American Family Quotes - Page 4

• Scripture says: "Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted." I call on every American family and the family of America to observe a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance, honoring the memory of the thousands of victims of these brutal attacks and comforting those who lost loved ones. We will persevere through this national tragedy and personal loss. In time, we will find healing and recovery; and, in the face of all this evil, we remain strong and united, "one Nation under God."

  George W. Bush

  Strong, Prayer, Memories

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• I look at Breaking Bad as a show about the American family.

  Giancarlo Esposito

  Looks, Shows

  "'Breaking Bad' Q&A: Star Giancarlo Esposito Discusses the Season Finale". Interview with Merle Ginsberg, www.hollywoodreporter.com. October 9, 2011.

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• When I finally gave up any hope of doing anything representative of the American family, I actually seemed to have tapped into other people's weirdness in that way.

  Jonathan Franzen

  People, Way, Weirdness

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• As American families and businesses have been forced to tighten their belts, Washington has refused to do the same.

  Sean Duffy

  Belts, Has Beens

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• As winter weather settles in around the country, millions of American families are facing skyrocketing home heating prices with even greater impact if cold temperatures persist into the spring.

  Russ Carnahan

  Country, Spring, Home

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• I've always felt, as a writer, that radicals are fascinating because they're relations, they have a place in the American family. They're the relatives everyone wishes would go away. They're the embarrassments to decorum and good taste.

  E. L. Doctorow

  Wish, Going Away, Radicalism

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• Unlike George Bush and his friends at the big oil companies, I'm going to work for a real energy policy for this country that decreases America's dependence on foreign oil and helps lower the costs to American families.

  John F. Kerry

  Country, Real, Oil

  "White House, Saudis: No election deal on oil". www.cnn.com. April 19, 2004.

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• Perhaps no American family-with the possible exception of the Adams family-has had a more vivid and powerful impact on the life of their times. But the Kennedy tale-the spiral compound of glory, achievement, degradation and almost mythical tragedy-exerts a fascination upon us that goes beyond their public achievements.

  Doris Kearns Goodwin

  Family, Powerful, Impact

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• We need to focus on getting people back to work, focus on jobs, the economy, the debt and the spending. That's what will improve the quality of life for American families and for hard-working taxpayers.

  John Barrasso

  Jobs, Hard Work, People

  "Interviews with Senator John Barrasso & David Plouffe". "State of the Union" with Candy Crowley, www.realclearpolitics.com. January 20, 2013.

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• I'm not a chef. I haven't created any new technique in the kitchen. I'm not a rocket scientist. I think I'm good at writing accessible, fun, and affordable meals for the average American family. That's what I think I'm good at.

  Rachael Ray

  Fun, Writing, Thinking

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• Everyone knows dogs. Most people love dogs. I think most American families probably have a dog, but I don't think people really realize or understand just how wonderful and special dogs are.

  Robert Crais

  Dog, Thinking, People

  "Novelist loses a dog, finds a heroine in 'Suspect'". Interview with Christian DuChateau, www.cnn.com. January 21, 2013.

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• We are an American family and we rise and fall together as one nation.

  Barack Obama

  Fall, Together, Nations

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• The death tax punishes the American dream - making it virtually impossible for the average American family to build wealth across generations.

  Christopher Bond

  Dream, Average, Generations

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• When it comes to college education, American families are paying more and getting less.

  Patricia Schroeder

  Education, College, College Education

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• We must develop a federal program of public works, retraining, and jobs for all - so that none, white or black, will have cause to feel threatened
  . . . There is nothing except shortsightedness to prevent us from guaranteeing an annual minimum and livable income for every American family.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Jobs, White, Black

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• In the 5 years, well over 60,000 American families have been broken apart by the absence of insurance because the only way for parents to get treatment for their children is to turn the custody of those children over to the State.

  Patrick J. Kennedy

  Children, Years, Broken

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• To my way of thinking, the American family started to decline when parents began to communicate with their children.

  Erma Bombeck

  Family, Children, Thinking

  Erma Bombeck (2013). “The Erma Bombeck Collection: If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?, Motherhood, and The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank”, p.71, Open Road Media

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• We're going to have a tax cut. Today's American family is overtaxed at all levels.

  Dick Armey

  Cutting, Levels, Today

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• My every decision on trade, on taxes, on immigration, on foreign affairs will be made to benefit American workers and American families.

  Donald Trump

  Decision, Immigration, Benefits

  Source: www.npr.org

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• One result of An American Family was that I became a gay role model.

  Lance Loud

  Gay, Role Models, Roles

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• We want American families to feel more confident in life. We want the next generation to know that yes, the best days of this country are still ahead of us.

  Paul Ryan

  Country, Generations, Want

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• The first time The Runaways played in Britain, Joan Jett wore my bullet belt onstage. The Runaways were really the first all-girl band to really strut their stuff and say, "F**k you." "Cherry Bomb" was the best song for a girl band to sing. It was just outrageous at the time. There were American families sitting on the sofa watching television going, "F**k me." It was great fun.

  Lemmy Kilmister

  Girl, Song, Fun

  Source: www.goldminemag.com

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• One of the interesting things about Los Angeles is that it's still supplying the whole of the world with its dreams through movies and songs and TV - often of an all-American family at the same time as the real Los Angeles is peopled by souls from Vietnam, Guatemala, and Korea who look nothing like the images being beamed out. I think all that is going to have to change and illusion is going to have to catch up with reality in that regard.

  Pico Iyer

  Dream, Song, Real

  Source: scottlondon.com

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• Our family has been honored to serve our state and nation. Like many American families, we have been fortunate and blessed to raise three wonderful children and put them through college while doing work that we love.

  Mike Pence

  Children, Blessed, College

  Source: www.chicagotribune.com

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• In my lifetime, it's the Supreme Court, not Congress, that integrated our public schools, that allowed people of different races to marry, and established the principle that our government should respect the value of privacy of American families. These decisions are the legacy of justices who chose to expand American freedom.

  Dick Durbin

  School, Race, Government

  Senate Confirmation Hearings - Day 1, www.nytimes.com. January 9, 2006.

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