- Life
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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
- Positive
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in a very strong, nuclear family. My father was a sportsman. He represented South Africa in a couple of sports, so he was a very positive person and someone who encouraged you to be your best and give your best with everything that you do.
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
Impact has always been a great place for camaraderie and feeling like a family.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mum brought me up to think that personal happiness is more important than your family.
- Nov 07, 2020
Mum's a worrier, she looked after everybody apart from herself - I think it runs in the family.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's a little strange when part of your family is in the public eye, and you're being put into a box that you're not necessarily in. That's when it starts to feel a bit odd: When you're being told who you are, but it's incorrect.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had planned to spend my 40s continuing my public service and starting a family. I thought that by fighting for the people I cared about and loving those close to me, I could leave the world a better place.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
We give a lot of others significance in our lives even when they don't deserve it. It doesn't matter if they're family or if you've known them forever. If they're not good for you, they've got to go.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
All my cousins steal things. They're just a bunch of thieves. My whole family is like that. You put something down for a second, and they steal it. You never see it again.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I asked the producers when I was doing 'Y Tu Mama Tambien' if they could give me a VHS recording of the film that I could show to my family, because in Mexico and Latin America, when you do a film, you don't expect anybody to see it, especially not in the cinema.
- Friends
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up with a lot of exiles from Chile, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Colombia - I grew up with them, and I gained a family; I gained friends.
- Friends And Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
For your friends and family, you are always a champion, but for the media and sponsors, not until you show a spark. Making a champ is more important than celebrating one. I want to be there for youngsters and help them do their best.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
My family grew up in Florence. There I became what I am now, and those are things that cannot be forgotten.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know what it's like to have a family and not have insurance and really need it. As a comic, insurance was one of those sacrifices I made early on until I could afford it.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm very attached to my family. My mother is hard on me when she has to be, and that makes a huge difference. Their support means I need concentrate only on playing.
- Guidance
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have the best family, and I receive the best guidance.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020