than Ted Kennedy; now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barney-frank/there-were-a-lot-of-romneys-there-s-the-romney-who-was-going-to-be/)

[Barney Frank](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barney-frank/)

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> [I don't think it was progressive to vote to give gun makers and sellers immunity. I don't think it was progressive to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hillary-clinton/i-don-t-think-it-was-progressive-to-vote-to-give-gun-makers-and/)

[Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hillary-clinton/)

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> [There is parallels these two great men John McCain and Ted Kennedy of great impact in the Senate, you don't agree with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barney-frank/there-is-parallels-these-two-great-men-john-mccain-and-ted-kennedy-of/)

[Barney Frank](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barney-frank/)

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> [We went 60 years or more with no immigration, folks. It can be done. The only reason that it started up again,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/we-went-60-years-or-more-with-no-immigration-folks-it-can-be-done-the/)

[Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/)

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> [You want to trace California's move to the far left, you go back to the 1986 Simpson-Mazzoli bill. Simpson-Mazzoli was where we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/you-want-to-trace-california-s-move-to-the-far-left-you-go-back-to/)

[Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/)

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> [ As a result of our \[my campaign's\] discussions and other interactions with gay and lesbian voters across the state, I am more… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/as-a-result-of-our-my-campaign-s-discussions-and-other-interactions/)

[Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/)

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> [Today America lost a great elder statesman, a committed public servant, and leader of the Senate. And today I lost a treasured…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orrin-hatch/today-america-lost-a-great-elder-statesman-a-committed-public-servant/)

[Orrin Hatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orrin-hatch/)

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> [Scott Brown may be the last Republican to win a statewide fight in Massachusetts for a very long time. He caught the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-carr/scott-brown-may-be-the-last-republican-to-win-a-statewide-fight-in/)

[Howie Carr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-carr/)

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> [ \[Sen. John\] Kerry is also a man who opposes the death penalty, wants to restrict access to guns and voted against the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-s-broder/sen-john-kerry-is-also-a-man-who-opposes-the-death-penalty-wants-to/)

[David S. Broder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-s-broder/)

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> [ In my very first term there was an issue that brought us \[George Mitchell, Ted Kennedy, Chris Dodd\] together in a very… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-mikulski/in-my-very-first-term-there-was-an-issue-that-brought-us-george/)

[Barbara Mikulski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-mikulski/)

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> [Scott Brown's victory in Massachusetts has got to have Ted Kennedy rolling over in his grave, spilling his drink.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-coulter/scott-brown-s-victory-in-massachusetts-has-got-to-have-ted-kennedy/)

[Ann Coulter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-coulter/)

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> [Ted Kennedy says that our policy in Iraq is adrift. Hmmm. Maybe like a car adrift in the water after its has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-coulter/ted-kennedy-says-that-our-policy-in-iraq-is-adrift-hmmm-maybe-like-a/)

[Ann Coulter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-coulter/)

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> [Ted Kennedy will go down in history as one of the giants of the U.S. Senate and one the most accomplished legislators…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/ted-kennedy-will-go-down-in-history-as-one-of-the-giants-of-the-u-s/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

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> [Ted Kennedy is endorsing John Kerry and I'm wondering, do you really want the endorsement of a guy with a Bloody Mary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-letterman/ted-kennedy-is-endorsing-john-kerry-and-i-m-wondering-do-you-really/)

[David Letterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-letterman/)

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> [I guess my claim to fame is I've now gaveled Ted Kennedy to order twice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-klobuchar/i-guess-my-claim-to-fame-is-i-ve-now-gaveled-ted-kennedy-to-order/)

[Amy Klobuchar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-klobuchar/)

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> [“Question for your life: If Ted Kennedy made it to heaven, do you think he’s pleased with the fact that Jesus can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/question-for-your-life-if-ted-kennedy-made-it-to-heaven-do-you-think/)

[Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/)

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> [Ted Kennedy devoted his lifetime to protecting those most in need, and tens of millions of Americans have been the beneficiaries.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/ted-kennedy-devoted-his-lifetime-to-protecting-those-most-in-need-and/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

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> [I'm very disturbed at the picture that was painted by Senator Ted Kennedy that Samuel Alito is not a man of his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-coburn/i-m-very-disturbed-at-the-picture-that-was-painted-by-senator-ted/)

[Tom Coburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-coburn/)

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> [“I had a dream about you. We were fishing in the Utah desert. You caught a dinosaur, but due to Federal regulations,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/i-had-a-dream-about-you-we-were-fishing-in-the-utah-desert-you-caught/)

[Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/)

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> [Ted Kennedy's inspiration will loom large over our politics for years to come, uplift us in the healthcare fight, and help to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-pelosi/ted-kennedy-s-inspiration-will-loom-large-over-our-politics-for-years/)

[Christine Pelosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-pelosi/)

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> [Why do we start immigration in 1965? Guess whose idea it was? Ted Kennedy. Ted Kennedy, 1965, we needed to reinstitute the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/why-do-we-start-immigration-in-1965-guess-whose-idea-it-was-ted/)

[Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/)

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> [In the end, Ted Kennedy was a politician, plain and simple. Yet he embodied how politics and public service can be successfully…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-todd/in-the-end-ted-kennedy-was-a-politician-plain-and-simple-yet-he/)

[Chuck Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-todd/)

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> [In what might be a motto of those who sought the presidency and lost, Ted Kennedy once said, "Frankly, I don't mind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-dole/in-what-might-be-a-motto-of-those-who-sought-the-presidency-and-lost/)

[Bob Dole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-dole/)

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> [Ted Kennedy's achievements as a senator have towered over his time, changing the lives of far more Americans than remember the name…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-clymer/ted-kennedy-s-achievements-as-a-senator-have-towered-over-his-time/)

[Adam Clymer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-clymer/)

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## Top authors on Ted kennedy

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-michael-capuano-5988.jpg) Michael Capuano 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ted-kennedy/michael-capuano/)

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