Ties That Bind Quotes

• But if there's love, dear... those are the ties that bind, and you'll have a family in your heart, forever.

  Robin Williams

  Philosophy, Heart, Ties

  "Fictional character: Mrs. Doubtfire". "Mrs. Doubtfire", www.imdb.com. November 22, 1993.

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• You can cut the ties that bind but not without losing a part of yourself. You can walk away and hide from the people who made you, but you'll always hear them calling your name.

  Lisa Unger

  Family, Cutting, Names

  Lisa Unger (2010). “Four Thrillers by Lisa Unger: Beautiful Lies, Sliver of Truth, Black Out, Die for You”, p.617, Crown

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• The ties that bind us are stronger than the occasional stresses that separate us.

  Colin Powell

  Stress, Ties, Stronger

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• ...love is the sum of our choices, the strength of our commitments, the ties that bind us together.

  Emily Giffin

  Commitment, Love Is, Ties

  Emily Giffin (2008). “Love the One You're With”, p.351, Macmillan

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• I live for those who love me,
  Whose hearts are kind and true;
  For the Heaven that smiles above me,
  And awaits my spirit too;
  For all human ties that bind me,
  For the task by God assigned me,
  For the bright hopes yet to find me,
  And the good that I can do.

  George Linnaeus Banks

  Life, Hope, Heart

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• Great rewards will come to those who can live together, learn together, work together, forge new ties that bind together.

  William J. Clinton

  Ties, Working Together, Rewards

  Clinton, William J. (1998). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1997”, p.45, Best Books on

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• We have a choice. We can live in the past and be miserable and unhappy, or we can pick ourselves up and move ahead in life. When we choose to focus forward, we can find the energy and ability to remove any obstacles that may appear to be hindering our smooth progression. If you take stock of yourself and find you may be spending time frequently reliving unhappy experiences of the past, make the decision to rid yourself of the ties that bind you to a former way of life.

  John Templeton

  Moving, Past, Ties

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• The ties that bind us to life are tougher than you imagine, or than any one can who has not felt how roughly they may be pulled without breaking.

  Anne Bronte

  Ties, May, Imagine

  Anne Bronte (2012). “Agnes Grey”, p.85, Courier Corporation

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• I keep a close watch on this heart of mine I keep my eyes wide open all the time I keep the ends out for the tie that binds Because you're mine, I walk the line.

  Johnny Cash

  Heart, Eye, Ties

  Song: I Walk The Line

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• One can be a brother only in something. Where there is no tie that binds men, men are not united but merely lined up.

  Antoine de Saint-Exupery

  Sister, Brother, Sibling

  Antoine de Saint Exupery (1942). “Flight to Arras”

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• My art is the way I reestablish the bonds that tie me to the universe.

  Ana Mendieta

  Art, Ties, Way

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• True community is based on upon equality, mutuality, and reciprocity. It affirms the richness of individual diversity as well as the common human ties that bind us together.

  Pauli Murray

  Equality, Ties, Diversity

  Pauli Murray (2006). “Pauli Murray: Selected Sermons and Writings”

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• Are you happy in your misery? Resting peaceful in desolation? It’s the final tie that binds us The sole source of my consolation" “blue

  Gayle Forman

  Blue, Ties, Peaceful

  Gayle Forman (2011). “Where She Went”, p.99, Penguin

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• We do what we do, because of who we are. If we did otherwise, we would not be ourselves.

  Neil Gaiman

  Who We Are, Ifs

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• God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours.

  David Livingstone

  God, Religious, Heart

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• The stronger the ties that bind us to God, the more likely we are to live, react, and behave in harmony with...greater joy, peace, and happiness.

  Jimmy Carter

  Spiritual, Godly, Ties

  Jimmy Carter (2011). “Sources of Strength: Meditations on Scripture for a Living Faith”, p.146, Three Rivers Press

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• You only have to glance at the daily news to see how passions are stirred by claims of exclusive loyalty to one's own kin, one's own clan, one's own country, and one's own church. These ties that bind are vital to our communities and our lives, but they can also be twisted into a noose.

  Bill Moyers

  Loyalty, Country, Passion

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• If ever household affections and loves are graceful things, they are graceful in the poor. The ties that bind the wealthy and the proud to home may be forged on earth, but those which link the poor man to his humble hearth are of the true metal and bear the stamp of heaven.

  Charles Dickens

  Inspirational, Home, Humble

  Charles Dickens (1841). “The Old Curiosity Shop”, p.2, B Times

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• Christmas reminds us we are not alone. We are not unrelated atoms, jouncing and ricocheting amid aliens, but are a part of something, which holds and sustains us. As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December's bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same. Christmas shows us the ties that bind us together, threads of love and caring, woven in the simplest and strongest way within the family.

  Donald E. Westlake

  Christmas, Struggle, Caring

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• Thoughtfulness is like a glue that hold a married couple together. Be creative and consistent in finding thoughtful ways to show your spouse that you love them and they are always on your mind.

  Dave Willis

  Love, Relationship, Marriage

  FaceBook post by Dave Willis from Mar 10, 2017

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• Since the death instinct exists in the heart of everything that lives, since we suffer from trying to repress it, since everything that lives longs for rest, let us unfasten the ties that bind us to life, let us cultivate our death wish, let us develop it, water it like a plant, let it grow unhindered. Suffering and fear are born from the repression of the death wish.

  Eugene Ionesco

  Death, Heart, Ties

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• Christmas shows us the ties that bind us together, threads of love and caring, woven in the simplest and strongest way within the family.

  Donald E. Westlake

  Caring, Ties, Together

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• Let us heed the voice of the people and recognize their common sense. If we do not, we not only blaspheme our political heritage, we ignore the common ties that bind all Americans.

  Barbara Jordan

  Voice, Ties, People

  1976 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address, delivered 12 July 1976, New York, NY

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• Jealousy is the tie that binds, and binds, and binds.

  Helen Rowland

  Jealousy, Ties, Jealous

  Irvin S. Cobb, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Helen Rowland, Richard Saunders (2017). “We Should All Be So Feminine: We Should All Be a Feminist: We Should All Be Feminists”, p.78, Lulu.com

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• Conservatives believe in the ties that bind us. Society is stronger when we make vows to each other and we support each other. I don't support gay marriage in spite of being a conservative. I support gay marriage because I am a conservative.

  David Cameron

  Believe, Gay, Ties

  "A politician shows real courage on guy marriage" by John Cassidy, www.newyorker.com. May 14, 2012.

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