Quotes About Family

I've got nine kids, nine dogs, three grandkids - and one in the oven. And three parrots!

When I was four and my sister six, we got a Susie Homemaker oven for our birthdays.

Actors are one family over the entire world.

I lost my brother when he was 30, and that was devastating for me. I don't know if I will ever get over it.

At the age of 62, my father died of cancer - it was much too soon. My mother never remarried or got over it, never even thought of another man.

The ultimate gathering when I was younger would be an over-the-top Christmas party. Now, ugh, it's so sad... as I'm getting older, I kind of look forward to more intimate, really nice dinners.

So much of me is because of what my parents experienced in this country. So much of me is because of the things my parents overcame so that I could have the luxury of having a dream.

My family and I had to overcome a lot to get where we are today.

You do have to overcome the child's thinking that this new woman, who is not their mother, is going to be in their lives.

We came from a humble background but with a lot of love, so we were able to overcome that.

My parents were migrants and I experienced first hand the challenges they had to overcome. If they hadn't decided to seek a better life elsewhere, I could never have aspired to become the person I am now.

I had seen my dad overcome and work hard for the things that he has, and I hear the stories about the injustices that he faced.

I grew up feeling like the main obstacles that we were trying to overcome had more to do with how we survive together as a family, and less to do with external relationships that we had with the community.

I like having family and friends around me. Our house is always overflowing with guests.

I was the third parent, growing up, and it did make me a very overly responsible adult.

As a parent, my fantasy is to cook every meal, read every story, do everything, and also work all day. I'm overly hard on myself.

When it happened to us and it was all gone overnight, we said, 'We are in this together, we are healthy, our children are healthy and we can work'.

The best compliment is when other parents invite your children to come over, or stay overnight. Afterward, I hear how well-behaved and respectful they were. I think that's one of the most wonderful compliments you can get as a parent.

Even though my grandparents live overseas and are so far away and we talk as much as we can, we don't see each other that often.

If we were to inspect ourselves or members of our family and our friends, we would see that we don't really have to go all the way overseas to be mystified - we can be mystified right at home.

To me, I think when women who have children are fighting overseas, that's long distance. And that's very challenging. I really honor those families that do that.

When my wife Pam and I got home from our deployment overseas, we settled down in Hampton Roads. We wanted to be close to my parents and wanted our kids to enjoy the same life I had growing up on the Chesapeake Bay.

As someone who grew up in a military family, I know what it's like to have those you care about serve overseas.

My parents are overweight, and I think the biggest problem we have in America is a lack of education. The place to start is with parents and teaching them to cook healthier.