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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
- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
Indeed, most magicians catch the bug as kids. My first audience was my family in Long Island. My first 'assistant' was my mother, whom I levitated on a broom in our living room.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Looking back, I remember my family laughing a lot. We were never the kind of people that dwelled on hard times. My family laughs when things are tough. Growing up like that, I got used to making jokes about things that were difficult. So when I started doing stand-up, that's what I went towards.
- Community
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not trying to represent the whole Latino community. There are too many different cultures, and Latinos will always say, 'My family doesn't do that.'
- Story
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can't tell a story about a working-class family on a premium channel that you have to pay to get.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
Latin life is rich with warmth, family values and history. I want to bring that beauty into American homes.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm happy. I've had a great career. I adore my family. My closest friends from decades ago remain my closest friends.
- Grow
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did grow up poor. My mom managed to get a job as a custodian at our church, and it was really just a favor for her, and my dad's an electrician - just a blue-collar family, and the house was usually falling apart.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Peeples' is definitely not 'Meet the Parents'. It's more a movie about family secrets. It does explore class issues somewhat, but it's mostly about living your own truth.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The beauty of 'Parenthood' is that it's a blue-collar working family, and it reflects attitudinal shifts that occur within people and families.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I really wanted to do 'Modern Family,' and I really liked the script, and I liked the people.
- First Things
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- Nov 07, 2020
Education to me is the most important thing that we've got going in this country. I mean, a lot of my family are teachers. I was the recipient of a great public education, and I see that's one of the first things that we're going to go, 'What are we going to raise?' The ignorant masses.
- House
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in a very working-class family and also a very fundamentalist Christian family. So, we didn't have access to the arts in the house in any form other than the Sunday funnies.
- Theme
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- Nov 07, 2020
We zero in on family as a theme because it makes the movies emotionally available to a universal audience.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020