Quotes about Family
It were well for parents to learn from the man of Uz a lesson of steadfastness and devotion. Job did not neglect his duty to those outside of his household; he was benevolent, kind, thoughtful of the interests of others; and at the same time he labored earnestly for the salvation of his own family.—Sons and Daughters of God, p. 257.
— Ellen White
At family worship let the children take a part. Let all bring their Bibles and each read a verse or two. Then let some familiar hymn be sung, followed by prayer. For this, Christ has given a model. The Lord's Prayer was not intended to be repeated merely as a form, but it is an illustration of what our prayers should be—simple, earnest, and comprehensive.
— Ellen White
The whole point of being in this business and being blessed and being successful is that you're able to do things for your friends or your family, which means that they can have something special in their lives, too.
— Elton John
My family, frankly, they weren't folks who went to church every week. My mother was one of the most spiritual people I knew but she didn't raise me in the church, so I came to my Christian faith later in life and it was because the precepts of Jesus Christ spoke to me in terms of the kind of life that I would want to lead.
— Barack Obama
I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250 000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes.
— Barack Obama
To be in your children's memories tomorrow, you have to be in their lives today.
— Barbara Johnson
To be in your children's memories tomorrow, You have to be in their lives today.
— Barbara Johnson
It kills you to see them grow up. But I guess it would kill you quicker if they didn't.
— Barbara Kingsolver
A lot of preachers' kids are some of the most rebellious kids in the world. I never was like that.
— Joel Osteen
I have sometimes questioned the advice and direction I received from my parents and grandparents, but I never questioned the fact that they loved me. I learned that they were in a better position to know more about right and wrong than I did from my limited understanding and from my limited experience.
— James Faust
People have now started recognizing me as well as my family.
— Hima Das
And when you redefine the family other than what the Creator intended when he established it, then you look at the devolution of civilization.
— Tony Evans