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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
- Perseverance
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am very proud of my mom and consider her the most courageous woman I know. With perseverance, sacrifice and hard work, she raised a family of Olympic athletes and gave us the tools and the spirit to succeed. That is something that my brothers and I will always be thankful for.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a strong family, and they're not going to baby me, even though I am the baby. They're never gonna do that.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
If people look at me and, certainly, my brothers, and they see strength and guts, they'd have to know my parents. If they wanted to know why we're so close as a family, that closeness comes from my mother and father.
- Blood
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- Nov 07, 2020
I discovered that there is Indian blood in my ancestry on my father's side - a fact that had not been talked about in my family. No wonder I've often been cast in exotic roles - Indian princesses, Russian revolutionaries, Algerians, Gypsies and Greeks.
- Great Sense
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- Nov 07, 2020
When Mary arrived, I felt a mixture of emotions, including panic and overwhelming love. I felt a great sense of responsibility, not just towards my child but also towards her father. There have been many influences on my life, but that thing of finally becoming a family person was the greatest.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a really close family, and I'm proud of the life I've created for myself.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I define myself by my family: my parents or my brother or sister and their families.
- Nov 07, 2020
My family were from Jamaica.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
The government paid the family of Richard Nixon $18 million for papers, tape recordings and other materials seized after Watergate.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did rebel. I was the rebel in my family, because my dad wanted me to go and just travel with him.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Playing music has always felt very natural. You know, you do try to do other things, and you do learn lessons that way, but, eventually - well... if your dad is a plumber, you become a plumber. It's the family business, and I felt like I was taking over the family business.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think people like to think I'm in some way financially dependent on my family - on my dad - but the fact of the matter is I've been emancipated from my father since I was 14 years old. That's something people don't know or understand.
- Circle
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- Nov 07, 2020