“When people say there is a 'reason' for the depression, they insult the person who suffers, making it seem that those in agony are somehow at fault for not 'cheering up.' The fact is that those who suffer - and those who love them - are no more at fault for depression than a cancer patient is for a tumor.”

American lawyer, author, and human rights activist

Kerry Kennedy is an American lawyer, author, and human rights activist. She is the daughter of Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy, and a member of the Kennedy family. She has 100 quotes on the site. Kennedy serves as president of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, a nonprofit organization focused on human rights advocacy. Her work is closely tied to that cause, and her public voice is shaped by law, activism, and her family's long political history.