Family Quotes

Blood or chosen, families shape who we become. These quotes honor those bonds.

16096 quotes

"As a child, my family's menu revolved around 'What's for dinner?' but after I got married, it became 'Where's for dinner?'"
Fred Allen
L
"I made the right choice living with my mother."
Lucille Ball
L
"The most important thing about having a family is to do right by them."
Lucille Ball
L
"I have frequently been questioned, especially by women, of how I managed to do these things without destroying my family life or making a mess of my children."
Lucille Ball
B
"Family is the foundation of everything that matters."
Bob Hope
G
"The older I get, the smarter my parents were."
Gracie Allen
G
"I think family is the foundation of everything."
Gracie Allen
R
"If your children look up to you, you've made a real success of your life."
Red Skelton
R
"Always be kind to your children because they are the ones who will choose your rest home."
Red Skelton
R
"I used to believe my father about everything but then I had children myself."
Red Skelton
J
"Silence is golden. Unless you have kids, then it's suspicious."
Jack Benny
L
"Family is not just blood; it's the people who choose to stay."
Lucille Ball
B
"I do my best work when I'm surrounded by people I care about."
Bob Hope
"Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city."
George Burns
R
"If your children look up to you, you've made a success of life's biggest job"
Red Skelton
R
"Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see"
Red Skelton
R
"The best inheritance parents can give their children is a little of their time"
Red Skelton
B
"My wife wanted me to take up golf, so I could spend more time with her... on the course."
Bob Hope
J
"I grew up watching my mother struggle, and that taught me the value of hard work."
Jack Benny
W
"Familiarity breeds contempt—and children."
W.C. Fields
W
"The greatest thing about fatherhood is being able to stay in bed till 9 o'clock on Sunday morning."
W.C. Fields
L
"The bond between a woman and her family is forever."
Lucille Ball
L
"I've learned that the best things in life are the people you share them with."
Lucille Ball
"Family is everything."
Laurel and Hardy
"Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife."
Groucho Marx
B
"The greatest legacy you can leave is the impact you've had on others' lives."
Bob Hope
"Blood is thicker than water"
Laurel and Hardy
"Like father, like son"
Laurel and Hardy
"The apple doesn't fall far from the tree"
Laurel and Hardy
L
"Being a housewife and a comedian—the housewife came first."
Lucille Ball