Family Quotes · Page 887

[My father] had a massive middle-age breakdown. And left the family. And then it just completely fell apart. And my mother was…

— Bryan Cranston

“I cannot stress enough the perils of your friends marrying or becoming court inventors. One day you are all a society of…

— Tove Jansson

Consciously, distinctly, resolutely, habitually, we need to give ourselves, our business, our interests, our families, our affections, into the Spirit's hands, to…

— Frederic Dan Huntington

“And yet, the larger truth was that Ivanka’s relationship with her father was in no way a conventional family relationship. If it…

— Michael Wolff

“There was nothing of high mark in this. They were not a handsome family; they were not well dressed; their shoes were…

— Charles Dickens

I admire the Shabbat tradition, and no matter which faith you are of, there is nothing more wonderful than dedicating a certain…

— Joyce Giraud

“There are years and years of my life I can’t remember a thing about. A family member will say, “Remember the time…

— Roxane Gay

I come from a really big family, my father was a businessman and what he always instilled in us was to be…

— Tony Shalhoub

When I was just a twenty-something, I came to Newark, and I found a connection to the city in a spiritual way.…

— Cory Booker

“But when I roamed New York City, knowing so much and capable of speaking so nicely, and yet so lonely, and often…

— Kurt Vonnegut

Just never really got into cars and flossin' or never really cared, like I was always the type of person that felt…

— Eminem

Of course, spending time with family is always good. I love the outdoors, so if I get a chance to go out…

— Anousheh Ansari

Among these temples there is one which far surpasses all the rest, whose grandeur of architectural details no human tongue is able…

— Anonymous

“They’re pretty quiet in there.” I nod toward the family room. “They’re both champion watchers,” David says. “It’s their superpower.” “Too bad…

— Claire LaZebnik

Innocent pleasures in moderation can provide relaxation for the body and mind and can foster family and other relationships. But pleasure, per…

— Stephen Covey

ABC's intelligently hilarious sitcom 'Modern Family' depicts a gay-male marriage in which both partners are refreshingly dimensional, believable human beings. The writers…

— Tom Shales

The ability to stand by one's principles, to live with integrity and faith according to one's belief-that is what matters, that is…

— Howard W. Hunter

The single factor most responsible for the disruption of the family is the automobile. Its full effect cannot be assessed. Modern life,…

— Alexander Lowen

My parents and I entered the U.S. legally, but when it was time for our visa extension, we were turned down. Returning…

— Leana S. Wen

I worked with women who were nurses and workers, women who worked in hotels, janitors who basically cleaned buildings, worked two jobs…

— Cecile Richards

I definitely related a lot to Perry [from That's Ordinary World movie]. I liked how he put family first. I identified with…

— Billie Joe Armstrong

Alfred Nobel - pitiable half-creature, should have been stifled by humane doctor when he made his entry yelling into life. Greatest merits:…

— Alfred Nobel

Every Christmas, all I ever wanted was Playskool instruments. It was my entire life. And then by the time I was 6…

— Andy Biersack

“Speaking generally, however, when you interact with someone else, you are doing outer work (physical time, play time, connecting time) ... as…

— Deepak Chopra

“Marriage and family are only what we make of them. Without that they’re just a nest of hypocrisy. Garbage and empty words.…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

“In the evenings the family gathered at Kirkwood Hall. Sometimes Andrew cooked, sometimes Delphine. There was a bounty of vegetables from the…

— Ellen Herrick

Some people say the reason I am not married is that I don't understand small business and the toughest small business in…

— Mikhail Prokhorov

While it was occasionally done here or there, nobody else had a figurehead like Walt doing it. Jack Warner wasn't on TV.…

— Leonard Maltin

“I recently consulted to a therapist who felt he had accomplished something by getting his dissociative client to remain in her ANP…

— Alison Miller

Women of worth are those who want positive change for themselves, their families, community or society, which I think is important. For…

— Sonam Kapoor

It was something I always wanted to do, to own a restaurant, because I love food. But particularly when I first moved…

— Roberto Di Matteo

When I was little, I went to church with my family to get baptized, and the choir was singing and I just…

— Doechii

Dad has worked as a banker at the same firm in Boston, living in the same suburban neighborhood for over 50 years.…

— Amor Towles

I need some time to write songs and work on my thing, but I'm just living my life and doing family stuff…

— Phil Elverum

“Having a daughter whose company he actually enjoyed was one of Jim’s favorite accomplishments. The odds were against you, in all matters…

— Emma Straub

We are not fit for a place in God's family; the idea of his loving and exalting us sinners as he loves…

— J. I. Packer

I love cooking. There is nothing I like better than going home and cooking my family a nice meal. Anything with pasta!…

— Eden Hazard

“If you are able to show goodness to yourself, your family, friends, and maybe to some in your community, you are doing…

— Gudjon Bergmann

The national debt is totally unlike a family budget for about a gazillion reasons, not the least of which being that families…

— Matt Taibbi

When I was a little girl, I did not listen to music much. I did not think that one day I would…

— Sonita Alizadeh