American Quote by Lance Loud

American family life has never been particularly idyllic. In the nineteenth century, nearly a quarter of all children experienced the death of one of…

— Richard Louv

You hear a lot of dialogue on the death of the American family. Families aren't dying. They're merging into big conglomerates.

— Erma Bombeck

America is one big dysfunctional family and we are still trying to figure out how to live together.

— Eddie Griffin

Happy or unhappy, families are all mysterious. We have only to imagine how differently we would be described - and will be, after our…

— Gloria Steinem

We hear a lot in this country about family, and 'American Family' just shows us a portrait we haven't seen as much of yet.…

— Esai Morales

It's quintessentially American to transform your family.

— Howard Rheingold

It's one of the great tragedies of our contemporary life in America, that families fall apart. Almost everybody has that in common.

— Sam Shepard

Yes, your family history has some sad chapters. But your history doesn't have to be your future. The generational garbage can stop here and…

— Max Lucado

The American notion of family is perhaps the most romanticized, deep-rooted, and misery-producing fantasy of the last hundred years.

— Joy Browne

Like many another romance, the romance of the family turns sour when the money runs out. If we really cared about families, we would…

— Letty Cottin Pogrebin

In a way, our family is our modern identity.

— Susanne Bier

“Well, my friend, if I may be blunt, all this time you have talked about how you walked away from your American life. How…

— Van Heerling