Family Quotes
Blood or chosen, families shape who we become. These quotes honor those bonds.
16096 quotes
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
R
A
A
A
A
J
J
M
M
R
R
A
A
W
W
W
"Your family is your first teachers."Ann Landers
"Belonging is a fundamental human need, even more basic than security."Alfred Adler
"A child needs encouragement like a plant needs water."Alfred Adler
"Competition among siblings can either strengthen or damage relationships forever."Alfred Adler
"Our birth order shapes our personality, but it does not determine our destiny."Alfred Adler
"The most important gift parents can give is the belief that their children will succeed."Alfred Adler
"The family is the first school of human relations and the foundation of society."Alfred Adler
"Children despise their parents until the age of forty."Russell Baker
"Secrets are the cancer of families."Dear Abby
"The only real wealth is relationship."Dear Abby
"Family is not always blood; it is who you choose to keep close."Ann Landers
"The greatest gift we can give our children is belief in their ability."Alfred Adler
"The family is the first school of human connection."Alfred Adler
"The greatest gift to our children is a sense of their own worth."Alfred Adler
"Family is everything."Jimmy Breslin
"The greatest gift is time spent with loved ones."Jimmy Breslin
"Family is where you belong, even when you don't want to be there."Mike Royko
"Family keeps you grounded when you're flying too high."Mike Royko
"To describe my mother would be to write about the effects of the Great Depression on American families."Russell Baker
"The greatest thing any parent can do is teach their children to question authority."Russell Baker
"If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders."Ann Landers
"Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes."Ann Landers
"The parent who acts with unconditional love shapes the child's spirit."Lao Tzu
"Housework done imperfectly still blesses and cleanses and nourishes and protects."Dear Abby
"The best inheritance a parent can give to his children is a few minutes of his time each day."Dear Abby
"There's not a shortage of wonderful fathers, but there is a shortage of men who stay to raise their children."Dear Abby
"If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them and half as much money."Dear Abby
"Family is not an important thing. It's everything."Wallace Matthews
"In family life, love is the oil that eases friction and the cement that binds closer together."Wallace Matthews
"In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future."Wallace Matthews