“The greatest thing in family life is to take a hint when a hint is intended-and not to take a hint when a hint isn't intended.”

“I'm from a nice, suburban, middle-class family, but my tattoos remind me where I've been.”

“Given my last position, that I was the first U.S attorney post 9/11 in New Jersey, I understand acutely the pain and sorrow and upset of the family members who lost loved ones that day at the hands of radical Muslim extremists. And their sensitivities and concerns have to be taken into account.”

“Except for naval and air exercises, our military should be stationed on American soil, where service men and women can lead normal lives in close proximity to family and friends.”

“When someone has cancer, the whole family and everyone who loves them does, too.”

“It's very strange that most people don't care if their knowledge of their family history only goes back three generations.”

“I've never had a very closely connected family. My parents split up when I was young and I was living with my mom for a little while, then I was kind of just on my own really young. It wasn't some kind of global tragedy, it was just never really a very close-knit family. So there was support in the sense that they didn't stand in my way.”

“Growing up in a particular neighborhood, growing up in a working-class family, not having much money, all of those things fire you and can give you an edge, can give you an anger.”

“I don't know if I believe in marriage. I believe in family, love and children.”

“I have a lot of very close girlfriends and sisters - I'm from an all female family. My father often quips that even the cat was neutered!”

“A happy family is but an earlier heaven.”

“There's a sort of sibling moratorium when you're establishing yourself as an adult. So much of your energy has to be focused on other things like work and kids. But when people become more settled, siblings tend to regroup because now you're building a new extended family.”

“I have a family to support. And I'm not always going to be doing exactly what I want to do.”

“The other night I ate at a real nice family restaurant. Every table had an argument going.”

“Holidays are the best. I couldn't imagine being from a small family.”

“I always wanted to be a farmer. There is a tradition of that in my family.”

“I'm not a royal family watcher.”

“I'm over the moon to be involved in the 'Doctor Who' Christmas special. I can't quite believe it as it's a part of the family tradition at the Jenkins household. I heard the news that I got the role on my 30th birthday and it was the best birthday present ever.”

“The details surrounding both my marriage and subsequent filing for divorce are private, and I had hoped to keep them that way for the sake of my family.”

“The traditional spokespersons for the Evangelicals, such as Chuck Colson and James Dobson, have become alarmed about this drift away from the 'Family Values' issues that they believe should be the overwhelming concerns of Evangelicals. They have expressed their displeasure in letters of protest circulated through the religious media.”

“The summer before I went to culinary school, my family wanted me to take a job on a movie to make sure that I was making the right decision. I think they hoped I would change my mind about culinary school.”