Names Family Quotes

I gritted my teeth. I hated being called Dot. Only my great aunt Maureen could get away with that. And she was gone now so there was no one left to torment me. Except Honey. ~ Suzanne Trauth

The south is very focused on family ... the musical heritage of Muscle Shoals especially and the bands from the region. ~ Jason Isbell

I come from a family of four brothers, so I like sports. ~ Jurnee Smollett

My family called me a wiggle tail because I was a little skinny, wiry kid full of energy. ~ Diana Ross

Anything with your name should leave a lasting impression! ~ Marcia Brown

I know whom I shall marry. He must be handsome, young, clever enough, and very rich-ever so much richer than the Lawrences. His family musn't object, and I shall be very happy, for they shall be kind, sell-bred, genrous people, and they shall like me. He shall be the oldest and have the estate, and should be a city house in a fashionable street, and twice as comfortable as anything and full of solid luxury. One of us must marry well; Meg didn't, Jo didn't, Beth can't yet, so I shall, and make everything cozy all around. ~ Louisa May Alcott

Never deny the babies their Christmas! It is the shining seal set upon, a year of happiness. Let them believe in Santa Claus, or St. Nicholas; or Kriss Kringle, or whatever name the jolly Dutch saint bears in your religion. ~ Mary Virginia Terhune

And to play as long as I did and to have a family you have to be very blessed and I was with my wife Ruth. Ruth, I appreciate the job you did, and my three fine children, Reid, Reese, and Wendy. ~ Nolan Ryan

THE SENTIMENTALIZATION OF CHILDHOOD has produced a great many paradoxes. The most curious, however, may be that children have acquired more and more stuff the more useless they have become. Until the late nineteenth century, when kids were still making vital contributions to the family economy, they didn't have toys as we know them. They played with found and household objects (sticks, pots, brooms). In his book Children at Play, the scholar Howard Chudacoff writes, Some historians even maintain that before the modern era, the most common form of children's play occurred not with toys but with other children - siblings, cousins, and peers. ~ Jennifer Senior

My name," the boy said importantly, "is Stacey de Lacey."
"But that's a girl's name!" blurted Oliver.
Stacey de Lacey's face turned a dark shade of red. "Silence!" he shouted. "Stacey is one of those names that can be for a boy or a girl! Like Hilary, or Leslie, or...um... Anyway...! ~ Philip Reeve

I believe in God, family, truth between people, the power of love. ~ Michael Landon

A growing body of clinical observation has pointed to the conclusion that the family therapy must be oriented to the family as a whole. ~ Virginia Satir

Workers should have Sundays off because Sunday is for the family. Calling for Sundays to be a holiday. ~ Pope Francis

I have a wonderful family: My parents are churchgoing, salt-of-the-earth Southern people. They gave me a lot of love and are so unaffected by fame. ~ Faith Hill

Whenever the names of the disciples are enumerated in the New Testament, St. Peter's stands at their head. ~ John Strachan

Apollymi keeps a tight rein on them. (Kat)
Death to the bitch-goddess! May she die in a flaming pit of Charonte spit! (Xirena)
Damn, Kat, you can't win for losing. Is there anyone, other than you, who actually likes your family? (Sin) ~ Sherrilyn Kenyon

Some people, though related by blood, are as sworn enemies. Others, bound only by friendship, would die for one another. ~ Beem Weeks

I want to be happy because it is beneficial for me but also because I want to be a messenger of happiness to my friends and family. ~ Susan Harris

You daughter is prudish?" There was a gleam of triumph in Helena Winter's face. Fee grimaced. Prudish? No, not that she could claim. Far too mild a word for what she felt. ~ Mary Brock Jones

Blest be those feasts, with simple plenty crowned, Where all the ruddy family around Laugh at the jests or pranks that never fail Or sigh with pity at some mournful tale. ~ Oliver Goldsmith

'Honesty' in social life is often used as a cover for rudeness. But there is quite a difference between being candid in what you're talking about, and people voicing their insulting opinions under the name of honesty. ~ Judith Martin

Half of my family has a deep-rooted connection to the South and Louisiana, and for me, New Orleans is one of our most precious, historic communities: visually, emotionally, artistically. ~ Sandra Bullock

Turn your eyes whither you will, enter into whatever temple you please, you will find there on the very threshold Prophecy and Sacrament ... whoever despises these two things, infallibly bends towards earth, knowing nothing of God but his name, and holding with him no other relations than ingratitude and forgetfulness. ~ Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire

And now that Thou has restored to me the knowledge of Thyself, O Lord, let thy pardon fall on me, since Thy infinite mercy is not better known in anything than in pardoning a Dismas (the traditional name of the good thief) on the Cross and a Dominicus Corea on the gallows. If in Hell there is room for sinners, in Heaven also there is room for penitents. ~ Dominicus Corea

It's more than fandom when a story touches you so hard that you wish the characters were your family ~ Lisa Taddeo

In my family, we don't die till we're 100 years old. ~ Gunnar Myrdal

To Brian Ellis, you owe my family and this community and apology for a disgusting and despicable smear campaign, ~ Justin Amash

I have mended fences with both my sisters. But do I have their families on my side? Not easily. My one sister, Florence, has two lawyers in the family and two doctors. Of course, I couldn't win that battle. ~ Manuel Moroun

My greatest pleasure is spending time with my family: my husband and daughter, but also my mother, my three sisters, and their families. ~ Siri Hustvedt

I didn't belong to the sort of family where the children's classics were laid on. I went to the public library and read everything I could get my hands on. ~ Pat Barker

Because of my age and what I do for a living and the amount of time that I've spent away from my family and loved ones, I'm starting to relate more to the late-period Kerouac stuff in the way that I once related to the fun and excitement of the early material. There's a darkness inside of me that I'm only now starting to come to grips with and accept. And it's starting to scare me. ~ Ben Gibbard

You understand, as I do, that wealth and family mean nothing if a person is not willing to prove his full worth. ~ Julie C. Dao

A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but a woman called by a devaluing name will only be weakened by the misnomer. ~ Maya Angelou

You know, we're very private, and I think that we really separate and try to keep our privacy to ourselves. There's things that people assume a lot of times, and we understand that people are interested, but we really try to keep our family life private as much as we can. ~ Tim McGraw

I came from a wealthy family. I made over my share of the estate to various charities. ~ Abbe Pierre

Leave out my name from the gift if it be a burden, but keep my song. ~ Rabindranath Tagore

He glanced about him to make sure we weren't overheard, leaned forward, and whispered, 'He collects stamps.'
The family looked bewildered.
'You mean he's a philatelist?' said Larry at length.
'No, no, Master Larrys,' said Spiro. 'He's not one of them. He's a married man and he's gots two childrens. ~ Gerald Durrell

Sometimes you've just got to take a chance. Allow yourself to be vulnerable. ~ Lucy Diamond