Family Quotes

“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.”

-- Jeffrey Kluger

“I am tortured when I am away from my family, from my children. I am horribly guilt-ridden.”

-- Jessica Lange

“The family is the nucleus of civilization.”

-- Will Durant

“A home is crucial, the foundation of a stable family.”

-- Eric Cantona

“The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing that you know things, and believing in the Christian religion.”

-- Samuel Butler

“When you go to the movies with your whole family, it's a different experience. For some reason, it's something that you're all doing together and you take away something special in that.”

-- Vin Diesel

“My priorities are always going to be my husband and my family now. That's a huge, huge thing.”

-- Gwen Stefani

“A woman can plan when to have her family and how to support a family.”

-- Kathleen Turner

“Young actors often don't think of the consequences of doing nudity or sex scenes. They want the role so badly that they agree to be exploited, and then end up embarrassing family, friends, and even strangers.”

-- Natalie Portman

“A retired teacher paid $62,000 towards her pension and nothing, yes nothing, for full family medical, dental and vision coverage over her entire career. What will we pay her? $1.4 million in pension benefits and another $215,000 in health care benefit premiums over her lifetime.”

-- Chris Christie