Quotes About Family

My mum and dad were Jehovah's Witnesses, which I know sounds crazy but it's the truth. Mum used to go round the island, distributing copies of The Watchtower, door to door.' He paused. 'Do you know what her biggest tragedy was? She ran out of doors.

You didn't mention he had a child.' 'I mentioned he had a cocaine habit.

Bad Boys was nothing less than a complete travesty of the truth. It turned my parents into the villains of the piece.

She's gone, Dad. She was a total cow and she ruined our lives. Neither of us has to pretend any more.

After Lawrence died, she only had Damian and she doted on him. His success meant the world to her.

Pack your mother and kiss your clothes goodbye. No!" He banged his head against the table. "Kiss your mother and pack your clothes. Your train leaves at one.

Treasure your relationships, not your possessions.

As a father now, I wouldn't do what my dad did, because it left me feeling emotionally unstable as a kid. But he didn't do the things he did out of selfishness or malice.

The fact my relationship with my son is so good makes me forgiving of my father and also appreciative.

I would have to say the person with whom I am most in love is definitely my son, Everly Bear. Although I'm his dad, I'm also his friend.

In Roslyn, Pennsylvania, we started our real-life family circus. They provided the inspiration for my cartoons. I provided the perspiration.

The NFL is such a large, multibillion dollar enterprise with fan loyalty because they have provided not only entertainment for sports fans, but memories, good memories, family memories to these fans, that can only bring about good will.

My parents have always been there to really support anything I wanted to do or learn - they provided the opportunity for me. I was very blessed in that sense.

Looking back, I clearly understand that seeing a 'chain of command' approach in my house was a positive thing for me. My father provided a strong point of view on life and was a leader. Boys, especially, need that.

I might not be here if it wasn't for the research and the technology that March of Dimes provided for my family and me.

I come from a family that has grown their own food from well into times of slavery, provided for themselves and people around them. So I found, through conversations about the earth and about the house with my neighbors, a lot of common ground.

When I was a kid, my parents were happy to buy me clothes; they provided for me.

Who would I be if I complained about having a father that provided for me? Who would I be if I was complaining about having a father who loved me? That would make me a real jerk.

My dad provided me with a great way of life, and he was very charitable man.

I personally don't like family dramas, but don't mind playing a mother or a homemaker, provided that character has an identity.

Some people feel that the purpose of cinema is entertainment - which in itself is a healthy enough goal, provided you define what constitutes entertainment. But I come from a family where I grew up believing that cinema - art - should be used as an instrument for change and that's the kind of cinema I've largely done and been attracted to.

Thanks to the wonderful support system provided by my father, I was never insecure about my future.

It is my intention at all times to see that my mother and my little brother are amply provided for.

Look, as a child growing up it occurred to me that I had everything I could have wanted: a roof over my head, education, food. All of it because my father provided... My way of giving back was being that invisible guy. Giving something back from a lifetime of taking.