- Love
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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
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is heartrending to read the entries in many an old family Bible - the records of suffering, distress, and blasted hopes.
- Light
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- Nov 07, 2020
The study of tavern history often brings to light much evidence of sad domestic changes. Many a cherished and beautiful home, rich in annals of family prosperity and private hospitality, ended its days as a tavern.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know my father believed and my mother believed in and supported the suffrage movement, and I remember my mother taking me to suffrage meetings held in the home of a Quaker family that lived not far from us.
- City
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have family connections with Salisbury through my godmother. Her sister lived there, so I have very fond memories of visiting the city as a child.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted to be the moron of the family, because morons seemed to have more fun, more freedom and more personality.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was at the tail end of the family. The next brother along was already seven years older than me. I remember growing up by myself, playing games by myself.
- Family Structure
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up completely alone but with all the comforts of knowing I had a cushioning family structure around me - and yet I could free myself from it.
- Dad
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- Nov 07, 2020
Before my dad passed away, I would miss a lot of baby showers and weddings, sacrificed a lot of family and friend events for dumb road dates. I don't do that anymore. It's gone in the other direction. I'm more inclined to put family and friends first.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
Making people laugh was the only thing I ever truly excelled at. But at home, I was so quiet with my family, which taught me to be really observant.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of people like to ask me, 'Ali, how on earth do you balance family and career?' Men never get asked that question. Because they don't.
- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents emphasized experiential learning - in my family, being adventurous was a sign of maturity.
- Night
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are not a typical family that goes for a movie on Sunday or has dinner together every night. But we are strong as the Great Wall of China. Nothing can stop us from supporting one another and enduring each other's pain as well.
- Marriage
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- Nov 07, 2020
I may get married later or may never get married. But I want babies, so I'll have to get married. I want fat, cute babies. Every girl has to think about it at some point. For me, marriage is about family, and that's why I find it necessary. Till then, it's normal to have a partner and do your own thing.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
I totally have the ability to laugh at myself. I don't think one should take oneself seriously, ever. As long as you are not hurting my sentiments by revealing personal details or talking badly about my family, I'm absolutely fine.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020