Family Quotes

"Who in their infinite wisdom decreed that Little League uniforms be white? Certainly not a mother."

"Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is your greatest gift to me."

"It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding."

"My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso."

"There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men."

"One can be a brother only in something. Where there is no tie that binds men, men are not united but merely lined up."

"The men who learn endurance, are they who call the whole world, brother."

"I think you may see again a rise at the federal government level for a - a call for the federal constitutional amendment, because people want to make sure that this definition of marriage remains secure, because after all, the family is the fundamental unit of government."

"Having a child is surely the most beautifully irrational act that two people in love can commit."

"Love matches, so called, have illusion for their father and need for their mother."

"Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face."

"One thing they never tell you about child raising is that for the rest of your life, at the drop of a hat, you are expected to know your child's name and how old he or she is."

"We have the duty to protect the life of an unborn child."

"I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life."

"Knowledge of the self is the mother of all knowledge. So it is incumbent on me to know my self, to know it completely, to know its minutiae, its characteristics, its subtleties, and its very atoms."

"What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult."

"When I am made fun of in the press I just remember those days when I'd come home to find that the water had been turned off because my mother couldn't afford the bill. Suddenly, everything feels easier."

"I love being at home, being with friends and family. I'm of European stock, brought up in Australia. I'm a passionate guy. I just love life."

"I remind everyone: Whether you school them at home or send them to school, you as a parent have the responsibility to make sure they learn and behave. Teachers and principals may help, but parents are the ones who must accept responsibility."

"I remember, when I was a kid, watching my mother jam herself into her girdle - a piece of equipment so rigid it could stand up on its own - and I remember her coming home from fancy parties and racing upstairs to extricate herself from its cruel iron grip."