Our Family Quotes - Page 27

• I understand what it's like to come with your family, and to uproot yourself and come to another culture. You need a lot of support. People say, 'She's got her daughter; she's got her husband.' Yeah, but she hasn't got anyone else.

  Emma Thompson

  Mother, Daughter, Husband

  "Between Friends". Interview with Jenny Allen, www.goodhousekeeping.com. July 7, 2010.

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• Make good scouts of yourselves, become good rifle shots so that if it becomes necessary that you defend your families and your country that you can do it.

  Robert Baden-Powell

  Country, Gun, Rifles

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• The teachings of many faiths share much in common. And people of many faiths are united in our commitments to love our families, to protect our children, and to build a more peaceful world. In the coming year, let us resolve to seize opportunities to work together in a spirit of friendship and cooperation. Through our combined efforts, we can end terrorism and rid our civilization of the damaging effects of hatred and intolerance, ultimately achieving a brighter future for all.

  George W. Bush

  Children, Teaching, Inspiration

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• We are all engaged in the task of peeling off the false selves, the programmed selves, the selves created by our families, our culture, our religions. It is an enormous task because the history of women has been as incompletely told as the history of blacks.

  Anais Nin

  Women, Self, Historical

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• First, there's the job - where the goal is simply to earn a living and support your family. Then there's the career - where you trace your progress through various appointments and achievements. Finally, there's the calling - the ideal blend of activity and character that makes work inseparable from life.

  Robert Bella

  Jobs, Character, Careers

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• Growing numbers of corporate executives are aware of the inextricable link between the well being of our families and the well-being of our nation. Nowhere is this link manifest so strongly as with the problem of hunger.

  Arnold Hiatt

  Numbers, Growing, Links

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• Friends are what God gives you to make up for your family.

  Bruce White

  Funny Friend, Giving

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• Food was always a conduit in our family for storytelling, and it was a way for us to keep in touch and remember things. We're people that use food to keep each other together and to always cheer us up and make all of our days better.

  Rachael Ray

  Cheer, Food, People

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• School performance, public health, crime rates, clinical depression, tax compliance, philanthropy, race relations, community development, census returns, teen suicide, economic productivity, campaign finance, even simple human happiness - all are demonstrably affected by how (and whether) we connect with our family and friends and neighbours and co-workers.

  Robert D. Putnam

  Suicide, School, Simple

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• Pledge allegiance to your principles, your family, your faith, but don't be foolish enough to pledge allegiance to a gang of thieves.

  Llewellyn Rockwell

  Political, Liberty, Principles

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• There were so many stories about Bing's daughter living in sin. We weren't hurting anyone. We were living in love. I couldn't understand why people were trying to hurt us and hurt our families.

  Mary Crosby

  Mother, Daughter, Hurt

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• It's impossible to be loyal to your family, your friends, your country, and your principles, all at the same time.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Country, Integrity, Political

  Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.69, BookBaby

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• Every time you make a choice that expresses respect for life, you bring a little more love in your body, into your family, into our society, and into a world that is calling out for this blessing.

  John Robbins

  Ignorance, Blessing, Choices

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• Love of liberty means the guarding of every resource that makes freedom possible-from the sanctity of our families and the wealth of our soil to the genius [of] our scientists.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Mean, Science, Civilization

  First Inaugural Address, delivered 20 January 1953

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• The way he treated me & the way I treated him, the way we took care of each other & our family, while he lived. That is so much more important than the idea I will see him someday.

  Ann Druyan

  Death, Husband, Ideas

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• We spent our whole married life in the ultra-competitive world of professional football, Lauren and I had always tried to view it through God's eyes. As much fun as it was to be winning, we tried not to get caught up in it. We knew that our family life and our faith walk were more important.

  Tony Dungy

  Leadership, Football, Fun

  Tony Dungy (2007). “Quiet Strength: A Memoir”, p.143, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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• You have to pay attention to who you are. You need to know your family history as well as you can. It is important for young women to have preventive care. If you catch any women's cancers early it's the difference between life and death. Do you really want to leave your kids without a mother?

  Cokie Roberts

  Mother, Cancer, Kids

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• When we have fights in our family, they don't end with an apology. You make up by getting back to normal. Like you'll call and say, 'You want to go shopping?'

  Kourtney Kardashian

  Sassy, Fighting, Apology

  Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian (2011). “Kardashian Konfidential: New! Inside Kim's Wedding with Never-Seen Pix, Plus a New Chapter!”, p.122, St. Martin's Press

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• The gross national product includes air pollution and advertising for cigarettes, and ambulances to clear our highways of carnage. It counts special locks for our doors, and jails for the people who break them ... It does not allow for the health of our families, the quality of thier education, or the joy of their play.

  Robert Kennedy

  Air, Doors, Play

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• Suppose you had a small electrical fire and... a structural engineer [looked] at your home's wiring [and] reports that the wiring is "shot" and there is a 50% chance that your house would burn down in the next few years unless you replace all the wiring. The job will cost $20,000... so you get an independent assessment. The next engineer agrees with the first warning. You can either continue to shop for additional evaluations until you find the one engineer in 1,000 that is willing to give you the answer you want, "Your family is not in danger" or you can change the wiring.

  Steven Chu

  Jobs, Home, Independent

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• You might not see climate change as an immediate threat to your job, your community, or your families," Kerry said. "But let me tell you, it is." He continued, "climate change is directly related to the potential of greater conflict and greater instability. I'm telling you that there are people in parts of the world - in Africa today, they fight each other over water. They kill each over it. And if glaciers are melting and there's less water available and more people, that is a challenge we have to face.

  John F. Kerry

  Jobs, Fighting, People

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• O Jesus, come back into our society, our family life, our souls and reign there as our peaceful Sovereign. Enlighten with the splendor of faith and the charity of Your tender heart the souls of those who work for the good of the people, for Your poor. Impart to them Your own spirit, a spirit of discipline, order and gentleness, preserving the flame of enthusiasm ever alight in their hearts... May that day come very soon, when we shall see You restored to the center of civic life, borne on the shoulders of Your joyful people.

  Pope John XXIII

  Faith, Jesus, Inspiration

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• We love to be with our family and friends and I can tell you that lots of eating will be involved.

  Julia Barr

  Family, Ice Cream, Eating

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• Aim high, work hard, and love your family.

  Deborah Roberts

  Family, Love You, Hard Work

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• The salutory effect of surviving a heart-attack: One felt that nothing mattered beyond kindness, good manners and humour

  Hugh Massingberd

  Love, Life, Family

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