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title: "7 Define Family Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Define Family quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Define Family sayings and thoughts."
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> [Whenever you define family as anything other than a man and a woman married together, you have just introduced an ethical nightmare.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-evans/whenever-you-define-family-as-anything-other-than-a-man-and-a-woman/)

[Tony Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-evans/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c6/tony-evans-1635_anything_whenever-you-define-family-as-anything-o_7564.png)

> [We define family in many different ways: not just by blood but by people with whom we find a common ground and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrienne-c-moore/we-define-family-in-many-different-ways-not-just-by-blood-but-by/)

[Adrienne C. Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrienne-c-moore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bd/adrienne-c-moore-13420_blood_we-define-family-in-many-different-ways_130531.jpg)

> [I define myself by my family: my parents or my brother or sister and their families.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-taylor/i-define-myself-by-my-family-my-parents-or-my-brother-or-sister-and/)

[Diana Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-taylor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fde/diana-taylor-13542_brother_i-define-myself-by-my-family-my-parents_1157137.jpg)

> [There are all different kinds of ways to define a family, and we have to take that into consideration when practicing family…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wasser/there-are-all-different-kinds-of-ways-to-define-a-family-and-we-have/)

[Laura Wasser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-wasser/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efd/laura-wasser-13700_consideration_there-are-all-different-kinds-of-ways-to_1450197.jpg)

> [We define our family, our 'ohana, very broadly. It may have be begun with our parents and brothers and sisters, but it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-cazimero/we-define-our-family-our-ohana-very-broadly-it-may-have-be-begun-with/)

[Robert Cazimero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-cazimero/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84e/robert-cazimero-76136_brother_we-define-our-family-our-ohana-very-broa_1911906.jpg)

> [It's no secret that I have, at best, a strained and awkward relationship with my dad. The Wasserman family - my mom,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/casey-wasserman/it-s-no-secret-that-i-have-at-best-a-strained-and-awkward/)

[Casey Wasserman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/casey-wasserman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bce/casey-wasserman-28709_best_it-s-no-secret-that-i-have-at-best-a-str_2560905.jpg)

> [Whatever you define family as, family is just a part of belonging to something that takes care of you and nurtures you...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/whatever-you-define-family-as-family-is-just-a-part-of-belonging-to/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a12/ellen-degeneres-604_belonging_whatever-you-define-family-as-family-is_3154083.jpg)

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