Complicated Quote by Jesse Armstrong

Unhealthy families discourage individual expression. Everyone must conform to the thoughts and actions of the toxic parents. They promote fusion, a blurring of personal…

— Susan Forward

Families are the compass that guide us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter.

— Brad Henry

If you live in a material universe where acquiring things is very important to you, then family is an absolute deterrent to maintaining that…

— John Taylor Gatto

The family is the scene of the most intimate and powerful of human experiences. Family situations are bloodier and more passionate than any others,…

— Charlene Weir

The family. We are a strange little band of characters trudging through life sharing diseases and toothpaste, coveting one another's desserts, hiding shampoo, borrowing…

— Erma Bombeck

Families can be the most detrimental things to have in your life. They are sometimes the most poisonous relationships that people have. Sometimes family…

— Amy Sherman-Palladino

A family is something very static and hard to escape, so everybody has a certain role over the years, no matter if you like…

— Maren Ade

“Most people put too much emphasis and value on their own family, but when a family is promoting anti-survival ideals, it is actually healthier…

— Robin Sacredfire

Families are endlessly fascinating. We all have one, and they have a great impact on who we are and what we do - Freudian…

— Susan Minot

Family is a constant in my life.

— KK

I know why families were created with all their imperfections. They humanize you. They are made to make you forget yourself occasionally, so that…

— Anais Nin

I'm endlessly fascinated with the ways families work and the ways they don't.

— Steve James