Family Quotes
“Here's the thing: the unit of reverence in Europe is the family, which is why a child born today of unmarried parents in Sweden has a better chance of growing up in a house with both of his parents than a child born to a married couple in America. Here we revere the couple, there they revere the family.”
“In the investigation of a neurotic style of life, we must always suspect an opponent, and note who suffers most because of the patient's condition. Usually this is a member of the family.”
-- Alfred Adler
“I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely.”
-- Joseph Stiglitz
“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
“In the family sandwich, the older people and the younger ones can recognize one another as the bread. Those in the middle are, for a time, the meat.”
-- Anna Quindlen
“I've been to all 50 states, and traveled this whole country, and 90 percent of the people are good folks. The rest of them take after the other side of the family.”
-- Jeff Foxworthy