--- title: "12 Family Motto Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 12 Family Motto quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Family Motto sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92d/aristotle-78_chance_choice-not-chance-determines-your-destin_1968698.png" --- > [ Choice not chance determines your destiny \[my family motto...credited to Aristotle\] ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aristotle/choice-not-chance-determines-your-destiny-my-family-motto-credited-to/) [Aristotle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aristotle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92d/aristotle-78_chance_choice-not-chance-determines-your-destin_1968698.png) > [“Old family motto: "The best revenge is revenge.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-mccaffrey/old-family-motto-the-best-revenge-is-revenge/) [Anne McCaffrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-mccaffrey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31a/anne-mccaffrey-7944_family_old-family-motto-the-best-revenge-is-rev_1754334.jpg) > [“The Sullivan family motto: Why Be Serious When You Can Be Sarcastic?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-winfrey/the-sullivan-family-motto-why-be-serious-when-you-can-be-sarcastic/) [Kerry Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kerry-winfrey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cc/kerry-winfrey-63363_family_the-sullivan-family-motto-why-be-serious_2157630.jpg) > [“Divide and conquer. That's my new family motto”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colleen-hoover/divide-and-conquer-that-s-my-new-family-motto/) [Colleen Hoover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colleen-hoover/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/828/colleen-hoover-124_conquer_divide-and-conquer-that-s-my-new-family_2370677.jpg) > [“The Days never won anything. They always said that, marveling, whenever they had a tiny piece of good luck: We never win…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-flynn/the-days-never-won-anything-they-always-said-that-marveling-whenever/) [Gillian Flynn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-flynn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0d/gillian-flynn-316_family_the-days-never-won-anything-they-always_204139.jpg) > [“Seriously? So what’s the Herondale family motto? ‘Chiseled but angsty’?” He shrugged. ‘If you don’t know what your last name is, it’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/seriously-so-what-s-the-herondale-family-motto-chiseled-but-angsty-he/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53d/cassandra-clare-9_family_seriously-so-what-s-the-herondale-family_78413.jpg) > [“You go anyway. It’s the Taylor family motto: You get up, you dress up, you show up. And usually have a pretty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-go-anyway-it-s-the-taylor-family-motto-you-get-up-you-dress-up/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1f/anonymous-1_family_you-go-anyway-it-s-the-taylor-family-mot_768783.jpg) > [Our whole family thrives under pressure. It's like our family motto or something. Apart from my brother Peter, of course. He had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-kinsella/our-whole-family-thrives-under-pressure-it-s-like-our-family-motto-or/) [Sophie Kinsella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-kinsella/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/863/sophie-kinsella-719_break_our-whole-family-thrives-under-pressure_1600514.png) > [“Because I’m going to make you understand the family motto: Never let your obstacles become more important than your goal.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dashka-slater/because-i-m-going-to-make-you-understand-the-family-motto-never-let/) Dashka Slater [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7a/dashka-slater-67968_family_because-i-m-going-to-make-you-understand_970661.jpg) > [I think our family motto is to always work hard, be humble, kind, and thoughtful about others around us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anwar-hadid/i-think-our-family-motto-is-to-always-work-hard-be-humble-kind-and/) [Anwar Hadid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anwar-hadid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b6/anwar-hadid-46465_family_i-think-our-family-motto-is-to-always-wo_1869535.jpg) > [“..the family motto, after all, is 'To Have and To Hold'. We were always a warrior breed, but we don't fight solely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-laurens/the-family-motto-after-all-is-to-have-and-to-hold-we-were-always-a/) [Stephanie Laurens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-laurens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/057/stephanie-laurens-4465_family_the-family-motto-after-all-is-to-have-an_2404849.jpg) > [“Lex malla, lex nulla,” said Julian with a regretful wave of his hand. It was the Blackthorn family motto: A bad law…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/lex-malla-lex-nulla-said-julian-with-a-regretful-wave-of-his-hand-it/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ae/cassandra-clare-9_gaze_lex-malla-lex-nulla-said-julian-with-a-r_3643.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/family-motto/#itemlist", "name": "Family Motto Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Choice not chance determines your destiny [my family motto...credited to Aristotle]", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Aristotle" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aristotle/choice-not-chance-determines-your-destiny-my-family-motto-credited-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92d/aristotle-78_chance_choice-not-chance-determines-your-destin_1968698.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92d/aristotle-78_chance_choice-not-chance-determines-your-destin_1968698.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92d/aristotle-78_chance_choice-not-chance-determines-your-destin_1968698.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Choice not chance determines your destiny [my family motto...credited to Aristotle]” — Aristotle", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Old family motto: \"The best revenge is revenge.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anne McCaffrey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-mccaffrey/old-family-motto-the-best-revenge-is-revenge/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31a/anne-mccaffrey-7944_family_old-family-motto-the-best-revenge-is-rev_1754334.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31a/anne-mccaffrey-7944_family_old-family-motto-the-best-revenge-is-rev_1754334.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31a/anne-mccaffrey-7944_family_old-family-motto-the-best-revenge-is-rev_1754334.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Old family motto: \"The best revenge is revenge.” — Anne McCaffrey", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The Sullivan family motto: Why Be Serious When You Can Be Sarcastic?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kerry Winfrey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-winfrey/the-sullivan-family-motto-why-be-serious-when-you-can-be-sarcastic/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cc/kerry-winfrey-63363_family_the-sullivan-family-motto-why-be-serious_2157630.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cc/kerry-winfrey-63363_family_the-sullivan-family-motto-why-be-serious_2157630.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cc/kerry-winfrey-63363_family_the-sullivan-family-motto-why-be-serious_2157630.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Sullivan family motto: Why Be Serious When You Can Be Sarcastic?” — Kerry Winfrey", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Divide and conquer. 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So what’s the Herondale family motto? ‘Chiseled but angsty’?” He shrugged. ‘If you don’t know what your last name is, it’s probably Herondale’?” Emma burst out laughing. “What about Carstairs?” she asked, tapping Cortana. “ ‘We have a sword’? ‘Blunt instruments are for losers’?” “Morgenstern,” offered Julian. “ ‘When in doubt, start a war’?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Cassandra Clare" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/lex-malla-lex-nulla-said-julian-with-a-regretful-wave-of-his-hand-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ae/cassandra-clare-9_gaze_lex-malla-lex-nulla-said-julian-with-a-r_3643.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ae/cassandra-clare-9_gaze_lex-malla-lex-nulla-said-julian-with-a-r_3643.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ae/cassandra-clare-9_gaze_lex-malla-lex-nulla-said-julian-with-a-r_3643.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Lex malla, lex nulla,” said Julian with a regretful wave of his hand. 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