I've had a tough time learning how to act like a congressman. Today I accidentally spent some of my own money.
Joseph P. Kennedy

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Joseph P. Kennedy

He's a great kid. He hates the same way I do.
Joseph P. Kennedy

Whenever you're sitting across from some important person, always picture him sitting there in a suit of long red underwear. That's the way I always operated in business.
Joseph P. Kennedy

Don't buy a single vote more than necessary. I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for a landslide.
Joseph P. Kennedy

If there's anything I'd hate as a son-in-law, it's an actor; and if there's anything I think I'd hate worse than an actor as a son-in-law, it's an English actor.
Joseph P. Kennedy

We must get into the picture business. This is a new industry and a gold mine. it looks like another telephone industry.
Joseph P. Kennedy

Jack doesn't belong anymore to just a family. He belongs to the country.
Joseph P. Kennedy