- Mind
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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
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to stay in London. I am very happy here, and so are my family. I like the city.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was tough for my family. My father was working; my mother was working. Sometimes I was alone at home after leaving school.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I missed the Wilco phenom while busy obsessing over rock en Espanol. So imagine my surprise when I found myself at O'Hare getting on a plane with my Chi-town homeboy, Jeff Tweedy. I loved the guy right away and loved his family. How odd to know somebody before you listen to them. I don't know if that's bad or good.
- Green
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of our family was undocumented. My mom and dad were both super conservative. My dad had a green card; my mom was an Eisenhower Republican who did not approve of all the 'illegal people.'
- Clubbing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whenever I get a little chance to get to Orlando, I like to take a couple days' break with the family, just hang out, go clubbing around town.
- Peace
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- Nov 07, 2020
My family is the engine of everything, and on a personal level, I feel peace, stability, and they give me force, which is reflected on my work, my recordings, and every time that I go out on tour. They are my base, my everything.
- Immigration
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- Nov 07, 2020
The underlying part of any comprehensive immigration bill is family unit.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember clearly the afternoon I sat down with Obama. In December 2006, he was preparing for a family trip, and the decision to run weighed heavily on his mind. As a progressive member of Congress from Illinois, I was excited and energized by the prospect of my senator, and my friend, running for president.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am very adamant about keeping my private life private. I don't prefer to talk about my family.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother played piano at home; she came from a musical family. Her father, who I never met, was a conductor and composer.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I especially remember that on All Souls Day, when so many people wanted new monuments for the graves, our whole family pitched in. I did the lettering on the stones, my brother did the carving, and my sisters put the finishing touches on them, the gold leaf and all that.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a relatively young woman - I'm 33 - I hope to one day have a family and already have commitments. If and when I'm elected as an MP, I would face a choice: take my family with me to London each week or be apart for four, maybe five, nights a week.
- Born
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- Nov 07, 2020