Relatives Quotes

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To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is genuine pleasure. — Honore de Balzac
Religion kept some of my relatives alive, because it was all they had. If they hadn't had some hope of heaven, some companionship in Jesus,… — Octavia Butler
I have developed a very strong partiality for the dead: they don't talk back, they don't sue, and they don't have angry relatives. — Ron Chernow
Sixty percent of our immigrants are admitted merely because they have relatives here. Many of these people are not immediate relative, but are part of… — Ronald Reagan
Let those who once fought against brothers and relatives now rightfully fight against barbarians. — Pope Urban II
You should accordingly exercise your mind to remember your friends, relatives, and fellow-workers to determine if they are in need. As you remember each one… — Watchman Nee
An absence of antecedents and of relatives is sometimes an aid rather than an impediment to social advancement . . . — Arthur Conan Doyle
We live in an atmosphere of shame. We are ashamed of everything that is real about us; ashamed of ourselves, of our relatives, of our… — George Bernard Shaw
Fate chooses our relatives, we choose our friends. — Jacques Delille
When our relatives are at home, we have to think of all their good points or it would be impossible to endure them. — George Bernard Shaw
Personal history must be constantly renewed by telling parents, relatives, and friends everything one does. On the other hand, for the warrior who has no… — Carlos Castaneda
In proportion to our body mass, our brain is three times as large as that of our nearest relatives. This huge organ is dangerous and… — Susan Blackmore
It is hard to hide our genes completely. However devoted someone may be to the privacy of his genotype, others with enough curiosity and knowledge… — Philip Kitcher
Baptize first the children; and if they can speak for themselves, let them do so. Otherwise, let their parents or other relatives speak for them. — Hippolytus of Rome
You try to sit down at approximately the same time every day. This is how you train your unconscious to kick in for you creatively.… — Anne Lamott
You know, all my songs are relatives, brothers, sisters, cousins. — David Coverdale
I always felt I was living in two worlds. One was the Mexican world, because nearly everybody I knew, relatives and cousins and kids in… — Gilberto Hernandez
The custom of saluting [i.e., embracing] ladies by their relatives and friends was introduced, it is said, by the early Romans, not out of respect… — Joseph Haydn
Together, undocumented people like me and our relatives, friends and allies wait for broader immigration reform, not just for Dreamers but also for undocumented workers… — Jose Antonio Vargas
After long study and experience, I have come to the conclusion that (1) all religions are true; (2) all religions have some error in them;… — Mahatma Gandhi

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