Sibling Quotes · Page 7

Sibling rivalry was, and still is to this day, rampant in my family. We were all competing for my parents' divided attention.

— Janine di Giovanni

We are all the siblings of Kuwait. She is the mother and the father, and we are the shield that protects her…

— Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah

“Your sibling, after all, is the only other person in the world who understands how fucked up your parents made you.”

— Deb Caletti

There is a belief that children drop out of school because they're needed by their families to work, or the little girls…

— Nicholas Negroponte

Love is sunshine, music, nature, my puppies, my boyfriend, my parents, my siblings, my true friends. It's a connection that allows us…

— Syesha Mercado

My older siblings and I all work in 'the industry'. So obviously we have hectic schedules, but we make it work.

— Lily Collins

I wish I had a mentally handicap sibling that was nice, you know, like the majority of them, but no, I get…

— Anonymous

“A sibling would be the one person in the whole world who would be with you from birth until death. At every…

— John Shors

Anyone that is Hispanic will tell you that we're not just monolithic, we're not just one color, and that a lot of…

— Anna Paulina Luna

Those same people, when they leave the theater, when they look behind the curtains they are curious about their neighbors, they can…

— Abbas Kiarostami

“All close friendships are marked with competition. Our earliest tests are against our siblings and playmates, and some of that rivalry endures…

— Christopher Bollen

You're surrounded by other people all the time. And you have to take responsibility if you're the eldest or one of the…

— Harry West

“Family… that was my older sister Tiffany as well. My emotional spectrum for her covered everything from “my dearest sister, foundation of…

— Hasimir Fenrig

We can't understand when we're pregnant, or when our siblings are expecting, how profound it is to have a shared history with…

— Anne Lamott

My favorite holiday memory was sitting at home all day in my pajamas during winter break for school watching a bunch of…

— Becky G

My siblings and I were raised like tenants, to be honest. There was a total absence of intimacy in my family, though…

— Sufjan Stevens

The evaluative habits developed in sibling interactions undoubtedly affect the salience and choice of comparative referents in self-ability evaluations in later life

— Albert Bandura

My brother, Chris Massey from 'Zoey 101', was acting first at a young age. I just followed in my sibling's footsteps.

— Kyle Massey

I consider myself lucky to be an only child because if I had other siblings, my mother would not have been able…

— Lea Michele

I've always been an actress, entertaining my family was the start. I'm a goof ball among many of my cousins and siblings.

— Aeriel Miranda

I'm actually an only child with very supportive parents, so I didn't have the sibling rivalry to draw from.

— Aidan Gallagher

From when I was born, my dad would dance with me in his arms, and I would watch my siblings dancing around…

— Julianne Hough

My parents were both Spanish-speakers and they used to speak to me and my siblings in Spanish and we'd answer them in…

— America Ferrera

I have a secret sibling that I never knew existed and who was given up for adoption at birth by my parents,…

— Dominique Moceanu

I am extremely close to my brother, Kent, and my sister, Lauren, who have been remarkably understanding about all of my weird…

— Karen Russell

More than anything, having adventures with my siblings and spending time with my family and my husband make me happy.

— Daphne Oz

That's the way it is with firstborns. Mom and Dad may think they're in charge, but the firstborn knows better, and so…

— Kevin Leman

At the snowy summit of all these things, however, is the fact that you simply cannot go about locking your siblings in…

— Catherynne M. Valente

I'm more interested in interpersonal relationships - between lovers families, siblings. That's why I write about how we treat each other.

— Terry McMillan

They had nothing to say to each other. A five-year age gap between siblings is like a garden that needs constant attention.…

— Zadie Smith

I was the youngest of nine siblings... I lost my father when I was just 13. For me, the elders have been…

— Tina Ambani

I am interested in intense, unbreakable emotional connections and oftentimes, such connections can be found between siblings.

— Roxane Gay

There was always sibling rivalry. Tennis, football, boxing, whatever - you always want to come out on top of big sis.

— Nikita Parris

With a diplomat father, for whom foreign postings were a fact of life, my siblings and I were expected to attend boarding…

— Arabella Weir

“She tries to wear her pain on the inside. She always has. It’s the trademark of the oldest sibling, I think.”

— Laura Miller

Once you've taken account of the quality of sibling relationships, knowing about the quality of parenting doesn't add much information.

— Robert J. Waldinger

I don't even know who I am. All I know is that I am the sibling, daughter, sister, the friend of somebody,…

— Erin Foster

I never question God. Sometimes I say, 'Why me? Why do I have such a hard life? Why do I have this…

— Mattie Stepanek

If his/her siblings and parents are not treated and he/she is strong enough to continue the recovery, a sibling will take up…

— Virgil Miller Newton

We have to divide mother love with our brothers and sisters. Our parents can help us cope with the loss of our…

— Judith Viorst