Quotes of: Friends-and-family Keyword

Poverty is a wonderful thing. It sticks to a man after all his friends have forsaken him.

Hebrew

He is a friend when you sneeze -- all he says is "God bless you."

Italian

People will in a great degree, and not without reason, form their opinion of you by that they have of your friends, as, says the

Spanish

God defend me from my friends; from my enemies I can defend myself.

Traditional

A new dynasty is never founded without a struggle. Blood makes good manure. It will be a good thing for the Rougon family to be founded on a massacre, like many illustrious families." --Monsieur de Carnavant

The Fortune of the Rougons

How Horrid" has a slightly facetious tone that strikes me as Wildean. It appears to embrace the actual horror--puberty, public disgrace--then at the last second nimbly sidesteps it, laughing.

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

With so much trauma and drama in everyday life, the beauty of peace and solitude beckons like an oasis in a barren wasteland.

Begotten with Love: Every Family Has Its Story

By four years of age, the average child in a family receiving public assistance has heard about 13 million words, compared to 45 million for a child from a wealthier family. The disadvantages developed during their first four years are usually still ...

Sal Albanese

If you're truly in a band and you guys have been together for a long time, there's a family bond that you have. In fact, I've talked about this with therapists, especially if you're talking about a relationship, because when you're with somebody, you...

Gary Allan

If the apostles reminded even Paul himself to remember the poor (Galatians 2:10), then surely the rest of us need such a reminder.

Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches

He does not require that we live a perfect life. He only requires that we try to live as He wills. The only way to fail Him is by giving up.

An Amish Family Christmas

A Christian understanding of the world sees a child's character not as genetically determined but as shaped to a significant degree by parental discipleship and discipline.

Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches

Nothing profound ever happens in your life when you remain in your comfort zone.

Against the Grain: A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love

Coaching doesn’t start with X’s and O’s. It starts with believing that players win games and coaches win players.

Against the Grain: A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love

Don’t believe in the fate society chose for you. Instead, carve out a new fate for yourself.

Against the Grain: A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love

Only by entering new and unfamiliar worlds can a person change society as well as self.

Against the Grain: A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love

Recognize the remarkable individuals in your life who help you envision a world far beyond yourself.

Against the Grain: A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love

Each one of us has a comfort zone. The problem comes when we are unwilling to leave it.

Against the Grain: A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love

In our community, we have a duty to strengthen the weakest among us to build a better society.

Against the Grain: A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love

Many men beg for a job but have no clue what hard work really means.

Against the Grain: A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love

A true legacy is established over a lifetime and relates to what a human being does for others, not for himself.

Against the Grain: A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love