I have a lot of very close girlfriends and sisters - I'm from an all female family. My father often quips that even the cat was neutered!
People treat me like family, 'cause I've always treated them like family.
I think if you ask me what family means, I would say it is unconditional love.
We've got nine generations of farmers in my family, in Warwickshire. And I do feel connected to being a farmer's son. There was a time when I didn't, when I rebelled against it, but there's certainly that sort of work ethic within me.
I love America the way I love my family - I was born into it. And there's no escape out of it.
The memories we make with our family is everything.
The beautiful thing about having family that has diabetes is knowing what not to do. I got an uncle that thinks insulin is supposed to enable him to eat cake.
My family, and my belief in God and Jesus, are the things which determine my life.
The moments that matter most are with your family, your friends. They are the realest moments.
Your most important friendships should be with your own brothers and sisters and with your father and mother. Love your family. Be loyal to them. Have a genuine concern for your brothers and sisters.
It is important for me to carve out time in my schedule to spend quality time with my family.
Left to my own devices, my first inclination is to mess in other people's lives. I secretly believe my whole family, and really the whole world, is my responsibility.
My mother lived through the Great Depression. Her family of 11 children pulled themselves up by their bootstraps and moved to wherever there was work at the time. And in rural Oklahoma, that wasn't easy to find.
Your ability to communicate is an important tool in your pursuit of your goals, whether it is with your family, your co-workers or your clients and customers.
Some of the most important conversations I've ever had occurred at my family's dinner table.
I used to be a classic workaholic, and after seeing how little work and career really mean when you reach the end of your life, I put a new emphasis on things I believe count more. These things include: family, friends, being part of a community, and appreciating the little joys of the average day.
In the case of 'Ocean at the End of the Lane,' it's a book about helplessness. It's a book about family, it's a book about being 7 in a world of people who are bigger than you, and more dangerous, and stepping into territory that you don't entirely understand.
Sting and I have six kids between us. A lot of members of our family have ADHD and dyslexia.
I am a Protestant. I am a communicant at the Church of the Holy Family, an Episcopal church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
We put together a one-sentence petition asking Congress to censure President Clinton and move on to other pressing issues. We sent it to under 100 friends and family, and within a week we had 100,000 people sign the petition.
My parents have been very supportive, in fact, it was my mother who identified that what I was going through was actually depression. My family and friends never let me feel as if something was wrong with me. They made me feel that what I was going through was okay. They supported my decision to take medication for depression.
I am blessed to have a family like mine. If you have a good family then nothing else really matters.
My dementia hasn't just affected me - it's affected my friends and family, too.
I'm from a family of six men, so I'm bound to be physical.
Everything I have, my career, my success, my family, I owe to America.
There's a schizoid streak within the family anyway so I dare say that I'm affected by that. The majority of the people in my family have been in some kind of mental institution, as for my brother he doesn't want to leave. He likes it very much.
Sometimes you can't prioritise family and you feel guilty.
In modern life, we tend to forget family values because of the hectic schedule.
The family is the school of duties - founded on love.
When I'm ready, I plan to adopt. I still believe in family.