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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.

Every family in Konya has at least one shoemaker in their midst, and I am one of those families.

Quotes by Ahmet Davutoglu

When I was a boy in Desuq, Egypt, a city on the Rosetta branch of the Nile, about 50 miles east of Alexandria, my family lived steps away from the local landmark, a mosque named for a 13th-century Sufi sheik.

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

The dream of my family was for me to be an educated person.

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

In Egypt, every family is suffering from the deteriorated schooling and university system of the Mubarak regime. What families want most of all is to secure a good education for their children.

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

Families Quotes

The family's dream was to see me receive a high degree abroad and to return to become a university professor - on the door to my study room, a sign was placed reading 'Dr. Ahmed,' even though I was still...

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

It has always felt like a failure that Bjorn and I couldn't keep our family together. You never get it back, but to this day I don't regret splitting up. The reason behind our separation is one of those things...

Quotes by Agnetha Faltskog

Like all my family and class, I considered it a sign of weakness to show affection; to have been caught kissing my mother would have been a disgrace, and to have shown affection for my father would have been a...

Quotes by Agnes Smedley

They're keeping friction going between people from the East and the West. One thing we all got in common is your color, which is Black and Latino, which is our family.

Quotes by Afrika Bambaataa

If a song or group hits you at the right time in your life, it's everything. It's bigger than school or family or anything else.

Quotes by Aesop Rock

Family And Friends Quotes

I have a lot of passion. I have a lot of pride. I think I do get that from my family. But you can be driven and be nice.

Quotes by Aerin Lauder

AERIN is saturated with the qualities that have surrounded me my entire life, many of which came from my grandmother, Estee: passion, style, hard work, family, and, of course, all things beautiful.

Quotes by Aerin Lauder

2014 was a terrible year for me. I got a lot of help from psychiatrists, doctors, and my family, but also from group therapy. I met people from so many different backgrounds, and we were all able to relate to...

Quotes by Adwoa Aboah

I'm a girl from the South, so I was raised with morals - you know, your family's first.

Quotes by Adrienne C. Moore

Growing up, there was this explosion of B television. 'Fresh Prince of Bel Air,' you have 'Family Matters,' 'A Different World.' I had examples - of black children, black families, black women, black men - that represented who I was.

Quotes by Adrienne C. Moore

Family Life Quotes

We define family in many different ways: not just by blood but by people with whom we find a common ground and a common bond.

Quotes by Adrienne C. Moore

My mom and dad are great cooks. We ate meals at the dinner table, as a family.

Quotes by Adrienne C. Moore

I want a family. I see my sister, and she's on her second baby, and I'm like, 'That's success.' Having a family - I can't wait for that.

Quotes by Adrienne Bailon

If you decide you want to change your life around, it doesn't matter where you came from, what you did, if you were incarcerated or you are from the projects, if you are an uppity kid who came from a...

Quotes by Adrienne Bailon

I see my sister, and she's on her second baby, and I'm like, 'That's success.' Having a family - I can't wait for that.

Quotes by Adrienne Bailon

Family Tradition Quotes

I've got to do what I've got to do, for me, my family and my kids.

Quotes by Adrien Broner

Frequently Asked Questions

What themes about family come up in these quotes?
The quotes touch on having relatives in demanding professions like law enforcement, feeling a "family atmosphere" within a team or organization, and realizing with age how much family matters.
Is there a quote about family within a workplace or team?
Yes: "There is a family atmosphere at Inter, and there are all the ingredients to aim high," describing a sports club that feels like family.
Does this page reflect on family and growing older?
Yes: "I think the older you get, the more you realize how important life is, the more you think about your family" connects aging with a deeper appreciation for family. For more short, caption-style lines to pair with a family photo, see Captions.
Is there anything here about cultural or ethnic family background?
Yes, one quote reflects on growing up in a family that was "pretty insularly Cherokee," describing a close-knit, somewhat separate upbringing. For traditional wisdom-style quotes on family, see Suvichar or Anmol Vachan.
Are there devotional or prayer-style family messages elsewhere on the site?
Yes - if you're looking for something more devotional, Prayers collects prayer-style family content, separate from the reflective quotes on this page.

You can also explore Suvichar for Hindi-language family wisdom or Captions for shorter, shareable lines about family.