Family Quotes

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

16096 quotes

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"We inherit not just genes but the deep time of evolution itself."
Carl Woese
"I was fortunate to have a father who was supportive of my education and my dreams."
Chien-Shiung Wu
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"Whoever said you can't go home again, they didn't have a family like mine."
Grace Hopper
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"I had a very happy childhood, which is good preparation for any future."
Grace Hopper
"In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future, and bonds to one another."
Rachel Carson
"What is the value of prestige, property, and the respect of neighbors, if our children are not safe from poisoning?"
Rachel Carson
"Family is the first classroom where we learn about love."
George Washington Carver
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"We were lucky enough to grow up in an environment where there was always much encouragement to intellectual effort."
Wright Brothers
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"Family is everything."
Wright Brothers
"My family supported my dreams when few others believed in them. That foundation made all the difference."
Vera Rubin
"We inherit not just genes but entire bacterial legacies from our ancestors."
Lynn Margulis
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"We built our success on the foundation of family support."
Wright Brothers
"When he was young, his mother took delight in teaching him."
Alexander Graham Bell
"Family ties mirror the bonds of heredity we discover in nature."
Gregor Mendel
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"We were lucky to grow up in an environment that valued hard work."
Wright Brothers
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"Our partnership was stronger than any business agreement."
Wright Brothers
"Like traits passed through generations, character is the inheritance we leave behind."
Gregor Mendel
"In family life, love is the oil that eases friction and the cement that binds closer together."
Alexander Graham Bell
"Each generation inherits both the strengths and mysteries of its ancestors."
Gregor Mendel
"Heredity is the thread connecting all of life's generations."
Gregor Mendel
"A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit."
Alexander Graham Bell
"A home without love is merely a house; love transforms it into a sanctuary."
Alexander Graham Bell
"We inherit not just land, but responsibility for that land."
Rachel Carson
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"Family bonds are the foundation of everything."
Linus Pauling
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"Family shapes who we become."
Linus Pauling
"I wanted my children to understand that thinking is more valuable than appearance."
Hedy Lamarr
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"Family is where life begins and love never ends."
Enrico Fermi
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"The memories we make with our family is everything."
Enrico Fermi
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"In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future, and the context for our present."
Enrico Fermi
"Inheritance is nature's way of ensuring that wisdom passed down is never truly lost."
Gregor Mendel