Family Quotes

"The use of punishment in the family is very common and very destructive."

"I have not the slightest doubt that I have acted rightly in marrying, though I have done so with some hesitation."

"Children behave well not because they fear punishment, but because good behavior has been rewarded."

"Children are particularly susceptible to modeling the behaviors of those around them, making parental example critically important."

"The patterns of behavior established in childhood create templates that influence but do not determine adult functioning."

"A man who has been the indisputable favorite of his mother keeps for life the feeling of a conqueror."

"It was my good fortune to have filial piety impressed upon me at an early age."

"Family relationships are shaped by the contingencies of reinforcement within the home."

"The family is the first school of virtue."

"The family is the true seat of all conflicts."

"The quality of one's relationships is a major determinant of the quality of one's life."

"Family relationships are our first laboratory for understanding human behavior."

"What the father complex does is to distort the relationship with masculine authority and power."

"Children learn what they live with, not what they are lectured about."

"A man who has been the indisputable favorite of his mother keeps for life the feeling of a conqueror."

"Our relationship to our parents shapes our entire psychological development."

"Every generation inherits the health challenges of the past and the solutions of the present."

"Family bonds are strengthened through understanding and acceptance."

"If a man has been his mother's undisputed darling, he retains throughout life the triumphant feeling conferred by this success."

"A father's words are the word of law."

"Family connections pale beside our kinship with all living things."

"The family is the fundamental unit of human experience."

"Family bonds teach us the deepest lessons about love and acceptance."

"We inherit more than characteristics from our parents; we inherit their evolutionary story."

"Family shaped us, but science shows we are also shaped by our choices."

"Children become who they are through the relationships they live."

"My parents taught me that hard work is the only true currency."

"Family roots provide stability; intellectual community provides growth."

"Family relationships shaped by evolution may explain both love and violence."

"The family of scientists extends across all borders and all times."