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"No fathers or mothers think their own children ugly."

"No fathers or mothers think their own children ugly."

Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish Novelist

Family, Children, Fathers, Mothers, Ugly

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"I think it's been a little difficult at times for the audience, because they've told me they see me as a family member. So to see your little sister sing about sex... I think they are pretty used to it now."

"I think it's been a little difficult at times for the audience, because they've told me they see me as a family member. So to see your little sister sing about sex... I think they are pretty used to it now."

Janet Jackson, American Musician

Family, Sex, Sister, Now

43

"My son has been a class clown and it sort of ran in the family."

"My son has been a class clown and it sort of ran in the family."

Robert Klein, American Comedian

Family, Son, Class

43

"Just as a child respects his father even when he perceives his weaknesses and faults, so a German will not despise the old Germany which was once a symbol of greatness to him."

"Just as a child respects his father even when he perceives his weaknesses and faults, so a German will not despise the old Germany which was once a symbol of greatness to him."

Gustav Stresemann, German Politician

Family, Father, Greatness, Faults, Germany

43

"I, Lawrence Klein, was born in Omaha, Nebraska, as were my elder brother and younger sister."

"I, Lawrence Klein, was born in Omaha, Nebraska, as were my elder brother and younger sister."

Lawrence R. Klein, American Economist

Family, Sister, Brother

43

"My childhood was appalling."

"My childhood was appalling."

Taylor Caldwell, American Author

Family, Childhood

43

"Jimmy says he'll never tell a lie. Well, I lie all the time. 1 have to - to balance the family ticket."

"Jimmy says he'll never tell a lie. Well, I lie all the time. 1 have to - to balance the family ticket."

Lillian Gordy Carter, American Celebrity

Family, Time, Lie, Balance

43

"Above all, though, children are linked to adults by the simple fact that they are in process of turning into them. For this they may be forgiven much. Children are bound to be inferior to adults, or there is no incentive to grow up."

"Above all, though, children are linked to adults by the simple fact that they are in process of turning into them. For this they may be forgiven much. Children are bound to be inferior to adults, or there is no incentive to grow up."

Philip Larkin, English Poet

Family, Children, Fact, May

43

"You've got your hands full if you have three children under 2 years old."

"You've got your hands full if you have three children under 2 years old."

Jackie Collins, British Author

Family, Children, Old, Years

43

"While we must ensure that these dangerous new drugs and precursors do not get in the hands of children or others who would use them improperly, we must also be aware that these same drugs have legitimate uses."

"While we must ensure that these dangerous new drugs and precursors do not get in the hands of children or others who would use them improperly, we must also be aware that these same drugs have legitimate uses."

Bobby Scott, American Politician

Family, Children, Drugs

43

"Children remind us to treasure the smallest of gifts, even in the most difficult of times."

"Children remind us to treasure the smallest of gifts, even in the most difficult of times."

Allen Klein, American Businessman

Family, Children, Gifts, Treasure

43

"On the king's gate the moss grew gray; The king came not. They call'd him dead; And made his eldest son, one day, Slave in his father's stead."

"On the king's gate the moss grew gray; The king came not. They call'd him dead; And made his eldest son, one day, Slave in his father's stead."

Helen Hunt Jackson, American Writer

Family, Father, Son, Day

43

"I think all mothers are alike, regardless of cultural background, when it comes to illogical cleaning."

"I think all mothers are alike, regardless of cultural background, when it comes to illogical cleaning."

Neal Shusterman, American Author

Family, Humor, Truth, Observation

43

"I live in Italy. I visit my family in Switzerland."

"I live in Italy. I visit my family in Switzerland."

Ursula Andress, Swiss Actress

Family, Italy, Visit

43

"We also knew it would be difficult, because of the financial condition of the family, for me to go to college."

"We also knew it would be difficult, because of the financial condition of the family, for me to go to college."

Alan Shepard, American Astronaut

Family, Financial, College

43

"She had come to understand that American parenting was a juggling of anxieties, and that it came with having too much food: a sated belly gave Americans time to worry that their child might have a rare disease that they had just read about, made them think they had the right to protect their child from disappointment and want and failure. A sated belly gave Americans the luxury of praising themselves for being good parents, as if caring for one's child was the exception rather than the rule."

"She had come to understand that American parenting was a juggling of anxieties, and that it came with having too much food: a sated belly gave Americans time to worry that their child might have a rare disease that they had just read about, made them think they had the right to protect their child from disappointment and want and failure. A sated belly gave Americans the luxury of praising themselves for being good parents, as if caring for one's child was the exception rather than the rule."

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nigerian Writer

Family, Parenting, Anxiety, Observation, Care

43

"My father also happened to be an intellectual, as learned, literate, informed, and curious as anyone I have known. Unobtrusively and casually, he was my wise and gentle teacher."

"My father also happened to be an intellectual, as learned, literate, informed, and curious as anyone I have known. Unobtrusively and casually, he was my wise and gentle teacher."

James Tobin, American Economist

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

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

Jet Li, Chinese Actor

Family, Help, World

43

"Always it gave me a pang that my children had no lawful claim to a name."

"Always it gave me a pang that my children had no lawful claim to a name."

Harriet Ann Jacobs, American Writer

Family, Children, Name

43

"Family trips to Yellowstone and to what are now national parks in Southern Utah, driving the primitive roads and cars of that day, were real adventures."

"Family trips to Yellowstone and to what are now national parks in Southern Utah, driving the primitive roads and cars of that day, were real adventures."

Paul D. Boyer, American Scientist

Family, Day, Driving, Now

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"I think the obvious answer is I was raised in New York City, so growing up, not only myself but my family, like my father, we would watch a lot of Scorsese films."

"I think the obvious answer is I was raised in New York City, so growing up, not only myself but my family, like my father, we would watch a lot of Scorsese films."

Anthony Michael Hall, American Actor

Family, Father, Growing up, Obvious

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"You're Ma's own blood son, but did she take on that time Tony Fontaine shot you in the leg? No, she just sent for old Doc Fontaine to dress it and asked the doctor what ailed Tony's aim. Said she guessed the licker was spoiling his marksmanship."

"You're Ma's own blood son, but did she take on that time Tony Fontaine shot you in the leg? No, she just sent for old Doc Fontaine to dress it and asked the doctor what ailed Tony's aim. Said she guessed the licker was spoiling his marksmanship."

Margaret Mitchell, American Novelist

Family, Protection, Observation, Care

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"For me, being tall was very positive because I thought my mom was the most beautiful person ever."

"For me, being tall was very positive because I thought my mom was the most beautiful person ever."

Lisa Leslie, American Athlete

Family, Mom, Thought, Positive, Being

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"Son, what kind of pitch would you like to miss."

"Son, what kind of pitch would you like to miss."

Dizzy Dean, American Athlete

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"It bothers me that I won't live to see the end of the century, because, when I was young, in St. Louis, I remember saying to Marilyn, my sister by adoption, that that was how long I wanted to live: seventy years."

"It bothers me that I won't live to see the end of the century, because, when I was young, in St. Louis, I remember saying to Marilyn, my sister by adoption, that that was how long I wanted to live: seventy years."

Harold Brodkey, American Author

Family, Sister, Adoption, End, Saying

43

"If we are wonderful parents and family members, then there's really nothing else to prove."

"If we are wonderful parents and family members, then there's really nothing else to prove."

Ron Baratono, American Poet

Family, Responsibility, Contentment, Priority

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"If you want to see mankind fully, look at a family. Within the family minds become organically one, and for this reason the family is total poetry."

"If you want to see mankind fully, look at a family. Within the family minds become organically one, and for this reason the family is total poetry."

Karl Schlegel, German Philosopher

Family, Poetry, Mankind, Reason

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"The family spirit has rendered man carnivorous."

"The family spirit has rendered man carnivorous."

Francis Picabia, French Artist

Family, Man, Spirit

43

"In France, you're with the crew, and you have lunch with them. It's more like a family."

"In France, you're with the crew, and you have lunch with them. It's more like a family."

Charlotte Gainsbourg, French Actress

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"Affliction's sons are brothers in distress; A brother to relieve, how exquisite the bliss!"

"Affliction's sons are brothers in distress; A brother to relieve, how exquisite the bliss!"

Robert Burns, Scottish Poet

Family, Brother, Affliction, Brothers, Sons

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"Parents are like God because you wanna know they're out there, and you want them to think well of you, but you really only call when you need something."

"Parents are like God because you wanna know they're out there, and you want them to think well of you, but you really only call when you need something."

Chuck Palahniuk, American Novelist

Family, Parenting, Love, Expectation, Life

43

"I used to think that my mother got into arguments with people because they didn't understand her English, because she was Chinese."

"I used to think that my mother got into arguments with people because they didn't understand her English, because she was Chinese."

Amy Tan, American Novelist

Family, Mother, People, Arguments, English

43

"I come from a great family. I've seen family life and I know how wonderful, how nurturing, and how wonderful it can be."

"I come from a great family. I've seen family life and I know how wonderful, how nurturing, and how wonderful it can be."

Sidney Poitier, American Actor

43

"Her family had of late been exceedingly fluctuating. For many years of her life she had had two sons; but the crime and annihilation of Edward a few weeks ago, had robbed her of one; the similar annihilation of Robert had left her for a fortnight without any; and now, by the resurrection of Edward, she had one again."

"Her family had of late been exceedingly fluctuating. For many years of her life she had had two sons; but the crime and annihilation of Edward a few weeks ago, had robbed her of one; the similar annihilation of Robert had left her for a fortnight without any; and now, by the resurrection of Edward, she had one again."

Jane Austen, British Writer

Family, Loss, Change, Emotion

43

"Our company is working with Disney to create a game for children between the ages of maybe four and 12, so we can teach them what the capitalist system is all about."

"Our company is working with Disney to create a game for children between the ages of maybe four and 12, so we can teach them what the capitalist system is all about."

Sanford I. Weill, American Businessman

Family, Children, Company, Disney

43

"I've met plenty of embarrassing parents, but Kronos, the evil Titan Lord who wanted to destroy Western Civilization? Not the kind of dad you invited toschool for Career Day."

"I've met plenty of embarrassing parents, but Kronos, the evil Titan Lord who wanted to destroy Western Civilization? Not the kind of dad you invited toschool for Career Day."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

Family, Humor, Truth, Life, Power

43

"We could not guard every water pipeline from being blown up and every tree from being uprooted. We could not prevent every murder of a worker in an orchard or a family in their beds."

"We could not guard every water pipeline from being blown up and every tree from being uprooted. We could not prevent every murder of a worker in an orchard or a family in their beds."

Moshe Dayan, Israeli Soldier

Family, Beds, Being, Murder

43

"As a child my family's menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it."

"As a child my family's menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it."

Buddy Hackett, American Comedian

43

"My children, as long as you live, the shadow of the Hiss Case will brush you. In every pair of eyes that rests on you, you will see pass, like a cloud passing behind a woods in winter, the memory of your father - dissembled in friendly eyes, lurking in unfriendly eyes."

"My children, as long as you live, the shadow of the Hiss Case will brush you. In every pair of eyes that rests on you, you will see pass, like a cloud passing behind a woods in winter, the memory of your father - dissembled in friendly eyes, lurking in unfriendly eyes."

Whittaker Chambers, American Writer

Family, Father, Children, Eyes, Memory

42

"I say, If everybody in this house lives where it's God first, friends and family second and you third, we won't ever have an argument."

"I say, If everybody in this house lives where it's God first, friends and family second and you third, we won't ever have an argument."

Jeff Foxworthy, American Comedian

Family, God, Argument, First

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"Every man must define his identity against his mother. If he does not, he just falls back into her and is swallowed up."

"Every man must define his identity against his mother. If he does not, he just falls back into her and is swallowed up."

Camille Paglia, American Author

Family, Mother, Identity, Man

42

"It's based around a Jewish family but it really is a universal theme about getting along and coming along."

"It's based around a Jewish family but it really is a universal theme about getting along and coming along."

Jami Gertz, American Actress

42

"I write in that space between Ella's childhood and mine. I know it all sounds a bit sinister."

"I write in that space between Ella's childhood and mine. I know it all sounds a bit sinister."

Carol Ann Duffy, British Poet

Family, Childhood, Space

42

"Cast changes are a hard thing. For two years, we had this little family. We weren't together when these changes were decided upon. It all happened during our hiatus."

"Cast changes are a hard thing. For two years, we had this little family. We weren't together when these changes were decided upon. It all happened during our hiatus."

Victoria Pratt, Canadian Actress

42

"Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city."

"Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city."

George Burns, American Comedian

Family, Happiness, Caring

42

"This sordid affair has become an unacceptable distraction for Representative Weiner, his family, his constituents and the House - and for the good of all, he should step aside and address those things that should be most important - his and his family's well-being."

"This sordid affair has become an unacceptable distraction for Representative Weiner, his family, his constituents and the House - and for the good of all, he should step aside and address those things that should be most important - his and his family's well-being."

Debbie Wasserman Schultz, American Politician

42

"I couldn't walk down any street in Britain without being laughed at. It was a nightmare. My children were devastated because their dad was a figure of ridicule."

"I couldn't walk down any street in Britain without being laughed at. It was a nightmare. My children were devastated because their dad was a figure of ridicule."

David Icke, English Athlete

Family, Dad, Being, Children, Ridicule

42

"For my children, it makes sense to talk about modernizing Social Security, letting them create stronger personal accounts, letting them get a higher rate of return over the long run."

"For my children, it makes sense to talk about modernizing Social Security, letting them create stronger personal accounts, letting them get a higher rate of return over the long run."

John Sununu, American Politician

Family, Children, Security, Sense, Talk

42

"Ensuring a bright future for all our children is the responsibility of the community, the schools, families and like it or not- politicians as well."

"Ensuring a bright future for all our children is the responsibility of the community, the schools, families and like it or not- politicians as well."

Michael N. Castle, American Politician

Family, Children, Community, Future, Politicians

42

"I was always the shame of the family - the one Yankee who was actually born in the North."

"I was always the shame of the family - the one Yankee who was actually born in the North."

Randy Harrison, American Actor

Family, Shame, Yankee

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