Joe Kennedy III

“People always ask what's it like to grow up as a Kennedy. It's a family. It's big, it's large, it's amazing. You've got strong personalities with strong opinions. And we'll come out differently on some of those opinions.”

“My family has been around campaigns for a long time. It's something you really have to be sure that you alone want to do. Because if not, if you don't want to do it, that will just blow through the surface at some point, and people can tell. And when people can tell, it's all over.”

“Somewhere down the road, if a Senate seat were to open, yeah, it's something I'd certainly take a look at. But that's got to be right in time for me and my family.”

“There are ways that we, as a society, the laws that we write and the contracts we build, can try to actually increase people's ability to reap the reward from their own potential. But we put barriers in front of them.”

“It's really important for me to do the fundamentals of this job really, really well. And to let people know that I think the core responsibilities of a member of Congress aren't seeking the national headlines or being the spokesperson on this issue or that issue when you just get there.”

“To me, that's what the Peace Corps is all about - the impact that simple acts of service can have across borders, generations, and time. It's a lesson I carry with me every day.”

“This is our country and our home and our families. We can decide that one person's right to bear arms does not come at the expense of a neighbor's right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

“You can see what happens when people don't feel they have a chance. You can see the ramifications of that.”

“I'm pretty boring, as it turns out.”

“There is nothing so humbling as being a parent to young children!”

“The American public will give you an awful lot of slack on how you voted on one issue or another if they feel like you have a reason.”

“My decision to look seriously at elected office is grounded in a deep commitment to public service and my experience - both my own and that of my family - in finding just, practical, and bipartisan solutions to difficult challenges.”

“People care for their community and will invest in their community and will look out for each other if they are challenged to do so.”

“I think if I have learned one thing from all of my family members, both sides of it - my mom's side, my dad's side and everyone else - it's that every one of us has a responsibility to do what we can to contribute back and make our communities and our country a better place.”

“Humanity does not come with citizenship or a green card.”

“I have a hard time understanding how cutting the program in our country that provides healthcare to working families by $800 billion can be classified as mercy.”

“The strongest, richest, greatest nation in the world shouldn't leave anyone behind.”

“Elective office and public service are obviously something that have long ties with my family, and something I'm definitely interested in.”

“There's an old rule of thumb in politics that 90 percent of all 90 year-olds vote and 25 percent of all 25 year-olds vote.”

“Your ally today could be your adversary tomorrow and your ally the next day. Work hard, be polite, be respectful, and don't take it personally.”