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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
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- Nov 07, 2020
My background is not typical hip-hop. I didn't grow up in the projects. I grew up in a single family home in a middle-class suburb. That doesn't mean I didn't experience hardship, but to me it's not about that, it's about the future and where we are trying to take it.
- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember reading 'The Grapes of Wrath' in high school in 1983. My family had immigrated to the U.S. three years before, and I had spent the better part of the first two years learning English. John Steinbeck's book was the first book I read in English where I had an 'Aha!' moment, namely in the famed turtle chapter.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a pretty uncomplicated person. I live a very simple life with my family and I enjoy very ordinary things.
- Nov 07, 2020
If Bangladesh succumbs to the rule of one family, it would be a major step backward for the region.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never get recognized. Most of the time, when people think they know me, they believe I'm a member of their family. And that's the way I like it. That's just fine.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
We come from a very mixed family. We're a bunch of different races, my family. So it's very normal for us. I don't know why we're accepted. Are all of us accepted or just me?
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've had a lot of really influential people in my life, like my grandmother M. J., who have helped me along the way. But there are so many of us girls in my family, and even though they're all so open and honest, who I seek advice from depends on what aspect of life I'm dealing with.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I went through a period of great rebellion within my family, when I was about 9 or 10. I was mad, I had no focus, had no real interest in anything, and so I started to do things that were just rebellious and stupid.
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
In African-American culture, there's often a family historian, someone who does the genealogy or keeps the family Bible. I became aware that might be one role the poet has.
- Dad
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- Nov 07, 2020
There was always football in my family: my dad, big and little brothers, even my mum used to play.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know what's it like when everyone has a go at you, when criticism is harsh, and your family is part of it. This drags you down, and you can't get on with your life.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've earned a lot of money, seen everything, and have a wonderful family. What else can I do?
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
As an 18-year-old, I would have needed an agent or a family to push me in the right direction. I would have liked that.
- Army
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- Nov 07, 2020