Logo - Feel The Words

Home Quotes

On comfort, safety and the pull of staying home.

These quotes look at home as both refuge and responsibility: the shock of no longer feeling safe in a place that once felt untouchable, and a quieter preference for staying in over going out. For more, see our Family quotes.

On the banks of the Nile, the Rosetta branch, I lived an enjoyable childhood in the City of Disuq, which is the home of the famous mosque, Sidi Ibrahim.

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

If somebody knows me, they know for sure I'm from Poland because I'm playing for my country every tournament, every match. I'm staying in my hometown and my home country because that is where I feel comfortable. I feel good...

Quotes by Agnieszka Radwanska

I used to suffer from stage fright, which at times was an ordeal. I won't perform live again. I'm going to do some TV shows and videos but nothing else... I don't like to travel too much or do concerts....

Quotes by Agnetha Faltskog

If the preservation of the home means the enslavement of women, economically or morally, then we had better break it.

Quotes by Agnes Macphail

Family Quotes

I believe the preservation of the home in the future lies almost entirely in the hands of men.

Quotes by Agnes Macphail

If they are willing to give women economic freedom in that home, if they are willing to live by the standard they wish women to live by, then homes will be preserves.

Quotes by Agnes Macphail

I do not want to be the angel of any home: I want for myself what I want for other women, absolute equality. After that is secured, then men and women can take turns being angels.

Quotes by Agnes Macphail

If you really want to be a music producer, stop watching 'Friends' when you get home from school. Start trying to make music. If you're not going to try, then it's impossible. When you try, it's always possible.

Quotes by Afrojack

We want you to sit down and leave your egos at home and let's get an understanding as to where all this is foolishness coming from. There are others who are putting things out there or throwing a stick and...

Quotes by Afrika Bambaataa

Go Quotes

I've always recorded at home. That's been part of what it's about to me. I've never been the kind of guy who rents a studio.

Quotes by Aesop Rock

I like feeling warm inside a small home, knowing there's a set of glowing eyes out in the woods somewhere. It's just a vibe I enjoy writing about, and it deals simultaneously with safety and danger.

Quotes by Aesop Rock

I don't like being away from home for a long period of time.

Quotes by Aesop Rock

My brother came home from college with a Mountain Goats cassette and I was like, 'What is this?' The lyrics were crazy to me. I'd never heard anything like it.

Quotes by Aesop Rock

Even though beauty is very much my heritage, my real passion is accessories and home.

Quotes by Aerin Lauder

Go Home Quotes

I like to entertain at home, to live beautifully but comfortably.

Quotes by Aerin Lauder

My grandmother had a lilac bush at her home in Long Island. I always associate the scent of it with her and try to have lilacs in my home.

Quotes by Aerin Lauder

There are certain parts of the home that I think embellishment feels cozy and inviting. Then there are other environments, for example, the living room, where I don't have a ton of items on the table.

Quotes by Aerin Lauder

I'm a Taurus; I need a home.

Quotes by Adwoa Aboah

Unlike settled, patriarchal societies such as classical Greece and Rome, where women stayed home to weave and mind children, the lives of nomadic steppe tribes centered on horses and archery.

Quotes by Adrienne Mayor

Life Quotes

From about 700 B.C. to A.D. 500, the vast territory of Scythia, stretching from the Black Sea to China, was home to diverse but culturally related nomads. Known as Scythians to Greeks, Saka to the Persians, and Xiongnu to the...

Quotes by Adrienne Mayor

Frequently Asked Questions

What different feelings about home come through in these quotes?
The quotes range from home as a place that's supposed to feel safe, to entertainers pointing out that home is where parents - not performers - should be teaching children life lessons, to a simple preference for staying home over going out.
Is there a quote about parents' responsibility versus entertainers?
Yes: "Entertainers are there to entertain. They aren't there to teach your children the lessons that you haven't bothered to teach them at home yourself," a pointed statement about where responsibility for raising kids belongs. For more on raising a family, see Family.
Is there a quote about preferring to stay in rather than go out?
Yes, one describes finding going out "pretty scary and intimidating," preferring instead to "sit home and play Scrabble." Another echoes this, describing being more comfortable "being home playing Scrabble, having dinner with a couple friends" than out at bars or clubs.
Does this page touch on home as a place of safety?
Yes, one quote reflects on 9/11 as, in the speaker's words, "the ultimate home invasion," touching on how a place assumed to be safe was shaken. For more on returning somewhere familiar, see Go Home.
How does this page relate to the Life or Go pages?
This page centers specifically on the idea and feeling of home, while Life covers broader reflections on living, and Go leans toward movement and leaving rather than staying home.

You can also browse our Go Home quotes or Life quotes for related reflections.