Family Quotes - Page 28

• As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.

  Pope John Paul II

  Faith, Inspiration, Catholic

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Love, Motivational, Happiness

  Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2003). “The Power of Positive Thinking: 10 Traits for Maximum Results”, p.38, Simon and Schuster

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• And he that is taught to live upon little, owes more to his father's wisdom, than he that has a great deal left him, does to his father's care.

  William Penn

  Fathers Day, Wisdom, Dad

  "Franklin's Way to Wealth and Penn's Maxims".

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• Heredity is what sets the parents of a teenager wondering about each other.

  Laurence J. Peter

  Inspirational, Funny, Teenage

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• If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.

  Abigail Van Buren

  Inspirational, Motivational, Children

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• No one can find inner peace except by working, not in a self- centered way, but for the whole human family.

  Peace Pilgrim

  Self, Inner Peace, Peace Of Mind

  Peace Pilgrim (1992). “Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words”, p.132, Friends of Peace PIlgrim

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• A family is a risky venture, because the greater the love, the greater the loss... That's the trade-off. But I'll take it all.

  Brad Pitt

  Loss, Venture, Trade

  "Brad Pitt Is Finally 'Satisfied'". Interview with Dotson Rader, parade.com. September 15, 2011.

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• It is indeed a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors.

  Plutarch

  Ancestry, Glory, Ancestor

  Plutarch (1871). “Plutarch's Morals”, p.12

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• I come from a great family. I've seen family life and I know how wonderful, how nurturing, and how wonderful it can be.

  Sidney Poitier

  Wonderful, Nurturing, Know How

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• At its best, schooling can be about how to make a life, which is quite different from how to make a living.

  Neil Postman

  Love, Life, Happiness

  Neil Postman (2011). “The End of Education: Redefining the Value of School”, p.10, Vintage

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• These are really terribly rough times, and we really should try to be as nice to each other as possible.

  Lou Reed

  Love, Life, Happiness

  "Interviewing Lou Reed: Not a perfect day" by Simon Hattenstone, www.theguardian.com. May 19, 2003.

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• Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment.

  Tony Robbins

  Inspirational, Life, Motivation

  Twitter post from Aug 01, 2015

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• I am convinced that material things can contribute a lot to making one's life pleasant, but, basically, if you do not have very good friends and relatives who matter to you, life will be really empty and sad and material things cease to be important.

  David Rockefeller

  Friendship, Money, Good Friend

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I learned more from my mother than from all the art historians and curators who have informed me about technical aspects of art history and art appreciation over the years.

  David Rockefeller

  Mother, Appreciation, Art

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I don't want to be interesting. I want to be good.

  Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

  Love, Happiness, Art

  Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Moisés Puente (2008). “Conversations with Mies Van Der Rohe”, p.56, Princeton Architectural Press

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• The promise of America has always been that if you worked hard, had the right values, took some risks, that there was an opportunity to build a better life for your family and for your next generation.

  Mitt Romney

  Opportunity, America, Risk

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• Actors are one family over the entire world.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Actors, World

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• Youth cannot know how age thinks and feels. But old men are guilty if they forget what it was to be young.

  J. K. Rowling

  Inspirational, Home, Men

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• We are special because we've been united not by a common race or ethnicity. We're bound together by common values. That family is the most important institution in society. That almighty God is the source of all we have.

  Marco Rubio

  Race, Ethnicity, Special

  Marco Rubio's speech at the Republican National Convention, www.politico.com. August 30, 2012.

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• Everything deep is also simple and can be reproduced simply as long as its reference to the whole truth is maintained. But what matters is not what is witty but what is true.

  Albert Schweitzer

  Long Distance Relationship, Witty, True Friend

  Albert Schweitzer (2015). “The Light Within Us”, p.3, Open Road Media

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• Positive feelings come from being honest about yourself and accepting your personality, and physical characteristics, warts and all; and, from belonging to a family that accepts you without question.

  Willard Scott

  Positive, Unique Characteristics, Personality

  Willard Scott (1983). “The Joy of Living”, Ballantine Books

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• My family isn't really all that different from anyone else's. Well, maybe they're a bit more entertaining.

  David Sedaris

  Different, Wells, Entertaining

  David Sedaris, Jeffrey Jenkins (2017). “David Sedaris Diaries: A Visual Compendium”, p.159, Hachette UK

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• Love is not love that alters when it alteration finds.

  William Shakespeare

  Love, Happiness, Valentines Day

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• With all my fans I got a family again.

  Tupac Shakur

  Fans

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• If I win and get the money, then the Oakland Police department is going to buy a boys' home, me a house, my family a house, and a Stop Police Brutality Center.

  Tupac Shakur

  Home, Winning, Boys

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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