- Discipline
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- 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
- Looking
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- Nov 07, 2020
Looking back, I see that I write books about brothers and sisters, about what makes up a family, what works and what is nurturing.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother, as a girl, had remembered this woman from Maine, someone who was part of the extended family somehow, and I recall her talking about this great, risk-taking woman. There are the most amazing, heroic stories in everybody's lives.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
My daughter arrived when I was five months pregnant with my son. We adopted Melanie from Korea; she was 2 years old, almost 3. I always wanted to have a family. I had a good example because Melissa Hayden was a ballerina in our company, and she had two children and danced afterward, and Allegra Kent also did.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
For players you don't hear about in the news, they enjoy the hell out of the offseason. They can travel and see things they never thought they'd see, or go back home to relax and see their kids and family that they haven't had a chance to hang out with in a few months.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
When my family did shy away from Indian food, we'd eat a lot of Chinese. We'd use the wok a lot. I never had a problem with Brussels sprouts or broccoli growing up. I always grew up with the mentality of finishing your plate.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've got friends and my family and people who've been around for years and years and years. And those people are never in doubt: They'd be my friend whether I was a homeless dude, or I had a hit single.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Williams really does feel like a family, and I have built up very good relationships with people here; in fact, some of my best friends work for Williams. A friendly atmosphere can really help on the track as well because I feel like I can communicate freely with the team.
- Everything
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't belong to the sort of family where the children's classics were laid on. I went to the public library and read everything I could get my hands on.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
They're trying to kill me before I'm dead. I come to Quebec to spend some time with my family and they say I'm dead.
- Nov 07, 2020
I was not somebody who watched a lot of films. We couldn't afford to. We came from struggling family background.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are what we are because of the people in our lives. What would I be without my family and close friends?
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020