Family Quotes

The book begins and ends with the visits to give the impression of a tunnel into their ancestors and family history. I believe in going backwards into the past - I felt I was digging a tunnel back to the past.

Anita Desai

My early childhood was spent in Newark, New Jersey, but my family moved to Denver when I was 12.

Anita Diament

The Sabbath is a weekly cathedral raised up in my dining room, in my family, in my heart.

Anita Diament

When I started drama school, theatre was the main draw. I never had any movie star notions. Not that there were family ties to the theatre, either.

Anne-Marie Duff

Our family was on the lunatic fringe. My mother was always completely irrepressible. My father made crowd noises into a microphone.

Annie Dillard

So instead of watching TV, we read every night together as a family.

Arne Duncan

Both sides of my family had come from Ireland in the 19th century for the same reason: There was nothing to eat over there. Since then, I've tried to make up for the potato famine by making the potato the only vegetable that passes these lips.

Art Donovan

I'd like to do more family dramas.

Aaron Eckhart

At Yves Saint Laurent, I felt like the son-in-law - like I was part of the family, but not quite. When I was fired, I felt like the widow.

Alber Elbaz

The nature of fashion is family.

Alber Elbaz

It is heartrending to read the entries in many an old family Bible - the records of suffering, distress, and blasted hopes.

Alice Morse Earle

The study of tavern history often brings to light much evidence of sad domestic changes. Many a cherished and beautiful home, rich in annals of family prosperity and private hospitality, ended its days as a tavern.

Alice Morse Earle

All my family were brilliant cooks when I was growing up, but I ended up just cleaning up, so I've always lacked confidence in the kitchen.

Amanda Eliasch

I like a quiet evening with family or friends over, great food and great discussion and a lot of laughter. That's really what I think fills my tank.

Anna Eshoo

My family had all kinds of complications in relationships. I would like to meet the person who did not. Since when is being absolutely perfect what being a human is? What do we gain from that?

Anthony Edwards

I had this thing about hanging out in dark theaters. My family thought I grew out of a rock.

Anthony Edwards

When I was planning Family Viewing, the Ontario Film Development Corporation came into existence.

Atom Egoyan

I think if you look at the themes that are presented in the film, some are inherently social, and I think that any film which deals with the family is dealing with the smallest social unit in our society - and in a sense it is a question of scope.

Atom Egoyan

Working on the themes I was interested in, through the context of a particular family, was a very economical way of dealing with a lot of the issues I was concerned with.

Atom Egoyan

My family's a ruling family.

Aminatta Forna

I will always put family first. Every time I haven't, I have regretted it and apologised.

Andrew Forrest