Relatives Quotes

312 Relatives quotes by 262 unique authors

It appeared to the Elders that the people here would believe anything about themselves, no matter how preposterous, as long as it was flattering. To… — Kurt Vonnegut
Biological family is too small of a vision. Patriotism is far too myopic. A love for our own relatives and a love for the people… — Shane Claiborne
It runs in the family. And don't expect me to be ashamed. Yankees lock away loony relatives, but down here, we prop 'em up on… — Susan Elizabeth Phillips
But why people need privacy? Why privacy is important? In China, every family live together, grandparents, parents, daughter, son and their relatives too. Eat together… — Xiaolu Guo
Also, I feel that crying is almost--like, aside from deaths of relatives or whatever-- totally avoidable if you follow two very simple rules: 1.Don't care… — John Green
Go home, and let all your relatives off the potter's wheel. You are not the potter! — Joyce Meyer
Everyone wanted his relatives to be proud of him, didn't he? — Jude Deveraux
Remember that you own what happened to you. If your childhood was less than ideal, you may have been raised thinking that if you told… — Anne Lamott
Coal, oil and gas are called fossil fuels, because they are mostly made of the fossil remains of beings from long ago. The chemical energy… — Carl Sagan
Hagrid, look what I’ve got for relatives!” Harry said furiously. “Look at the Dursleys!” “An excellent point,” said Professor Dumbledore. “My own brother, Aberforth, was… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Thank goodness, we can choose our friends. We have to take our relatives as they are, and be thankful… — Lucy Maud Montgomery
A young lady's most natural ally is her sister although sometimes our own relatives are as inscrutable to us as an antipodean. — Anna Godbersen
I'm not running away from my fears," I told Dane. "I'm running away from my relatives. — Lisa Kleypas
After it's all over, the early childhood, a chain of birthdays woven with candlelight, piles of presents, voices of relatives singing and praising your promise… — Virginia C. Andrews
Any true wizard, faced with a sign like 'Do not open this door. Really. We mean it. We're not kidding. Opening this door will mean… — Terry Pratchett
You never cared that I was your sister before.” “Didn’t I?” His black eyes flicked up and down her. “Our father’s dead,” he said. “There… — Cassandra Clare
As for those whose role it is to love us - I mean, relatives and in-laws (what a word)- It's a different tune. They find… — Albert Camus
It was our belief that the love of possessions is a weakness to be overcome. . . . Children must early learn the beauty of… — Charles Alexander Eastman
The society of my relatives can only be enjoyed with frequent intervals. — Georgette Heyer
Was using “dead-man’s-toe” morally okay if the man’s relatives had knowingly sold him for parts? — Kim Harrison
Mistakes are like the memories you hide in an attic: old love letters from relationships that tanked, photos of dead relatives, toys from a childhood… — Jodi Picoult
But then if you lied to a man about his talent just because he was sitting across from you, that was the most unforgivable lie… — Charles Bukowski
Onyx is angry," Damian says. "Onyx has a right to be angry. You've got to remember, for many elephants, their life is that of a… — Deb Caletti
I hate everything that does not relate to literature, conversations bore me (even when they relate to literature), to visit people bores me, the joys… — Franz Kafka
Every gay person must come out. As difficult as it is, you must tell your immediate family. You must tell your relatives. You must tell… — Harvey Milk

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