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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
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People wonder if I'll always be a part of this family and the answer is yes. My family has a lot of good energy going in one direction and because of it, we get a lot of things done. That's why I'll always spend a lot of time at Camp Phoenix.
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm an actor. Since I was a teenager, I have had to play different characters, negotiating the cultural expectations of a Pakistani family, Brit-Asian rudeboy culture, and a scholarship to private school. The fluidity of my own personal identity on any given day was further compounded by the changing labels assigned to Asians in general.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most people I talked to, they'd be like, your first is your worst, because you go on and everybody's probably done more than you, so you get that sense that they're on a whole different level. But they just made me feel like a piece of the family.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would feel like such a behind if I went to California and made my family move, and they couldn't find their dreams there, too.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
If our Hindu culture forbids beef meat, does the same culture give you the right to abuse me and my family just because I have an opinion that you don't agree with?
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
The four of us enjoyed a most wonderful family atmosphere filled with love and reciprocal devotion. Both parents were highly cultured and instilled in us their high appreciation of intellectual pursuit. It was, however, a typical Victorian style of life, all decisions being taken by the head of the family, the husband and father.
- Great Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't know what it feels like not to have a great family support system - I was lucky to have that.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was 13 and it was something we weren't really aware of as a family.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
The family you come from isn't as important as the family you're going to have.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love New York. I'm taking English lessons there for the first time. I used to live in Tokyo, but I needed something new. I'm really close to my family. I miss them all the time, but we Skype a lot.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was going on auditions, it was nerve-racking. I'd always say to my mom that it would be awesome if I could get a series. When Modern Family came along, I said, 'You know what, Mom? I believe I'm going to get this role.'
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love being on 'Modern Family.' One of my favorite things is looking forward to going to work every day.
- Passion
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- Nov 07, 2020