My family Quotes · Page 31

My father instilled in me to take care of my family. Show up even when you don't want to show up.

— Steve Harvey

With my family background - my parents were both activists - writing about culture and politics came naturally.

— Alexander Chee

Oh sure, I have a few black people in my family tree. They're probably still hanging there.

— Zach Braff

All my favorite stars, my family and my friends are here. I'm having the happiest birthday that an 18-year-old girl could ever…

— Brandy Norwood

I find it is increasingly difficult to spend the time I need with my family and at the same time do the…

— Brian Baird

I have a lot of friends, but my biggest fear is loneliness. I miss my family in Mumbai, and my biggest nightmare…

— Deepika Padukone

I like to buy books for the kids in my family. I guess that's why they call me the 'mean' aunt.

— Dana Spiotta

You set fire to my house, killed my family, and ate my dog. But steal my boyfriend? That's a step too far.

— Libba Bray

I was a Stalinist in the '30s. I had come from a Russian revolutionary family who simply were elated by the fact…

— Murray Bookchin

It is not enough to merely exist. It's not enough to say, 'I'm earning enough to live and support my family. I…

— Albert Schweitzer

My rule is, whatever you were calling me four years ago is what you should be calling me now, because I don't…

— Nicki Minaj

Half of my family is in Los Angeles, so my cousin was the first person to play me, like, Snoop Dogg, and…

— Jillian Hervey

When I was a young boy, growing up in Durham, North Carolina, the women in my family were truly passionate about their…

— Andre Leon Talley

I went to an ordinary school in New York City with no other actors. I learned to compartmentalise different parts of my…

— Brooke Shields

I'm probably the most loquacious author when it comes to my dedications. The reason is there is some symbolism there. I've been…

— Karen Kingsbury

I love the South. Although I grew up primarily in Memphis, my family moved around a ton when I was a kid.…

— Chris Hardwick

Tell me what game Steph Landry and I used to play in the big dirt pile they made while they were digging…

— Meg Cabot

I hope that if the people who read my work encounter people in the real world who are like the characters that…

— Jesmyn Ward

The people playing on these songs are from Wisconsin and Illinois and Chicago and St. Louis and there’s a certain attitude that…

— Pokey LaFarge

When I knew I was going to be able to write full time, I wondered, "What's going to happen to the relationships…

— Stephen King

My family has always supported my activities, whether it was doing combat in Korea, flying progressively and challenging fighter-jet aircraft in Europe,…

— Buzz Aldrin

Some even believe we (the Rockefeller family) are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the United States,…

— David Rockefeller

The word dysfunction has, I think, served its purpose and now has lost its meaning. Every family, like every person, is imperfect,…

— Susan Minot

I have spent my entire life helping millions of children across the world. I would never harm a child. It is unfortunate…

— Michael Jackson

No one in my family has ever died of love. What happened, happened, but nothing myth-inspiring.

— Wislawa Szymborska

I want to be on stage and perform and win Grammys and help out my family in Bulgaria, because they are struggling,…

— Leah LaBelle

I learned Spanish at home and, since half my family doesn't speak English, it's my first language.

— Odette Annable

I'm extremely proud of my family's record of public service to Massachusetts and the nation.

— Joseph P. Kennedy III

My early childhood was spent in Newark, New Jersey, but my family moved to Denver when I was 12.

— Anita Diament

It's so funny how my name has always been such a big deal. When I was growing up, my family was always…

— Calista Flockhart

If I believed everything everyone had ever told me about my family I'd be a sight more miserable than I am now

— Hannah Kent

My family used to call me an oversized kid and I think that's pretty accurate in some ways.

— Jeremy Lin

My family was always active, and our thing was family walks. Not walks around the block, but more like eight-mile hikes up…

— Mika Brzezinski

I'm happy to talk in general themes, but when we get down to specifics about my family, for me that's always been…

— J. K. Rowling

My inspiration is life. My family, my friends, travelling, books, music, love, food, fashion. What inspires you?

— Leighton Meester

My family keeps me pretty grounded. Like if I try anything diva, they're like, 'Oh shut up. Go and do the dishwasher.

— Rebel Wilson

My family is part Creole, and were Indian, and were also very, very black. My father was so black, he was blue.

— Merry Clayton

My family helped start [this country], we've been in political life ... since the 1690s, and I have a very possessive sense…

— Gore Vidal

We grew to know the meaning of love. That is what allowed me and my family to stay close together.

— Martin Lawrence

I loved teaching. It was my world. I only left because I was overwhelmed with three careers - teaching, writing, and my…

— Patricia Reilly Giff