Earth Quote by Myrtle Reed

“In this world, there is truly no one who is your relative. And those who are, are in the form of a 'relation'.”

— Dada Bhagwan

I believe one's relatives are the most important people of all, they form a protective circle around you.

— Robert Pires

The central paradox and challenge of marriage is that we have to make family out of someone we're not related to.

— Ruth Stout

“Relatedness - whether imagined or lived out face-to-face - is a social fact, and it is not limited to "kinship" as mapped in the…

— Naomi Leite

“Family: A group of people related to one another by blood or marriage.”

— Ella Frank

Some people are your relatives but others are your ancestors, and you choose the ones you want to have as ancestors. You create yourself…

— Ralph Ellison

My father and mother were second cousins, though they did not meet till shortly before their marriage.

— Patrick White

“When defining relatedness and family, there are many perspectives. To some, family is about shared genetics. To others, it’s about shared experiences: growing up…

— Rachel HS Ginocchio

“In this world, no one is ‘Your’ true relative. All family and relatives are in the form of ‘relations’, they all are from a…

— Dada Bhagwan

If you share a common ancestor with somebody, you're related to them. It doesn't mean that you're going to invite them to the family…

— Henry Louis Gates

there are dozens and dozens of ways to be a family ... Family tends to happen.

— Madeleine L'Engle

If you share a common ancestor with somebody, you're related to them. It doesn't mean that you're going to invite them to the family…

— Henry Louis Gates