Top 999 Family Quotes & Sayings - Page 13

I had a long time admiration for the Jewish people. Especially with their long time of courage, taking so much abuse for so long. I was only seven years old, but I could easily see the ungodly treatment that the white folks were handing the poor Jewish family whom I worked for.

My mom is actually a former prima ballerina, and all the women in my family are associated either with dance or choreography or acting, so I'm very lucky in a way because I grew up in a family of artists. I've been dancing since I was a little kid.

I've covered a lot of ground geographically and emotionally and for years I lost my connection with my family. But the best comfort you can have, whether you are on the phone or sitting there in the living room with them, is with your parents, and to me family has always meant protection. When you smile you get a smile back, unconditionally.

I believe that the greatest gift you can give your family and the world is a healthy you.

The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf.

Friendship is held to be the severest test of character. It is easy, we think, to be loyal to a family and clan, whose blood is in your own veins.

Your mortgage shouldn't have been treated as a wager - it should be a way to provide a home and financial stability for you and your family.

The nicest part of the prize, perhaps, is the effect on my friends and family. Each of them feels proud and happy to have the relationship with me that they do. In a way, it's as though they received an award too, and I like that very much.

I'm happy with who I am inside. I'd hate to have accolades and all that and not really be happy with who I was. So I'm really thankful for my family and for the support system that I have for being the person that I am today. I'm proud of who I am.

The older I grow the more I see the influence of my family on my life. I didn't always see it. It was up to our parents to see that we had our education in a town that hadn't yet realized what racial prejudice was but actually knew and practiced it on occasion.

Being part of the Workshop is like being part of a really big family. Everyone is so close. Everyone feels the success of others who go on to do well. Whatever happens, I will still be part of the Workshop.

As a child my family's menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it.

We are special because we've been united not by a common race or ethnicity. We're bound together by common values. That family is the most important institution in society. That almighty God is the source of all we have.

I hate the way they portray us in the media. If you see a black family it says they're looting, if you see a white family it says they're looking for food.

I'll tell you what I'm grateful for, and that's the clarity of understanding that the most important things in life are health, family and friends, and the time to spend on them.

I come from a middle class family, so most of my content comes from home.

My experiences in life are getting bigger and better. The more stuff I do, the more stuff I talk about - having kids, traveling, going through relationship problems, dealing with things in my own family. All that stuff builds character.

I had a very, very interesting childhood, but, oh my, education was the primary focus in our family.

Honestly, I've always been a very positive person and I maintained that even when my family tested COVID positive or when I gave birth in the middle of a pandemic.

A family is a risky venture, because the greater the love, the greater the loss... That's the trade-off. But I'll take it all.

I am grateful every morning I wake up. I've a big family full of kids, who laugh all the time and love each other.

I pity my brother Ferdinand, knowing by my own feelings how sad a thing it is to live apart from one's family.

The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.

The love of the family, the love of one person can heal. It heals the scars left by a larger society. A massive, powerful society.

I don't come from a family that had the money to put me through college, so I left school with $100,000 in student loan debt.

The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege.

I told myself that I wanted to be a motivational speaker, I wanted to write a book, graduate college, have my own family, and have my own career.

Lalitham Sundaram' is a simple family movie that has a positive feel.

We are, in the comics, the last frontier of good, wholesome family humor and entertainment.

Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship.

It's a little known fact that one in three family pets gets lost during its lifetime, and approximately 9 million pets enter shelters each year. That's why it's a wonderful thing to get your pet microchipped and registered with your contact information because then they can be located and the owners can track where their pets are.

I'll never stop dreaming that one day we can be a real family, together, all of us laughing and talking, loving and understanding, not looking at the past but only to the future.

When I was growing up, we didn't have much money. What was important in my house was to have food on the table, be happy, and have our family.

If you feel rooted in your home and family, if you're active in your community, there's nothing more empowering. The best way to make a difference in the world is to start by making a difference in your own life.

Once you do embark upon the separation or divorce process, it is very important to remember three key things: Be kind, be reasonable, be brief. Remember that this person will no longer be your spouse, but he or she will continue to be your co-parent, family member, and perhaps business partner in certain assets or entities.

A family shares hardships and a connected history.

It's not proper for the government to intrude too thoroughly into the domain of the family. It's inappropriate.

The CIA is made up of boys whose families sent them to Princeton but wouldn't let them into the family brokerage business.

I want to apologize to all of the people I have let down because of my behavior which has reflected badly on my family, friends, co-workers, business associates and others.

Most of leaders in Philippine politics come from rich family.

In a country that provides no subsidized child care and no mandatory family leave, no assurance of flexibility in the workplace for parents, no universal preschool and minimal safety nets for vulnerable families, making it a crime to offer children independence in effect makes it a crime to be poor.

I grew up in a very religious family and it is the motivating force to every thing I do. I am fortunate to have had adults all around me who really lived their faith, in helping other people and doing the best you can do.

At the end of the day, life is about being happy being who you are, and I feel like we are so blessed to have the support system and the best family to really just support each other no matter what we're going through.

He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard attachment to be happy.

I was raised in a sort of village. I have a huge family, and I think there is strength in that. It helped me to deal with some of the complications of living in the South because I always felt like I belonged, no matter what.

I need to make money for my family and my future family. I'm not a YOLO person.

You can't separate a house from a family. It's a living, breathing home.

My inner strength comes from my friends. I have a very close group of friends and family, and we all help each other through our dark times.

Patience with family members and others who are close to us is vital for us to have happy homes.

My family comes from Panama, and I grew up in a single parent household with my mother, who barely spoke English. She couldn't get a good job, yet there were four of us for her to raise.

There is no rule book, no right or wrong; you just have to make it up and do the very best you can to care for your family.

When you live on the road, going home is a place to escape and just be with your family to unwind.

Marriage has changed things. I have my own family now.

Right now I just want to chill for a while. Take a hiatus from all the craziness. To clean my house, see my family. Just see some movies and pick some strawberries.

If you see a black family, it's looting, but if it's a white family they are looking for food.

I feel like no one really gets to see, but, people are always talking about how they think our family dynamic is pretty cool.

I'm thankful for all the things that this job has given me and my family. But probably the thing that I am most proud of throughout my career is that, not only myself, but my family and the people around me have just been regular people, which we are.

Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They came through you but not from you and though they are with you yet they belong not to you.

I have a wonderful shelter, which is my family. I have a wonderful relationship with my brother and sister; this makes me feel that I know always where I belong.

A person needs at intervals to separate himself from family and companions and go to new places. He must go without his familiars in order to be open to influences, to change.