- Matter
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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
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was able to do well for myself, make a statement in the league. I had a heck of a time doing it, but at the end of the day, it's about me and my family and being comfortable and being fun.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.
- Clean
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- Nov 07, 2020
When it comes to rapacious 19th century capitalism, my family's hands are clean.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
My grandpa was a big cowboy in his values and the way he lived his life. For our family, the ranch represented our family time when we got to drive down through all that desert farmland and Grandpa would wake us up at 5 A.M. to feed the horses if we wanted to earn the right to ride them later. I always had so much fun.
- Girl
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was raised by a family that there was no, 'You're a girl so you have a limited number of options.' In my community, that was never anything that happened.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being African American and Jewish, I have plenty of ancestors and family members that I can look to for strength and, more importantly, for a grateful outlook on life.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would love a family. I'm at the age where the wish for a child gets stronger. But who knows.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Christmas was always a big holiday in our family. Every Christmas Eve before we'd go to bed, my mom and dad would read to us two or three stories and they would always be 'The Happy Prince,' 'The Gift of the Magi' and 'Twas the Night Before Christmas,' and I would like to keep that alive.
- Friends
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- Nov 07, 2020
Experiencing so many firsts, maturing as an actor, a professional, and a human. In the process, gaining friends, family, and the best coworkers a very lucky actor could ask for - and for this, I can be nothing but gracious.
- Today
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think women today are really struggling with these dual roles: How do you have a full-time career and be ambitious and still take care of your family?
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's so funny how my name has always been such a big deal. When I was growing up, my family was always moving. I had to meet new people all the time. And they'd laugh.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
Both my parents are Scottish, and although I grew up in Canada after moving over, all of my family are proud to be Scots.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
My life is calm. Once I get home from practice, I just want to spend time with my family.
- Deserve
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd like to give some attention to my family, hang out with them for a little while. They definitely deserve it.
- Death
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- Nov 07, 2020
Death in its natural state can be very beautiful. When you think about a body that's died of natural causes - family taking care of it - all of that is very beautiful.
- Heroes
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- Nov 07, 2020
Simultaneously, my two biggest heroes are Susan Sontag and Morticia Addams from 'The Addams Family.'
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020