Admirable Quote by W. H. Auden

Genealogy: A perverse preoccupation of those who seek to demonstrate that their forebears were better people than they are.

— Sydney J. Harris

They say genes skip generations. Maybe that's why grandparents find their grandchildren so likeable. This is your day, grandma and grandpa. Enjoy!

— Anonymous

A genealogist is one who traces your family back as far as your money will go.

— Anonymous

Millennials may not put emphasis on traditional landmarks in child rearing but strive to bring up their kids to be well-adjusted, empathetic citizens of…

— Shweta Bachchan Nanda

The family we choose for ourselves is more important than the one we were born into; that people have to earn our respect and…

— Charles de Lint

The older I get, the more important my view of the family is.

— Robert Fogel

The family is inclusive of not just your genetic family, but the people that you meet along the way.

— Jane Seymour

It doesn't give me any satisfaction to think that my concerns will be validated by my grandchildren's generation. I would love to be wrong…

— David Suzuki

I think it's really important to teach our children about their lineage and it especially makes a difference if you share that information while…

— Aeriel Miranda

I hold that a strongly marked personality can influence descendants for generations.

— Beatrix Potter

“Family took a lot more than genes to hold it together”

— Karen Traviss

Character is better than ancestry, and personal conduct is more important than the highest parentage.

— Thomas John Barnardo