- Fall
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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
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
The family is the single most important institution in Afghan culture. It is described in the country's constitution as the 'fundamental pillar of society'.
- Afghanistan
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we can't understand the Afghan family, we can't understand Afghanistan.
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
Singing 'Family Tradition' with Hank Jr. was a pee-your-pants moment. Hank comes over while I'm singing and puts his arm around me, and my knees nearly buckled. You can put off the fact that this is reality, but when he came over, there was just no denying. I just lost cabin pressure.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
To just get in front of different kinds of audiences is important for me. I do think it's important for music to be a big family. Whether it's country or not.
- Contributor
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- Nov 07, 2020
The principal contributor to loneliness in this country is television. What happens is that the family 'gets together' alone.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some twins feel like they need to compare themselves to each other, but we're not that way. That's because of my parents, though, and having six kids in the family.
- Dad
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- Nov 07, 2020
My family belongs to a tennis club in Valencia, California, so I always go there. I play a lot of tennis with my dad and swim. And I like to go to the gym there.
- Friends
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- Nov 07, 2020
I text a lot people, because it's how I stay connected with all my family and friends when I'm on set and traveling.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love 'Modern Family; I think that is a great show. I don't get to watch tons of TV, but when I do, 'Sons of Anarchy' is pretty much the number one, and 'Modern Family' is one of my favorites.
- Night
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- Nov 07, 2020
The family on my mom's side, their whole business is inventing and pitching stuff. My grandfather is in infomercials. He's a pitchman, so if you're ever watching TV late at night, you'll probably see him pitching knives. My great-grandfather also invented the plastic cheese grater.
- Gay
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, I have gay family members, and I have a lot of friends in the LBGT community.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
Years ago, I tore out a Nike ad featuring Allyson Felix and Maria Sharapova looking super fierce and tough. I always told my family that I wanted to be like them someday, so to come home to my apartment and see boxes of Nike gear stacked higher than my doorknob is pretty much a dream come true.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020