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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
- Law
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had an uncle who was a postal official at the Polish post office in Gdansk. He was one of the defenders of the Polish postal service and, after it capitulated, was shot by the Germans under the provisions of martial law. Suddenly he was no longer a member of the family, and we were no longer allowed to play with his children.
- Chinese
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- Nov 07, 2020
Chinese society is organised around the family unit.
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the things I want to do with 'Desi Rascals' is go a bit deeper into the characters and their family lives and have a bit more heart and a bit more inter-generational story-telling, so it's not all about young people.
- Friends
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was surprised how supportive my family and friends were in my coming out, and it gave and still gives me hope.
- Grow
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't want to die. I wanted to live. I wanted to be with my family and wanted to see my 11-year-old son grow up.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I tend not to meet the people I write about because I'm not really interested in the people I write about as people. I don't want to know about their family life. I don't want to know about their bad habits or their good deeds. I'm interested in their work.
- Cool
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think everyone in snowboarding is close. We've become a big family. It's not a cutthroat sport. I'm competing against one of my best friends, and I think it's cool to be at the top of the half pipe, dropping in with your competitor but your best friend, too.
- Blessed
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been truly blessed to have so many supporters and, of course, blessed to have my family and all my friends.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many people keep photos in their homes, in their office, or in their wallet, and happy families tend to display large numbers of photos at home. In 'Happier at Home,' I write about my 'shrine to my family' made of photographs.
- Challenges
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- Nov 07, 2020
Michigan's problems are not partisan problems. Potholes are not political. There is no such thing as Republican or Democratic school kids or drinking water. These challenges affect us all. They make Michigan a harder place to get ahead. A harder place to raise a family. A harder place to run a business.
- Doctor
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am living in Norway, where I am under the care of the best cancer doctor in Norway and I can be closer to my family.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I tried to keep it secret, but the story got into the newspapers. It was more difficult for my family, who couldn't understand why the media wouldn't leave me in peace.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a big family and had to move them all from the coast of Oregon to New York three times for the workshops and for the actual production itself, which had about a four month development rehearsal schedule.
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have to be very careful about how often I drag my family to places. They need some stability in their lives.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020