Awake at night Quote by Robert F. Kennedy Download Open image ““I did not lie awake at night worrying about the problems of Negroes.”” — Robert F. Kennedy ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Awake at night
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“the President was deciding, for the U.S., the Soviet Union, Turkey, NATO, and really for all mankind….” — Robert F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“First is the danger of futility; the belief there is nothing one man or one woman can do against the enormous array of the… — Robert F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“A revolution is coming – a revolution which will be peaceful if we are wise enough; compassionate if we care enough; successful if we… — Robert F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Few will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events. It is… — Robert F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Our goal is not the victory of might but the vindication of right—not peace at the expense of freedom, but both peace and freedom,… — Robert F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Even if we act to erase material poverty, there is another greater task, it is to confront the poverty of satisfaction - purpose and… — Robert F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“But we can perhaps remember, if only for a time, that those who live with us are our brothers, that they share with us… — Robert F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“That was the beginning of the Cuban missile crisis—a confrontation between the two giant atomic nations, the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., which brought the… — Robert F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“The responsibility of our time is nothing less than a revolution. A revolution that would be peaceful if we are wise enough; humane if… — Robert F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“What my father said about businessmen applies to liberals ... They're sons of bitches. The people who are selfish are interested in their own… — Robert F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
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“She was tired of the flaming thoughts of discontent that kept her awake at night.” — Virginia Gaffney Copy Share Image
Sometimes I wonder why I love you. I'll sit there awake at night, just trying to find out what I see in you. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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Sitting awake at night with nothing to distract you, wishing someone cared enough to realize you are not okay. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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In reality, the main thing that keeps me awake at night is probably the destruction of the planet that's what gets me pretty upset. — Rachel Weisz Copy Share Image
