- 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
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most of those whom we honor on Memorial Day died young. They never had the chance to raise a family, build a career, attend the weddings of their children, or be honored in old age.
- Lawyers
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't come from a creative background. I don't know anyone in my family who is a musician or actor or singer. It's a lot of teachers, lawyers. Professional stuff like that.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
If family violence teaches children that might makes right at home, how will we hope to cure the futile impulse to solve worldly conflicts with force?
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
Family violence is a criminal act; perpetrators, while often former victims themselves, need to accept culpability.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always been part of comedy. One of the things about our family was that if we were reasonably funny with each other, particularly my two brothers and myself, when my father was upset with something you'd want to make sure in some way you made him laugh. Because when he didn't laugh, you were in trouble!
- Born
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- Nov 07, 2020
Anybody who was in the military or a military family has a certain sensitivity to the separation. Everyone knows military wives have the hardest jobs. I was born into one. When I think back to those days, I didn't appreciate it then.
- Questions
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- Nov 07, 2020
Writers on etiquette receive a continuous flow of questions on subjects such as 'When is it too early in the season to wear white accessories?' and 'What is the proper gift to send to a family in mourning?'
- Nov 07, 2020
I've got two older sisters who I'm very close to. And my son's grown up with a big sense of family around him.
- Disease
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- Nov 07, 2020
An important finding is that by determining the genome sequences of an entire family, one can identify many DNA sequencing errors and thus greatly increase the accuracy of the data. This will ultimately help us understand the role of genetic variations in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.
- Football
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, it is important to get away from football, to calm down, relax, and have fun with family and friends.
- Four
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- Nov 07, 2020
I knew I could never match my father as a violinist, and there were already four generations of outstanding cellists in the family.
- Poor
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was from a poor Jewish family in the South Bronx. My father was a plumber, but when I was 16, he got sick and I had to take over. Being a plumber in the South Bronx wasn't fun.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020