Big Families Quotes - Page 2

• I think the movie business and film crews are a little bit like the circus, in that we travel around like a pack and we're a big family for a finite period of time. We roll into someplace, cause a bunch of damage, and then roll out.

  Francis Lawrence

  Thinking, Littles, Circus

  "Reese Witherspoon and Director Francis Lawrence Interview Water for Elephants". Press Conference, collider.com. April 19, 2011.

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• I love having a big family. I think it's easier, oddly, in some ways, having three children as opposed to one.

  Patrick Dempsey

  Children, Thinking, Three

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• I have a big family and no one ever treated me like a child. They always treated me like an adult, like an equal.

  Blake Lively

  Children, Adults, Bigs

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• My mother has a very big family in Shanghai, so I have, like, almost 40 cousins, so we stayed together all the time. So by the time I get to Hong Kong, I become the only child and the only one surrounded by adults, you know.

  Wong Kar-wai

  Mother, Cousin, Children

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• When I'm writing solitude feels very good. But when I'm not writing it feels lonely... Having a big family solves that problem.

  Michael Chabon

  Lonely, Writing, Solitude

  "Michael Chabon’s Vinyl Draft". Interview with Michael Mechanic, www.motherjones.com. September, 2012.

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• Now you are seeing electronic dance music producers on TV, on talk shows. It's so great to see the festivals growing bigger and bigger, it's like one big family that's all partying with each other. I love being a part of that.

  Martin Garrix

  Party, Love Is, Growing

  Source: www.mtv.com.au

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• [When I'll be old I see myself] as a world champion, on a big farm with an Italian-style, big family with a whole bunch of grandchildren. And the foundations for that I have already laid!

  Bernie Ecclestone

  Italian, Grandchildren, Champion

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• My parents would make huge crops of sometimes 55 to 60 bales of cotton. Being from a big family where there were 20 children, it wasn't too hard to pick that much cotton. But my father, year after year, didn't get too much money and I remember he just kept going.

  Fannie Lou Hamer

  Children, Father, Years

  Source: www.encyclopedia.com

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• When I was growing up, we always had a big family dinner at around noon on Sunday. I still love that whenever it is possible to gather the family together.

  Samuel Alito

  Growing Up, Sunday, Together

  "An Interview With Justice Samuel Alito on Immigration, His Mentors and Advice for a Successful Life". Interview with Madaline Donnelly, dailysignal.com. November 09, 2014.

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• I didn't think that it's something that would happen. I didn't think I would be in the position, emotionally or financially, to be able to do that. But I've been lucky [to have big family].

  Jim Gaffigan

  Thinking, Would Be, Lucky

  "Comic Jim Gaffigan On Stand-Up, Faith And Opening For The Pope". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. September 24, 2015.

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• I had a big family - two older sisters and a younger brother. My family was like moving around a lot so I lived in a lot of small towns. My father was very restless.

  Jessica Lange

  Brother, Father, Moving

  "New Again: Jessica Lange". Interview with Bob Colacello, Andy Warhol, Robert Hayes, www.interviewmagazine.com. June 29, 2016.

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• The rich people are doing well but regular people suffer. We'll all be better off when we realize that we're part of one big family.

  CeCe Winans

  People, Suffering, Realizing

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• A football team is really a big family. There's a give and take... but a few are working for their name only. They go the whole week trying to figure out who said something, what they said and where it happened instead of showing that they're big men.

  Otto Rehhagel

  Football, Team, Men

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• We are all human beings. As such, we are part of a big family: the human family. The pain of any human being will somehow affect the entire family.

  Samael Aun Weor

  Pain, Bigs, Humans

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• Victoria's Secret is like a big family.

  Candice Swanepoel

  Secret, Bigs, Victoria

  "Victoria's Secret Swim Cover Model 2013: Candice Swanepoel" by Emma Koonse, www.christianpost.com. January 4, 2013.

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• I wanted to impress people because I was kind of a kid who was lost in the crowd - was sort of my, feeling about childhood was being part of a big family.

  Laurie Anderson

  Kids, People, Childhood

  "Laurie Anderson Reflects On Life And Loss In 'Heart Of A Dog'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. November 19, 2015.

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• I always thought I desperately wanted a husband and a big family, because I didn't have it growing up.

  Drew Barrymore

  Growing Up, Husband, Bigs

  "Play Date with Drew". Interview with Carrie Fisher, www.glamour.com. February 28, 2007.

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• I have a lot of projects I get asked for, but the opera house really is my house - my home. It's where I feel comfortable and confident and I get to explore these big human stories and dramas and collaborate with extraordinary people, great talented artists and administrators and other people who are passionate about it and support it. It's like working with a great big family - the family you love and enjoy being with all the time.

  Jake Heggie

  Drama, Home, Artist

  Source: www.broadwayworld.com

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• When the whole world starts behaving like a big family, protecting and caring each other, the world will become a good place to live!

  Mehmet Murat Ildan

  Caring, World, Bigs

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• I'm the youngest, too. When you're the youngest of a big family, people are like, "You're the baby, you're spoiled!" The fact of the matter is, when you're the youngest of a big family, by the time you're a teenager, your parents are insane. You're like, "Hey, I'm going roller-skating-" "You're not going roller-skating or you'll end up pregnant like your sister. Why don't you smoke pot and become a lawyer?"

  Jim Gaffigan

  Funny, Baby, Teenager

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• I came from a big family, with not enough attention. It's classic. I wasn't the baby, but was second to last. It's absolutely the same story that most people have in this [film] business, they're the middle children. I've encountered some people, and it's weird to me, that they were the youngest in their family. I don't understand how that works, they got the attention.

  Paul F. Tompkins

  Baby, Children, People

  Source: hollywoodchicago.com

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• The last two years, nationals have been close to home for me, so I've had big family support from friends and club support. Especially last year in Ottawa, I had a whole section my grandpa got for all my family, and the skating club (supported me). I feel like I'm a veteran at this now.

  Alaine Chartrand

  Home, Years, Two

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• I come from a very big family. Nine parents.

  Jim Gaffigan

  Funny, Humor, Parent

  "Profile: Jim and Jeannie Gaffigan". Interview with Philip David Morton, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 30, 2015.

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• I want to have a big family. My parents have been together for 36 years, and that is what I want. I am in that place. It's all good in that part of my life. It's one part of my life that I'm learning about every day. I've been challenged a lot by it, but it's the most rewarding part.

  Gisele Bundchen

  Mom, Years, Parent

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• Because with Black Label and all the fans it's just one big family.

  Zakk Wylde

  Black, Fans, Labels

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