Quotes About Family

I hate married men ; they never make any sacrifice to the Arts, but are always thinking of their duty to their wives and families, or some rubbish of that sort .

A mí me enfurecía que mi madre no tuviera cosas bonitas, y me enfurecía aún más no poder proporcionárselas yo, y más aún no poder decir nada de todo aquello en voz alta, porque mi madre seguía cantando, haciendo todo lo posible por mantener el ánimo.

Siempre había creído que ser hombre implicaba mantenerse firme, pero aquello era algo que mi madre había hecho mejor que nadie.

Cuando los abuelos enfermaron, varios años después de que yo me fuera de Nueva York, mi madre y la suya se habían peleado sobre quién debía hacerse cargo de ellos, y la dureza de aquella pelea, que acabó en los tribunales y no terminó hasta que los dos murieron en 1997, dividió en dos a la familia. McGraw y sus hermanas, incluida Sheryl, ya no me hablaban, porque ellos habían apoyado a su madre, y yo a la mía.

Sé feliz tú. Ésa es la mejor manera de hacer feliz a una madre –dijo el cura. –Supongo que no es usted el hijo único de una madre soltera.

Cuidar de mi madre significaba no decir nada que pudiera alterar su frágil optimismo.

Real men take care of their mother's

If things got really bad at Grandpa's, I figured, my mother and I could live alongside Shelter Rock. We could sleep under the canopy and cook our meals over an open fire, and though it would be rough, how much rougher could it be?

I'm going to talk to her." "And how's that going to go? You're just going to walk up to her and say, 'Hey, I know you've never seen me before, but I'm your dad. Oh, and guess what? You've won the evolutionary lottery: You're a vampire. Let's go to Disneyland!

Two things children shall receive from their parents: roots and wings

My children are magical creatures and I love them to death.

Some musicians I know are incredible fathers. Like Keith Richards. A fantastic dad.

Jason spoke in a rough voice. "Hating you, hating anybody else, wouldn't make my life any better. My parents think tearing other people down, tearing me down, makes them bigger. But I know it doesn't. It makes them smaller. And I am not going to be like them.

She knew what hate was, had heard of the things hate could cause people to do, but had never heard hate spoken so clearly, had never heard it directed at her. Fear threatened to paralyze her, but Kira remembered her father's calm face, her mother's determination, and let some anger build in her to help her think.

I'm not worth millions of lives, Jason." "You are to me! And…and to your mom and dad!" Kira raised her head up enough to turn it to look at him. "Jason, my mother always says that no one counts for more than anyone else, and my father says that every person is a reality, something special and unique that helps form the world we think we see around us. I can't believe I matter more than so many other people.

Dogs are not our whole lives, but they make our lives whole.

Insanity is hereditary—you get it from your kids. ~Sam Levenson

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Perhaps the greatest social servise that can be rendered by anybody to the country and to mankind is to bring up a family George Bernard Shaw

Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet. -Colette

A proud parent boasts little of a son's abilities and his achievements. But glories in his kindness, his gentleness, his quiet courage. Pam Brown

God cannot be everywhere, so he made mothers. Arab Proverb

A good dog deserves a good home.

For those who have lived their lives in a constant state of hypervigilance, as our DNA dictates is necessary to survive and prevail at the tip of the spear, identifying a new mission in a postmilitary life can be a daunting task; the team is family, the team is purpose, the team is home.