Family Quotes
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We were a family that made our Halloween costumes. Or, more accurately, my mother made them. She took no suggestions or advice. Halloween costumes were her territory. She was the brain behind my brother's winning girl costume, stuffing her own bra with newspapers for him to wear under a cashmere sweater and smearing red lipstick on his lips.
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I think that in the diaspora, and among immigrants, religion becomes a vehicle for the transmission of cultural information, and cultural codes, and this does end up re-inscribing certain things about the religion - like caste. Caste discrimination and hierarchy are still a very fundamental and violent part of Hinduism. My family was upper caste, and that was very clear. I feel like caste and religious practice are inextricable, actually.
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I grew up in a family of nine kids.
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Whenever anyone finds out there are seven kids in my family, the imagine my mom and dad having sex.
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America is a place where the freedom to be who you are shouldn't be a barrier to your ability to get a job and provide for your family.
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I grew up in L.A., but I was the only one in my family born there.
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My father died when I was nine, but I came from a stable family environment, which I think does contribute to being well-behaved.
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Family is what grounds you.
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My mother's father, Hobart Cromwell, was a bacteriologist with Abbott Laboratories in suburban Chicago. I never got to know him well, as he died very young, but he was always a heroic figure in our family, wise and gentle and intelligent by reputation, with the courage to fight against the McCarthyites.
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My foster mother wanted to create a family home. For me, she had made a place that I felt I could always go back to, and that was what she was trying to do for these kids.
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People think that every day we pass monumental legislation. Oftentimes, the most important thing that you have done that day is help a family with a visa.
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Something in his voice stopped her from asking any more questions and he went on: 'So you see, Octavia, we need you and you need us. Between us we can be a family instead of three lonely people.'
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When I lived in Hong Kong, I felt that Hong Kong is my family.
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Twins are usually hailed with delight, because they swell the power of the family, though in some instances they are put to death.
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No family is ever what it seems from the outside.
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Going back to South Sudan after the independence took place was deeply emotional for me because I had gone through the civil war with my family just before going to seek refuge in London.
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For many, long-term friendships, rather than family ties, are the foundations for sustainable lives.
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Love is to recognize that the other person is a person, is precious, is important and has value..Each one has a gift to bring to others. Each one has his or her mission in the larger family of humanity. Each one reveals the secret face of God.
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It is our basic right to be a happy person, happy family, and eventually a happy world. That should be our goal.
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I always knew I wanted a family because of the way I grew up. Family has always been the most important thing.
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I didn't enjoy my college life in Noida much because I was quite disoriented there, since I was staying away from my family.
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I had to take false steps and go through hard times to come out to where I am now. I can't imagine living without acting. It's not easy, and I don't disrespect anyone who steps out of it after a certain point. Having a family and a house is cool. It's not a betrayal. But if you're going to be an actor, it has to be more than a passing interest.
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The network is waiting to see whether Jim Bob and Michelle can dig their family out of this substantial hole that they've created.
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I'm most passionate about anything to do with nature and the simple things. I love taking walks with my family or my friends and seeing nature. And that's why I love living where I live because I live up in the desert area in the mountains.
