“I'm a Republican. I don't want to go to heaven and have to face my family up there and tell them I voted for a Democrat.”

“A growing awareness of the depth of popular attachment to the family has led some liberals to concede that family is not just a buzzword for reaction.”

“I mean, I look at my dad. He was twenty when he started having a family, and he was always the coolest dad. He did everything for his kids, and he never made us feel like he was pressured. I know that it must be a great feeling to be a guy like that.”

“I love children and I get along with them great. It's just that I believe if you're going to be a parent, there has to be something inside you that says, 'I want a family.' I don't feel that sense of urgency.”

“The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.”

“There are things that you cannot talk to your mother and father about, there are things that you cannot talk to your children about.”

“The bottom line is that Wanda Sykes has the longest continuously documented family tree of any African-American we have ever researched.”

“When I'm home, the heart and soul of our family is in the kitchen. Growing up, my parents both worked, so dinnertime was for family - the TV was off. I think it's important to grab that time and really make it special, even after a tough day.”

“I remember saying goodbye to my father the night he left to join the Navy. He didn't have to. He was older than other servicemen and had a family to support but he wanted to be a part of the fight against fascism, not just make movies about it. I admired this about him.”