My husband and I had to raise five of my younger brothers and sisters. They lived with us. We sent them to school.
Dolly PartonA family looks for ways to support and inspire one another.
Kamala HarrisI hate the rock music tradition. I can’t bear it!
Brian EnoAs a father and now a grandfather to three wonderful grandchildren, I know how magical the first year of a child’s life is but also how much hard work it takes. Being able to spend as much time as possible with your loved ones is absolutely vital, especially early on.
Richard BransonIf a man’s character is to be abused there’s nobody like a relative to do the business.
Alexander PopeI feel like I’m the kind of guy that would have kids before getting married. The first thing would be kids.
The WeekndActing is just a way of making a living, the family is life.
Denzel WashingtonThere is no such thing as fun for the whole family.
Jerry SeinfeldPerhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to the country and to mankind is to bring up a family.
George Bernard ShawI grew up around lots of men – my father, my brothers, my uncles – so I wasn’t intimidated by them.
Dolly PartonI have spent every New Year’s Eve since 1992 in Lourdes. I spend the hour of my birth every year in the grotto. It’s a place with meaning for me.
Paulo CoelhoWhen I cook for my family on Christmas, I make feijoada, a South American dish of roasted and smoked meats like ham, pork, beef, lamb, and bacon – all served with black beans and rice. It’s festive but different.
Maya AngelouI was brought up as an only child, and we were very close. But when I was 14, we got evicted. We came home to a padlock, and I looked up at my mom and she was crying, and there was nothing to do.
Dwayne JohnsonAn armchair Jungian would say the whole thing is about my own ongoing spiritual search. My interior life has always been one of trying to find a spiritual link, maybe because I’m from a family of separate religious philosophies: Protestant and Catholic.
David BowieMy next baby will be my new record.
Lady GagaMost women put off entertaining until the kids are grown.
Erma BombeckI mean, families are weird.
Gordon RamsayLet parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.
PlatoMy mother was a public school teacher in Virginia, and we didn’t have any money, we just survived on happiness, on being a happy family.
Dave GrohlI think your values are always influenced by your family and your community.
Dolly PartonFamily home evening is more for the purpose of teaching values and gospel principles, displaying talents and enjoying different kinds of family fun and activities.
Stephen CoveyIf your mom cries a lot, you probably cry a lot. It’s what you learn.
Abby Lee MillerMy parents are my backbone. Still are. They’re the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40.
Kobe BryantOne aim of the Boy Scouts scheme is to revive amongst us, if possible, some of the rules of the knights of old.
Robert Baden-PowellMy mami and papi love my music. They’re always listening to the radio waiting for one of my songs to come on. And when it does, they turn up the volume – and turn it back down when it’s over.
Bad BunnyMy greatest blessing has been the birth of my son. My next greatest blessing has been my ability to turn people into children of mine.
Maya AngelouMy son has died of AIDS.
Nelson MandelaMy grandfather was smart and had a whole lot of pride. He didn’t speak a terrible amount, but you could tell there was a ton on his mind – like a quiet acceptance of how life had turned out.
Frank OceanBefore I was born, my father told my mother, ‚If it’s a boy, he’s going to be a scientist.‘
Richard P. FeynmanI did have two dads; one was a socialist, and one was a capitalist. I really decided I would rather be a capitalist.
Robert KiyosakiTea to the English is really a picnic indoors.
Alice WalkerTo lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.
Oscar WildeUpon the farm of the uncle with whom I lived, we did know of the mortgage as some dreadful damper on youthful hopes of things that could not be bought. I do have a vivid recollection that the major purpose of a farm was to produce a living right on the spot for the family.
Herbert HooverMy wife, a schoolteacher, very disciplined. If you think I’m tough, trust me, and wait till you see when the children are on the naughty step. It’s hilarious. So we decided that I’m going to work like a donkey and provide amazing support for the family.
Gordon RamsayI think about the milestones from my childhood and what it will be like to watch our kids go through them. Taking Riley to her first day of school was a whirlwind. I can’t imagine what middle school is going to be like, and high school, and graduation.
Stephen CurryI believe that the greatest gift you can give your family and the world is a healthy you.
Joyce MeyerShe got her looks from her father. He’s a plastic surgeon.
Groucho MarxI continue to care for President Obama and for his family. I think that in many ways they are very courageous people, and I honor that, because I know what it means to live as a black person in a racist America.
Alice WalkerHeavenly Father loves every one of His children. After all, He is their Father.
Russell M. NelsonI’m focusing on me. I’m focusing on my family’s security, my family’s financial security, so that’s all I can do.
Conor McGregorI want to thank God, obviously for the health, for the talent He’s given me, for my family who supports me, for the things that basketball’s taught me on and off the court. For the people that I’ve been able to meet through the game of basketball.
Stephen CurryMaking your dad happy is – especially for an Italian Catholic girl, I’ll tell you – it feels really good.
Lady GagaI listen to my mother, and that keeps me out of trouble. I’m a good son.
Mr. TAs I got older, my pops tried to keep me involved with the culture by telling me the stories of the conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea, how he came to America, and about our family back home, because all that side of my family – my aunties, grandparents – is in Africa.
Nipsey HussleMarriage and family are ordained of God. The family is the most important social unit in time and in eternity. Under God’s great plan of happiness, families can be sealed in temples and be prepared to return to dwell in His holy presence forever. That is eternal life!
Russell M. NelsonMy family kinda hit the skids. We were experiencing poverty at that point. We all got a job, where the whole family had to work as security guards and janitors. And I just got angry.
Jim CarreyThere’s no political point worth my son’s life.
Joe BidenMothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own.
AristotleI don’t know if I officially proofread my father’s book, but I read it. I did get some conception of grammar in general from that.
Noam ChomskyFor me, already being part of a single parent household and knowing it was just me and my mom, you’d would wake up times and hope that the next day you’d be able to be alongside your mother because she was out trying to make sure that I was taken care of. But all I cared about was her being home.
LeBron JamesIf my mother knew I did this for a living, she’d kill me. She thinks I’m selling dope.
Henny YoungmanChristmas is the perfect time to celebrate the love of God and family and to create memories that will last forever. Jesus is God’s perfect, indescribable gift. The amazing thing is that not only are we able to receive this gift, but we are able to share it with others on Christmas and every other day of the year.
Joel OsteenI have a lot of other stuff to accomplish before I get to kids. Whenever the time is right, I’ll just know. If I had a girl, she’d probably be really rebellious. She would be like a bundle of karma. I would love to bring them up in Barbados.
RihannaThe reason that I’m here at all is because of my relationship with my family and their encouragement of me to be a musician and to work hard. As long as I stay there in that space, I can do anything. That’s my truth.
Lady GagaI’ve told Billy if I ever caught him cheating, I wouldn’t kill him because I love his children and they need a dad. But I would beat him up. I know where all of his sports injuries are.
Angelina JolieWithout Cambodia, I may never have become a mother. Part of my heart is and will always be in this country. And part of this country is always with me: Maddox.
Angelina JolieLove begins by taking care of the closest ones – the ones at home.
Mother TeresaPfft, I hate Christmas Day. It’s for children and families. Not for people like me.
Karl LagerfeldPlayers today moan about the number of games, but when you’re young, you can’t play enough.
George BestMy elder brothers were all put apprentices to different trades. I was put to the grammar-school at eight years of age, my father intending to devote me, as the tithe of his sons, to the service of the Church.
Benjamin Franklin