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> [The bottom line: if you want a happier family, create, refine and retell the story of your family's positive moments and your ability to bounce back from the difficult ones. That act alone may increase the odds that your family…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-feiler/the-bottom-line-if-you-want-a-happier-family-create-refine-and-retell/)

[Bruce Feiler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-feiler/)

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## More by Bruce Feiler

> [Moses became America's true founding father because he evangelized action; he justified risk. He gave ordinary people the courage to live with uncertainty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-feiler/moses-became-america-s-true-founding-father-because-he-evangelized/)

[Bruce Feiler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-feiler/)

> [Even Superman's name reflects his creators' biblical knowledge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-feiler/even-superman-s-name-reflects-his-creators-biblical-knowledge/)

[Bruce Feiler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-feiler/)

> [But humans disappoint. Adam, in tasting the fruit, indicates that he prefers Eve to God, so God banishes them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-feiler/but-humans-disappoint-adam-in-tasting-the-fruit-indicates-that-he/)

[Bruce Feiler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-feiler/)

> [The way to tell a really big story, I think, is to tell a really small story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-feiler/the-way-to-tell-a-really-big-story-i-think-is-to-tell-a-really-small/)

[Bruce Feiler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-feiler/)

> [The key idea of agile is that teams essentially manage themselves. ... It works in software, and it turns out that it works with kids.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-feiler/the-key-idea-of-agile-is-that-teams-essentially-manage-themselves-it/)

[Bruce Feiler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-feiler/)

> [The bottom line: if you want a happier family, create, refine and retell the story of your family's positive moments and your ability to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-feiler/the-bottom-line-if-you-want-a-happier-family-create-refine-and-retell/)

[Bruce Feiler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-feiler/)

> [Knowing more about family history is the single biggest predictor of a child's emotional well-being. Grandparents can play a special role in this process,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-feiler/knowing-more-about-family-history-is-the-single-biggest-predictor-of/)

[Bruce Feiler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-feiler/)

> [“A meta-analysis of sixty-six studies completed in 1992 found that mothers who have more support from grandmothers have less stress and more well-adjusted children.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-feiler/a-meta-analysis-of-sixty-six-studies-completed-in-1992-found-that/)

[Bruce Feiler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-feiler/)

> [The bottom line: If you want a happier family, bring those skeletons out of the closet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-feiler/the-bottom-line-if-you-want-a-happier-family-bring-those-skeletons/)

[Bruce Feiler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-feiler/)

> [I think that most of the action in religion is around the home, is in families, and is in individual lives, and they can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-feiler/i-think-that-most-of-the-action-in-religion-is-around-the-home-is-in/)

[Bruce Feiler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-feiler/)

> [My name is Bruce Feiler, and I'm an explainaholic. I first heard this word used to describe Isaac Asimov, and I knew instantly that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-feiler/my-name-is-bruce-feiler-and-i-m-an-explainaholic-i-first-heard-this/)

[Bruce Feiler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-feiler/)

> [When I was growing up, I, like many Jews, cheered what appeared to be the receding of faith from everyday life. The further religion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-feiler/when-i-was-growing-up-i-like-many-jews-cheered-what-appeared-to-be/)

[Bruce Feiler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-feiler/)

> [You don't need a grand plan, you don't need to go back to the ancestors and rewrite the rules. You just need to take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-feiler/you-don-t-need-a-grand-plan-you-don-t-need-to-go-back-to-the/)

[Bruce Feiler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-feiler/)

> [I grew up in the age of discount air fare, and for me, the act of joining a culture was a great way about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-feiler/i-grew-up-in-the-age-of-discount-air-fare-and-for-me-the-act-of/)

[Bruce Feiler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-feiler/)

> [I set out to write an anti-parenting parenting book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-feiler/i-set-out-to-write-an-anti-parenting-parenting-book/)

[Bruce Feiler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-feiler/)

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