Family Quotes

After a great deal of thought and discussions with my family, I have decided not to seek re-election in 2014. Politics shouldn't be a career, and I never intended to make it one.

Jon Runyan

I may be what my enemies desire me to be, yet never an accusation are they able to hurl against me which makes me blush or lower my forehead; and I hope that God will be merciful enough with me, to prevent me from committing one of those faults which...

Jose Rizal

Deconstructing the concept of race not only conflicts with people's tendency to classify and build family histories according to common descent but also ignores the work of biologists studying non-human species.

J. Philippe Rushton

It's my privilege and honor to cook three meals a day for my family, and it's a luxury on a level that I didn't even realize, because it can be relentless for me on some days. You have pride in how you take care of your family.

Julia Roberts

I changed my name at 14 because no one outside of my family could pronounce my first name correctly.

J. August Richards

Anyone who's trying to be there for their family and trying to take care of their children is a hero to me.

J. August Richards

Planned Parenthood has a right to operate. Planned Parenthood has a right to provide family planning services. Planned parenthood has a right to perform abortions.

Jackie Speier

My family has served the country in almost every major war since the Civil War.

Jack Scalia

In the evenings I studied chemistry at the University of Chicago, the weekends I helped in the family store.

Jack Steinberger

I studied chemical engineering. I was a good student, but these were the hard times of the depression, my scholarship came to an end, and it was necessary to work to supplement the family income.

Jack Steinberger

There were five children in my family, and arguing was how we used to entertain ourselves.

Jack Straw

It's not about me, it's about my family. You don't answer questions for you, but for us. You learn to live beyond yourself.

Jaclyn Smith

Family is always first. Even though my kids are older - my son is 25 and my daughter is 21 - I still like to sit down and have dinner with them as much as I can.

Jaclyn Smith

I de-stress with my family, just at home pruning roses, cutting, working in the garden.

Jaclyn Smith

I've been a fortunate girl: I grew up in a family that loved me from day one. I feel well grounded and lucky from that. So everything else is a bonus, because I grew up in this family that I adored, and adored me, and I think when you have that, you ...

Jaclyn Smith

When I first decided to launch a clothing line, I was pregnant with my daughter Spencer-Margaret, so I looked for a retailer with values that mirrored my own growing family concerns. Kmart is a family store where value-conscious moms shop, so my part...

Jaclyn Smith

It's very important to prioritize. I know, for me, my family comes first. That makes every decision very easy.

Jada Pinkett Smith

I'm not one about trying to slow things down. What I try to do is create an atmosphere for my family where we can pretty much have whatever.

Jada Pinkett Smith

My mom's a Christian and she loves me; that whole side of my family is Christian and I have no problem with it.

Jake Shears

I grew up a Red Sox fan. I grew up going to Fenway Park and the Museum of Fine Arts and the Science Museum and Symphony Hall and going to the Common, walking around. My whole family at different times lived and worked in Boston.

James Spader

If I don't need the money, I don't work. I'm going to spend time with my family and friends, and I'm going to travel and read and listen to music and try to learn a little bit more about how to be a human being, as opposed to learning how to be someb...

James Spader