Quotes about Family

Some men escape the grip. Maybe their wives have no social ambitions; maybe they've hit a sentence or two in a 'dangerous book' that pleased them; maybe they started on the treadmill as I did and were knocked off. Anyway, they're the congressmen you can't bribe, the Presidents who aren't politicians, the writers, speakers, scientists, statesmen who aren't just populate grab-bags for a half-dozen women and children.

I returned rather feebly to the subject of her daughter. 'I suppose she talks, she eats, and everything.

Vich Deelish   My heart is in the heart of my son     And my life is in his life surely   A man can be twice young     In the life of his sons only.

it's the paternal instinct, Amory—celibacy goes deeper than the flesh. . . .

My family was a poor farming family, and we lived under absolute segregation.

My father was a lawyer. I was fascinated to become a lawyer, too.

Fatherhood is wonderful.

Having your house fill up with the people you love is comforting.

The most cherished and sacred moments of our lives are those filled with the spirit of love.

I thought it'd be different. Kind of like, a lot of weight lifted off of my shoulders, as I don't have to worry about finances for the rest of my life, or my family's. But it wasn't like that. It was more - there's things I need to get done.

One of my favorite films is 'Big Fish,' which I think is a masterpiece.

You need a whole community to raise a child. I have raised two children, alone.