- Rain
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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
- Goals
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe the wedding vows are sacred and precious, and it's been one of my goals as a writer to portray the kind of marriages I've seen modeled in my family - my parents and grandparents, who all celebrated fifty-year anniversaries and well-beyond.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love to travel, I love to go out with my friends, but what I love most is being home with my family.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
We have four grown children and five grandchildren... so far! So, as you can imagine, family is extremely important to us.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I could give one piece of advice, it would be 'If you're angry with a family member, talk to God about it, not the other members of your family.'
- Gratitude
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- Nov 07, 2020
November 11, 1802, I arrived at Judge Patterson's at Lisle. This respectable family treated me with every mark of distinction and friendship, and likewise all the people did the same. I really want for words to express my gratitude.
- Memories
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- Nov 07, 2020
A sister is someone who owns part of what you own: a house, perhaps, or a less tangible legacy, like memories of your childhood and the experience of your family.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
The long history of conversations that family members share contributes not only to how listeners interpret words but also to how speakers choose them.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I mean I love my family very much, but there is a difference when you're reuniting with your family outside of your hometown and reuniting in the family home.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
My family were really hard-working, blue-collar people, and I didn't know the idea or concept of working and having fun. I thought you just worked and made money to support your family.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't want to be embarrassed when I go to see something on the screen. I don't want to listen to foul language, watch a lot of violence or see something immoral. I prefer stories with sensitivity and family values; films that strive to lift you up to a higher place in life.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up going to church three times a week in my family. It's been a center of my life.
- Grow
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't grow up in one place, so I never had a certain mentality. I have some aspects of growing up in Texas, but I also have a lot of East Coast family. I would have loved to grow up on the East Coast.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm ridiculously proud of my children. More so than any of my books. I suspect I wouldn't have written any of them if I hadn't been lucky enough to have this huge family.
- Cooking Show
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- Nov 07, 2020
I married a Florentine. We bought a house, had a family, and after a decade in our little Hollywood nest, we said, 'Let's go to Tuscany.' Tell God you can't make him laugh, but the next thing I know, my cooking show has become a hit, and they're asking for more seasons, and they want it to be in the States.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020