Quotes About Family

Children aren't everything. There are other things in the world, thought I admit some people don't seem to suspect it.

Children aren't everything. There are other things in the world, though I admit some people don't seem to suspect it

Somehow, amid all the sophistication and diversions of this world, we forgot the basics: take care of business at home first, and never betray your blood.

I am confident that nobody... will accuse me of selfishness if I ask to spend time, while I am still in good health, with my family, my friends and also with myself.

I really wanted to retire and rest and spend more time with my children, my grandchildren and of course with my wife.

i love playing and chatting with children...feeding and putting them to bed with a little story, and being away from the family has troubled me throughout my...life. i like relaxing at the house, reading quietly, taking in the sweet smell that comes from the pots, sitting around a table with the family and taking out my wife and children. when you can no longer enjoy these simple pleasures something valuable is taken away from your life and you feel it in your daily work.

I wondered--not for the first time--whether one was ever justified in neglecting the welfare of one's own family in order to fight for the welfare of others. Can there be anything more important than looking after one's aging mother? Is politics merely a pretext for shirking one's responsibilities, an excuse for not being able to provide in the way one wanted?

To be the father of a nation is a great honor, but to be the father of a family is a greater joy.

The arbitrary and meaningless tests to decide black from Coloured or Coloured from white often resulted in tragic cases where members of the same family were classified differently, all depending on whether one child had a lighter or darker complexion. Where one was allowed to live and work could rest on such absurd distinctions as the curl of one's hair or the size of one's lips.

I loved it in the unconditional way that children love their first home.

Muž by m?l mít d?m poblíž svého rodišt?, kde by našel klid, který jinde postrádá.

One day, George Mbekela paid a visit to my mother. "Your son is a clever young fellow," he said. "He should go to school." My mother remained silent. No one in my family had ever attended school and my mother was unprepared for Mbekela's suggestion. But she did relay it to my father, who despite—or perhaps because of—his own lack of education immediately decided that his youngest son should go to school. The

I was visited by my mother in spring 1968. I had not seen her since the end of the Rivonia Trial. Change is gradual and incremental, and when one lives in the midst of one's family, one rarely notices differences in them. But when one doesn't see one's family for many years at a time, the transformation can be striking. My mother suddenly seemed very old.

Každý ?lov?k má v život? dvojí závazek - v??i rodin?, rodi??m, žen? a d?tem, ale také v??i národu, komunit?, zemi.

This was one of the state's most barbarous techniques of applying pressure: imprisoning the wives and children of freedom fighters. Many men in prison were able to handle anything the authorities did to them, but the thought of the state doing the same thing to their families was almost impossible to bear.

Ma il silenzio amoroso tra una madre e un figlio non è una dimensione solitaria.

This would be a hazardous life, and I would be apart from my family, but when a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.

los padres raramente conocen el lado romántico de la vida de sus hijos.

Uma família que não tem um ladrão. Vê se pode!

Porque o mineiro só é solidário no câncer. Mamãe, o mineiro só é solidário no câncer. d. ivete (furiosa) Ã¢â'¬â€ Não repete! (Edgard recua diante da mãe, com cheque numa mão e o isqueiro aceso, na outra.) edgard — O mineiro só é solidário no câncer! d. ivete (como uma louca) Ã¢â'¬â€ Chega! Chega! (A velha tapa os ouvidos.) edgard

Ia à casa do Alipinho com mais frequência e opinava sobre tudo, inclusive sobre o preço do feijão. Queria ter uma participação cada vez maior na vida da família, familiarizar-se com os assuntos da casa. Um belo dia, começou de maneira indireta: "O casamento é uma necessidade social e natural." A

Being on 'Glee' was amazing. I remember my first day on set, my first day I arrived to the set I was in my trailer and all of the actors came and banged on my door - Lea Michele, Chris Colfer, Amber Riley, Naya Rivera. They all welcomed me with open arms, so it was a great experience. It felt like family, and I miss them a lot over there.

Anyone who knows me knows my mom, Dorcina, has to sign off on any decision and that she will play a major part in any decision.

Bless this house, oh Lord, we pray. Make it safe by night and day. Bless these walls, so firm and stout, keeping want and trouble out. Bless the roof and chimney tall, let Thy peace lie over all. Bless the door that it may prove, ever open to joy and love. Bless these windows, shining bright, letting in God's heavenly light. Bless the folks who dwell within, keep them pure and free from sin. Bless us that we'll dwell one day, oh Lord with Thee.