Family Quotes

"I sustain myself with the love of family."

"Family is the first democracy where we learn to negotiate difference and similarity."

"I am my mother's son. I wear the colors she gave me when I was born."

"My mother made me believe in myself and in love."

"The most important thing is to stay connected to those you love and to love well."

"Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them."

"It is hard to be hated, and it is hard to hate, and it is hard to watch people you love be hated."

"Home is not a place, it's a time and a feeling."

"Mothers are not meant to be the only protection for children."

"Family is the foundation of society."

"I am my mother's daughter, and I am proud of it."

"The family is where we first learn our place in the world, for better or worse."

"I sustain myself with the love of family."

"I sustain myself with the love of family."

"To acknowledge our ancestors means we are aware of the price they paid for our existence."

"You cannot make homes of human beings. Homes are made of shelter and memory."

"Belonging is a birthright, not a privilege."

"Family is both our origin and our destination."

"I am my grandmother's granddaughter, my mother's daughter, and my own person."

"Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them."

"A child cannot forgive his parents while he remains a child, while he remains in their power."

"I am my mother's daughter. She taught me to love the beauty of nature and the strength of my ancestors."

"We inherit the struggles and triumphs of those who came before us."

"Family is where we learn that love includes discipline and truth."

"In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future, and bonds to one another."

"In each conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future, and bonds to each other."

"The family shapes us in ways we spend a lifetime understanding."

"Mama, is this where you sent me not to go?"

"Sethe, the iron circle of her maternal love."

"The greatest gift a parent can give is the knowledge that they were wanted."