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Family Quotes

"Children are completely egoistic; they feel their needs intensely and strive ruthlessly to satisfy them."

"Children are completely egoistic; they feel their needs intensely and strive ruthlessly to satisfy them."

Sigmund Freud, Austrian Psychologist

Family, Children, Needs

5

"If you are born into a family below the national median income, we provide you with an additional $500, and for every contribution made to a child's account below the national median income, we match it dollar for dollar - the federal government will."

"If you are born into a family below the national median income, we provide you with an additional $500, and for every contribution made to a child's account below the national median income, we match it dollar for dollar - the federal government will."

Harold Ford, American Politician

Family, Government, Income, Will

5

"The women who pass away before they receive Social Security, for them this is nothing but a tax from which they or their family will never receive a benefit."

"The women who pass away before they receive Social Security, for them this is nothing but a tax from which they or their family will never receive a benefit."

Ginny B. Waite, American Author

Family, Women, Tax, Nothing

5

"Journey with me to a true commitment to our environment. Journey with me to the serenity of leaving to our children a planet in equilibrium."

"Journey with me to a true commitment to our environment. Journey with me to the serenity of leaving to our children a planet in equilibrium."

Paul Tsongas, American Politician

Family, Children, Commitment, Environment, Journey

5

"It was a wealthy family, and they heard me talk about movies, and they told me I should go into movies. That's the benefit of hanging out with rich people; they have no sense of what is or isn't possible."

"It was a wealthy family, and they heard me talk about movies, and they told me I should go into movies. That's the benefit of hanging out with rich people; they have no sense of what is or isn't possible."

Michael Patrick Jann, American Actor

Family, Movies, People, Sense

5

"I stay in tune with my family and God."

"I stay in tune with my family and God."

Regina King, American Actress

5

"Watching your daughter being collected by her date feels like handing over a million dollar Stradivarius to a gorilla."

"Watching your daughter being collected by her date feels like handing over a million dollar Stradivarius to a gorilla."

Jim Bishop, American Journalist

Family, Daughter, Being

5

"Hee Haw was probably my biggest exposure to live music at a young age, because there wasn't any live music around my town and no one in my family played instruments."

"Hee Haw was probably my biggest exposure to live music at a young age, because there wasn't any live music around my town and no one in my family played instruments."

Alan Jackson, American Musician

Family, Music, Age

5

"I managed to take a family trip to the Bahamas and it was quite lovely."

"I managed to take a family trip to the Bahamas and it was quite lovely."

Jackie Collins, British Author

5

"I think there are two ways to depict a family. One is what it's really like, and one is what the audience would like it to be. Between you and me, I think the second one is what I would prefer."

"I think there are two ways to depict a family. One is what it's really like, and one is what the audience would like it to be. Between you and me, I think the second one is what I would prefer."

Aaron Spelling, American Producer

5

"I don't really believe in the Devil, but if the Devil is the Father of Lies, then he certainly invented the Internet."

"I don't really believe in the Devil, but if the Devil is the Father of Lies, then he certainly invented the Internet."

Ken MacLeod, Scottish Writer

Family, Father, Devil, Internet, Lies

5

"Stick to the basics, hold on to your family and friends - they will never go out of fashion."

"Stick to the basics, hold on to your family and friends - they will never go out of fashion."

Niki Taylor, American Model

Family, Fashion, Friends, Will

5

"An industrious mother is an initiator of a good course, always charting new course for her loved ones."

"An industrious mother is an initiator of a good course, always charting new course for her loved ones."

Jaachynma N.E. Agu, Nigerian Author

Family, Motherhood, Initiative, Leadership

5

"I can't be the big star in the family. We have a family, and we are all equal."

"I can't be the big star in the family. We have a family, and we are all equal."

Martina McBride, American Musician

5

"The first pages of memory are like the old family Bible. The first leaves are wholly faded and somewhat soiled with handling. But, when we turn further, and come to the chapters where Adam and Eve were banished from Paradise, then, all begins to grow clear and legible."

"The first pages of memory are like the old family Bible. The first leaves are wholly faded and somewhat soiled with handling. But, when we turn further, and come to the chapters where Adam and Eve were banished from Paradise, then, all begins to grow clear and legible."

Max Muller, German Educator

Family, Bible, First, Paradise

5

"In our Nation, approximately 22.5 million children ride school buses to and from school each day, which accounts for 54 percent of all students attending grade school."

"In our Nation, approximately 22.5 million children ride school buses to and from school each day, which accounts for 54 percent of all students attending grade school."

Kenny Marchant, American Politician

Family, Children, Day, Nation, School

5

"I got this call that they wanted me to join this cast. They called it a family show, and it thought that it would be similar to all family shows. I wasn't sure about this until I watched some tapes, and was amazed."

"I got this call that they wanted me to join this cast. They called it a family show, and it thought that it would be similar to all family shows. I wasn't sure about this until I watched some tapes, and was amazed."

Tony Danza, American Actor

Family, Thought

5

"My mother said, Don't worry abot what people think now. Think about whether your children and grandchildren will think you've done well."

"My mother said, Don't worry abot what people think now. Think about whether your children and grandchildren will think you've done well."

Lord Mountbatten, British Soldier

Family, Mother, People, Children, Now

5

"Morality and its victim, the mother - what a terrible picture! Is there indeed anything more terrible, more criminal, than our glorified sacred function of motherhood?"

"Morality and its victim, the mother - what a terrible picture! Is there indeed anything more terrible, more criminal, than our glorified sacred function of motherhood?"

Emma Goldman, Lithuanian Activist

Family, Mother, Morality, Motherhood

5

"The fans and supporters are also part of the Olympic family."

"The fans and supporters are also part of the Olympic family."

Bill Toomey, American Athlete

5

"After so many changes, I realized I'd better cling to my own family and to what I've got right here."

"After so many changes, I realized I'd better cling to my own family and to what I've got right here."

Suzy Bogguss, American Musician

5

"We come from a tough, working class background, so we're very tight."

"We come from a tough, working class background, so we're very tight."

Tony Scott, British Director

5

"I have heard nothing from my friends at The Family Guy. Yeah, I heard that they got picked up again and all that good stuff, but I haven't heard anything yet. But, you know, I'm very elusive and hard to contact."

"I have heard nothing from my friends at The Family Guy. Yeah, I heard that they got picked up again and all that good stuff, but I haven't heard anything yet. But, you know, I'm very elusive and hard to contact."

Patrick Warburton, American Actor

Family, Friends, Nothing

5

"An increasing number of Canadians must juggle the demands of work with the need to care for children, or for family members who are ill or too frail to care for themselves. Our programs have simply not kept pace with these societal changes."

"An increasing number of Canadians must juggle the demands of work with the need to care for children, or for family members who are ill or too frail to care for themselves. Our programs have simply not kept pace with these societal changes."

Kim Campbell, Canadian Statesman

Family, Work, Care, Children

5

"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

5

"I think you never forget your childhood, whether it was happy or unhappy."

"I think you never forget your childhood, whether it was happy or unhappy."

Marcel Carne, French Director

Family, Childhood, Forget

5

"When did it become a problem to be a small businessman and become successful? The small businessman - like my father, or like me?"

"When did it become a problem to be a small businessman and become successful? The small businessman - like my father, or like me?"

Glenn Beck, American Journalist

Family, Father, Successful

5

"My whole family's been in the business. My whole family is crazy."

"My whole family's been in the business. My whole family is crazy."

Blake Lively, American Actress

Family, Business

5

"The study of music was a family interest."

"The study of music was a family interest."

Emanuel Celler, American Politician

Family, Music, Interest, Study

5

"My dad was a carpenter and I would work with him during the summer and umpire on the nights I wasn't playing."

"My dad was a carpenter and I would work with him during the summer and umpire on the nights I wasn't playing."

Jim Evans, American Athlete

Family, Dad, Work, Summer, Umpire

5

"Every child knows its mother, Dany thought. When the seas go dry and the mountains blow in the wind like leaves."

"Every child knows its mother, Dany thought. When the seas go dry and the mountains blow in the wind like leaves."

George R. R. Martin, American Author

Family, Mother, Nature, Life, Imagination

5

"Motherhood is a vocation like any other. It should be freely chosen, not imposed upon woman."

"Motherhood is a vocation like any other. It should be freely chosen, not imposed upon woman."

Anais Nin, American Author

Family, Motherhood, Choice, Freedom, Vocation

5

"When I'm ready, I plan to adopt. I still believe in family."

"When I'm ready, I plan to adopt. I still believe in family."

LaToya Jackson, American Musician

5

"That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a father cruel?"

"That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a father cruel?"

Joseph Addison, English Writer

Family, Father, Man, Misery, Motive

5

"It's hard when you're missing your family. You wake up every morning like someone took one of your legs."

"It's hard when you're missing your family. You wake up every morning like someone took one of your legs."

Lemony Snicket, American Author

Family, Loss, Love, Absence

5

"I'm very pleased with being a part of the Bean Pole family. It's a relationship that makes sense to me. I'm very pleased to have my name associated with Bean Pole Jeans."

"I'm very pleased with being a part of the Bean Pole family. It's a relationship that makes sense to me. I'm very pleased to have my name associated with Bean Pole Jeans."

Wentworth Miller, English Actor

Family, Being, Name, Sense

5

"I play a guy who believes he's a king. He's the most common man in the world; in fact his family, like his suits, are just make-up. It's about dysfunctional people and dysfunctional relationships."

"I play a guy who believes he's a king. He's the most common man in the world; in fact his family, like his suits, are just make-up. It's about dysfunctional people and dysfunctional relationships."

James Caan, American Actor

Family, People, Fact, Man

5

"We've been back since July, but I spent some time with the family in the south of France over the summer. We rented a house with another couple and took it easy."

"We've been back since July, but I spent some time with the family in the south of France over the summer. We rented a house with another couple and took it easy."

Laura Innes, American Actress

Family, Time, France, July

5

"Where would you be without friends? The people to pick you up when you need lifting? We come from homes far from perfect, so you end up almost parent and sibling to your friends - your own chosen family. There's nothing like a really loyal, dependable, good friend. Nothing."

"Where would you be without friends? The people to pick you up when you need lifting? We come from homes far from perfect, so you end up almost parent and sibling to your friends - your own chosen family. There's nothing like a really loyal, dependable, good friend. Nothing."

Jennifer Aniston, American Actress

Family, People, Friend, Friends

5

"It's about teamwork, realizing we are on the same side and complementing each other. The family is at its best when exposed to and engaged in high-quality environments, interactions, and relationships. This is not technological or economic quality " it is leadership and effectiveness quality. Children mature best when the adults in their life work in partnership with one another. There must exist important aligning of mission, beliefs, values and behaviours within the family unit."

"It's about teamwork, realizing we are on the same side and complementing each other. The family is at its best when exposed to and engaged in high-quality environments, interactions, and relationships. This is not technological or economic quality " it is leadership and effectiveness quality. Children mature best when the adults in their life work in partnership with one another. There must exist important aligning of mission, beliefs, values and behaviours within the family unit."

Archibald Marwizi, Zimbabwean Author

Family, Teamwork, Leadership, Values

5

"It was pretty awful for us children because we never really knew the local children. Mother was keen for us to learn languages, so our travels took us to France and Italy, as well as the West Country."

"It was pretty awful for us children because we never really knew the local children. Mother was keen for us to learn languages, so our travels took us to France and Italy, as well as the West Country."

Mary Wesley, British Novelist

Family, Mother, Children, Country, France

5

"When one has not had a good father, one must create one."

"When one has not had a good father, one must create one."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

5

"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

5

"We would be there for Canada, part of our family. That is why so many in the United States are disappointed and upset that Canada is not fully supporting us now."

"We would be there for Canada, part of our family. That is why so many in the United States are disappointed and upset that Canada is not fully supporting us now."

Paul Cellucci, American Politician

Family, Canada, Now, States

4

"Accuracy is the twin brother of honesty; inaccuracy, of dishonesty."

"Accuracy is the twin brother of honesty; inaccuracy, of dishonesty."

Nathaniel Hawthorne, American Novelist

Family, Brother, Honesty, Accuracy, Dishonesty

4

"Probably the worst time in a person's life is when they have to kill a family member because they are the devil. But otherwise it's been a pretty good day."

"Probably the worst time in a person's life is when they have to kill a family member because they are the devil. But otherwise it's been a pretty good day."

Emo Philips, American Comedian

Family, Life, Time, Day

4

"I was born into a family of preachers."

"I was born into a family of preachers."

David Soul, American Actor

4

"Family love is messy, clinging, and of an annoying and repetitive pattern, like bad wallpaper."

"Family love is messy, clinging, and of an annoying and repetitive pattern, like bad wallpaper."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

Family, Love, Life, Relationship

4

"I would not encourage children or teens to multitask because we don't know where those efforts may lead."

"I would not encourage children or teens to multitask because we don't know where those efforts may lead."

Marilyn vos Savant, American Writer

Family, Children, May

4

"Children had a special status - protected from the outside world - and they dressed for the part in a way that made that special status immediately visible to themselves and the adults."

"Children had a special status - protected from the outside world - and they dressed for the part in a way that made that special status immediately visible to themselves and the adults."

Maggie Gallagher, American Writer

Family, Children, World

4

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