Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family. —Anthony Brandt More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around — and why his parents will always wave back. —William D. Tammeus More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
I . . . have another cup of coffee with my mother. We get along very well, veterans of a guerrilla war we never understood. —Joan Didion More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Nobody, who has not been in the interior of a family, can say what the difficulties of any individual of that family may be. —Jane Austen More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
My father's not a warm and fuzzy guy. He can't bring himself to ask about my feelings or emotions. All he ever asks is "How's the car doing?" Finally I said, "The car is experiencing low self-esteem and financial distress. The car could use a new computer, and probably a new car. —Dana Eagle More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Personal hatred and family affection are not incompatible; they often flourish and grow strong together. —Willa Cather More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Parents forgive their children least readily for the faults they themselves instilled in them. —Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
My parents . . . decided early on that all of the problems in my family had somehow to do with me. All roads led to Roseyville, a messy, chaotic town where, as parents, they were required to visit, but could never get out of quick enough or find a decent parking place. —Roseanne Barr More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Turning the other cheek is all well and good, but Jesus was neither married nor a parent. —Molly Maslin Arbogast More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Family quarrels are bitter things. They don't go according to any rules. They're not like aches or wounds; they're more like splits in the skin that won't heal because there's not enough material. —F. Scott Fitzgerald More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Hey, hey, easy, kids. Everybody in the car. Boat leaves in two minutes . . . or perhaps you don't want to see the second-largest ball of twine on the face of the earth, which is only four short hours away? —From National Lampoon's Vacation More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
There is no such thing as fun for the whole family. —Jerry Seinfeld More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The memories of my family outings are still a source of strength to me. I remember we'd all pile into the car — I forget what kind it was — and drive and drive. I'm not sure where we'd go, but I think there were some trees there. The smell of something was strong in the air as we played whatever sport we played. I remember a bigger, older guy we called "Dad." We'd eat some stuff, or not, and then I think we went home. I guess some things never leave you. —Jack Handey More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Nobody has ever before asked the nuclear family to live all by itself in a box the way we do. With no relatives, no support, we've put it in an impossible situation. —Margaret Mead More about this quote Tags: isolation community Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Look at the typical American family scene: Man walking around farting. Woman walking around scratching. Kids going around hollering. Hey, man, fuck that. —Elvis Presley More about this quote Tags: man family America farts Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email