I’m a strange mixture of my mother’s curiosity; my father, who grew up the son of the manse in a Presbyterian family, who had a tremendous sense of duty and responsibility; and my mother’s father, who was always in trouble with gambling debts. 830
My mom and dad got divorced when I was very young, and growing up in a family where the head of the household wasn’t a man made a big difference. 688
I come from a massive family, and the youngest is twentysomething years younger than I am, so I grew up with children. 667
Syria should not belong to one family, to one coterie, or to one party. It belongs to all the people of Syria equally, in all their religious and ethnic diversity. 804
We expect teachers to handle teenage pregnancy, substance abuse, and the failings of the family. Then we expect them to educate our children. 1.62K
Family traditions counter alienation and confusion. They help us define who we are; they provide something steady, reliable and safe in a confusing world. 737
This show has been a major revitalization of my family life and personal life. It gave my family an avenue to speak to me honestly. 663
Because sorry to say, women run the house. They run the family. They hold things up. I mean, it’s like you don’t ever see your mom get sick because she handles everything. And it’s kind of amazing I think to show people just how strong women are. 715
I was lucky. My family is wonderful. And it’s funny, because most of my best friends come from very large families. So it always felt as if I had lots of siblings, though in the end I had to leave them and go home. I kind of got the best of both worlds as a kid. 657
Pious XII was too neutral to mention the gas chambers; decent people like my own family were turned into devils by crude Christianity. 692
We’ll be going to the fish market and a farmer’s market this afternoon to get what we need to make and eat dinner as a family. I’m trying to expose my kids to going to a farmers market or the fish market and learning what that’s all about. 665
It’s a tremendous responsibility to be direct descendants of the prophet Muhammad. This family has had the burden of leadership on its shoulders for 1,400 years. I’m not going to drop the ball on my shift. 2.16K
The extraordinary thing about India is that it’s such a family place. It’s full of families everywhere. 2.6K
There is only one way to solve the alleged crisis of the erosion of ‘family values.’ And that is to get right down to the root cause of the problem. 628
When you’re out grocery shopping for your family, maybe you can put a can of cat or dog food in your cart and bring it to an animal relief center. 2.23K
It was a source of shame for my family that I was in rock and roll, which is so blue-collar. It just isn’t done. And I felt it, too. 967
The functions of the family in a highly differentiated society are not to be interpreted as functions directly on behalf of the society, but on behalf of personality. 626
