- Nov 07, 2020
Family Quotes
On heritage, closeness and the pull of family.
These quotes touch on family in different forms: a sports club described as having a family feel, and personal reflections on growing up within a close, sometimes insular, family circle. For devotional lines on family, see our Prayers.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father, who grew up picking olives on the Greek island of Lesbos, was a doctor. So my family expected me to become a physician.
- Nov 07, 2020
If you look back 600 years ago, royals' sole goal was to keep their wealth within the family.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the 1960s, 110 countries had averages of six or more children per family.
- Habit
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- Nov 07, 2020
My family had a habit of collecting creatures that didn't always want to be pets. The first animal I can remember was a Lab named Zoe.
- Passion
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- Nov 07, 2020
My brother, who's a violinist now, was the real ham, the real performer of the family. His passion for the violin is the only thing that kept him from being an actor.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't design houses with the nuclear family idea because I don't believe in it as a concept.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I kind of modeled Optimus Prime's voice out of many people I had known over the years, my family especially.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's a difficult world for lots of child actors, and it's difficult to be a teenager under any circumstances. Add to that notoriety and fame, and things can go really wrong. But I had a terrific family and grew up very normal in Phoenix.
- Marriage
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- Nov 07, 2020
The institution of marriage should be re-examined because of its overwhelming claustrophobia. The odds are stacked against spontaneity and effervescence. It's an institution that was brought about for the sake of family and children, but biologically, it's very unnatural. It's masochism and torture the way it's been organized.
- Company
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- Nov 07, 2020
Bin Laden comes out of a business background - he studied public administration and economics at university, and he worked for his family company, which was obviously a rather successful enterprise.
- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
Common sense would tell you that the idea that Saudi Arabia was paying for bin Laden's expenses while he was living in Abbottabad is simply risible. Bin Laden's principal goal was the overthrow of the Saudi royal family as a result of which his Saudi citizenship was revoked as far back as 1994.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
The effects of unresolved trauma can be devastating. It can affect our habits and outlook on life, leading to addictions and poor decision-making. It can take a toll on our family life and interpersonal relationships. It can trigger real physical pain, symptoms, and disease. And it can lead to a range of self-destructive behaviors.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020