Family Quotes

"You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them."

"Family is not an important thing. It's everything."

"The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life."

"A happy family is but an earlier heaven."

"Family is the most important thing in the world."

"The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege."

"If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher."

"Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold."

"Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten."

"Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship."

"In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future."

"To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there."

"For there is no friend like a sister in calm or stormy weather; To cheer one on the tedious way, to fetch one if one goes astray, to lift one if one totters down, to strengthen whilst one stands."

"The children have been a wonderful gift to me, and I'm thankful to have once again seen our world through their eyes. They restore my faith in the family's future."

"You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth."

"My family is my strength and my weakness."

"Having family responsibilities and concerns just has to make you a more understanding person."

"The family is the first essential cell of human society."

"The family is one of nature's masterpieces."

"The other night I ate at a real nice family restaurant. Every table had an argument going."

"Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family."

"A family is a risky venture, because the greater the love, the greater the loss... That's the trade-off. But I'll take it all."

"I believe the world is one big family, and we need to help each other."

"A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living."

"He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard attachment to be happy."

"Family, nature and health all go together."

"There is no such thing as fun for the whole family."

"I woke up one morning thinking about wolves and realized that wolf packs function as families. Everyone has a role, and if you act within the parameters of your role, the whole pack succeeds, and when that falls apart, so does the pack."

"I have frequently been questioned, especially by women, of how I could reconcile family life with a scientific career. Well, it has not been easy."

"The family is the test of freedom; because the family is the only thing that the free man makes for himself and by himself."