Family Quotes

“My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, 'You're tearing up the grass' 'We're not raising grass,' Dad would reply. 'We're raising boys.'”

-- Harmon Killebrew

“All the songs I write are about human dynamics, whether it's with girlfriends, boyfriends, or family.”

-- Amy Winehouse

“A woman can take care of the family. It takes a man to provide structure, to provide stability.”

-- Tom DeLay

“At best the family teaches the finest things human beings can learn from one another generosity and love. But it is also, all too often, where we learn nasty things like hate, rage and shame.”

-- Barbara Ehrenreich

“My mom is the backbone not just of my family but of many families.”

-- Shia LaBeouf

“My dad would give me $10, which is a lot of money when you're 9, to sing at church, on tables at restaurants, at family functions, just about anywhere.”

-- Katy Perry

“The first-born in every family is always dreaming for an imaginary older brother or sister who will look out for them.”

-- Bill Cosby

“If you live in a good neighborhood, you drive home and there's a bank. There's grocery stores and big houses - but no motels. What that tells you psychologically is you protect your money and buy good things for your family to eat in your nice big house.”

-- will.i.am

“What must it be like for a little boy to read that daddy never loved mummy?”

-- Princess Diana

“My whole damn family was nice. I don't think I've imagined it. It's true. Maybe it has to do with being brought up as Christian Scientists. Half of my relatives were Readers or Practitioners in the church.”

-- Henry Fonda