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> [My father was my hero. I can't say enough about him and everything he did for me and my family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-smart/my-father-was-my-hero-i-can-t-say-enough-about-him-and-everything-he/)

[Jean Smart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-smart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/271/jean-smart-21993_enough_my-father-was-my-hero-i-can-t-say-enough_1658557.jpg)

> [Singing was something I only did at family functions, but I never took it seriously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-ramos/singing-was-something-i-only-did-at-family-functions-but-i-never-took/)

[Anthony Ramos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-ramos/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ff/anthony-ramos-21774_family_singing-was-something-i-only-did-at-fami_53242.jpg)

> [“I don't want love to destroy me like it did my family”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-nk-2/i-don-t-want-love-to-destroy-me-like-it-did-my-family/)

[P nk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-nk-2/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bd/p-nk-2-89999_family_i-don-t-want-love-to-destroy-me-like-it_529334.jpg)

> [The best thing I ever did was give my family everything I could.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-allen/the-best-thing-i-ever-did-was-give-my-family-everything-i-could/)

[John R. Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-allen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bd/john-r-allen-19772_best_the-best-thing-i-ever-did-was-give-my-fa_322358.jpg)

> [Me I never had the chance to say,Well,I'm going to do something I want to do."I always did if for my family,for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-gambino/me-i-never-had-the-chance-to-say-well-i-m-going-to-do-something-i/)

[Thomas Gambino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-gambino/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f5/thomas-gambino-282943_chance_me-i-never-had-the-chance-to-say-well-i_2231812.png)

> [We were what you would call a poor family, but we were rich in so many things. We did family things together.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/august-wilson/we-were-what-you-would-call-a-poor-family-but-we-were-rich-in-so-many/)

[August Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/august-wilson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6db/august-wilson-3646_dessert_we-were-what-you-would-call-a-poor-famil_1866608.jpg)

> [And to play as long as I did and to have a family you have to be very blessed and I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nolan-ryan/and-to-play-as-long-as-i-did-and-to-have-a-family-you-have-to-be-very/)

[Nolan Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nolan-ryan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26b/nolan-ryan-16984_appreciate_and-to-play-as-long-as-i-did-and-to-have_1451348.jpg)

> [As kids we used to laugh/Who knew that life would move this fast? Who knew I'd have to look at you through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kanye-west/as-kids-we-used-to-laugh-who-knew-that-life-would-move-this-fast-who/)

[Kanye West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kanye-west/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d5/kanye-west-242_family_as-kids-we-used-to-laugh-who-knew-that-l_1872220.jpg)

> [ After we did \[All In The Family\], that ended up being a real love fest all around. Me and Norman, Norman \[Lear\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-masur/after-we-did-all-in-the-family-that-ended-up-being-a-real-love-fest/)

[Richard Masur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-masur/)

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