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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
- Legacy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have to take care of my family, my team, and my legacy.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People don't believe in me very much, but I have my teammates and my family that believe in me so much; they see how hard I work.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The family is very important. They make me feel good always because if I won, when I started to be famous, the relationship never changed with my friends and family.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
The other deals with my life and my livelihood and my family and all that I stand for.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
You know, my family stood for something that they believed in, and I wasn't about to turn my back on them.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm very happy for the Contreras family. They're out. Now they've got a chance to experience life the way I did as a kid. You know, his kids are going to have a real chance in life now, and the same way that I had it.
- Journey
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my own spiritual journey, I became a swami on the Hindu path of Bhakti. In the Hindu tradition, a swami is a monk who forgoes regular family life for the purpose of making the whole world his family and channels his full energy into spiritual practice, devotion to God and service to humanity.
- First Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first time I ever attended a Varamahalakshmi puje was when I was introduced by Yash to his family and kind of made it official that we are in a relationship.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
I miss my family and friends from Cali a lot. I also miss late-night business hours, hiking in the Sierra Nevada, and house boating in Gold Country. But in Ohio, housing is cheaper, everything is green year-round, and we get glorious thunderstorms. In California, I lived in a place that was infested with black widow spiders.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
I stay in touch with a lot of the cast - Jess Fox, Jen Metcalfe and Nikki Sanderson and probably more that I've missed out. It's a cliche, but it really is like a family at 'Hollyoaks.'
- First-Hand
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad lost his hearing in the last 18 months of his life, and as a result, I witnessed first-hand the effect that this can have on a family.
- Girl
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I did the original research for 'Odd Girl Out,' I asked every bullied girl I interviewed to tell me what she needed most from her family. The answer truly surprised me. It wasn't having the best solutions, calling the school, or trying to act like everything was okay. It was empathy.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I come from a family where happiness was seen as an 'extra,' a kind of frill to life - nice to have, but certainly not necessary and by no means paramount. Work was king. Suffering meant you were working hard. It made you worthy.
- Garden
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the first gardens I did outside the family was for the designer Hattie Carnegie. I was 23 then, and I went to her salon, but could not afford any of her dresses myself, though I loved them. Miss Carnegie suggested I do a garden in exchange for a coat and dress, and so I designed and planted a garden for her.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to visit London when I was younger with my family. I feel very close to the city.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
My friends and family have always been extremely supportive, but the support I've received from fans has been so overwhelming. I love hearing all of their 'Fight Song' stories; I have been so inspired by so many of them.
- Grow Up
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- Nov 07, 2020