Quotes About Family

My father was a brew master. He was the one who I was very close to, he influenced me in many many ways including my pursuing a career as a brew master.

The bottom line is, whether you're in it or you're searching for it, I believe marriage is an institution worth pursuing and protecting.

I know that my father was a little nervous about me pursuing a career in the arts.

My daughter is going to college and I'm very proud of her and my son is pursuing his own career in rap.

The thing is, my dad's always been more of a bookworm; he was interested in more intellectual pursuits, but nobody can escape the passion that football stirs.

The culture of caring and giving permeates many Indian families. In their own way, they are engaged in philanthropic pursuits.

In the Sanghi family, there is no one who has undertaken intellectual pursuits.

I'm very independent, creatively, always trying to push myself - and I think that comes from my mother.

Parents know how to push your buttons because, hey, they sewed them on.

We're going to continue to focus on family comedies because that is something that our audience really comes to ABC for. But at the same time, we're going to push the boundaries of what a family comedy actually means.

My mother used to push 'Wuthering Heights' on me as a boy, and I sensed from her breathy description of the story that it would make me laugh. I have no plans to find out if this is true.

I understand them. I understand where they came from, what their lifestyle was there. But my parents didn't push us to be like them. They said do whatever you think right, but remember the important things in life.

With drama, especially, it seems like the bigger the budgets and the edgier the characters, the more interesting they are. We're very lucky because 'Modern Family' wouldn't fit on cable: they'd want us to push it more and be edgier and turn it into something that it's not.

I thought that making movies was drab. I'd lived through that. And I didn't want to use my parents, ever... They didn't want to push me into this business.

Family to me is foundation. It's the people that you can call on whether you love them or hate them. When push comes to shove, they're there for you, and that's kind of how this family is.

I would definitely want kids. Would they be dancers? I dunno. That's up to them. If they show interest, I will push them do the best. I was not brought up in a dancer's family. I was brought up in a family where the mentality was whatever you do, you gotta try to be the best at it.

My mum's been my backbone, my inspiration, and the person who's pushed me in my career.

I never pushed to be a star. I didn't want to. I had my home, my family. Session work let you do the music and leave.

I have fought my brother some times before. We got hurt sometimes, needed stitches, but it was normal after the fights. We always had a positive rivalry that pushed both of us to our best.

I never fought because of my father. I started to box before he pushed me. It had nothing to do with him.

Art was not a thing for my family and is still not a thing for my family. My family will not go to a museum unless I say we have to go there. That's why I really feel like it was something I was supposed to do because there was no directive that pushed me in that direction.

My parents pushed us very hard to work, both in the home, doing chores and cooking, and at school.

My parents always pushed creativity on us, but they made it seem like the fun thing to do.

My mom pushed me to take drama class.