Cornerstones

Quotations, Various

Cornerstones highlights thought-provoking quotes from notable folks.

Family is not an important thing, it's everything.
Michael J. Fox

There's no road map on how to raise a family: it's always an enormous negotiation.
Meryl Streep

All happy families resemble one another; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
Leo Tolstoy

The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family.
Thomas Jefferson

Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.
George Burns

In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.
Friedrich Nietzsche

We spend precious hours fearing the inevitable. It would be wise to use that time adoring our families, cherishing our friends, and living our lives.
Maya Angelou

Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life.
Albert Einstein

You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.
Desmond Tutu

Of all the rocks upon which we build our lives, we are reminded today that family is the most important.
Barack Obama

Peace in society depends upon peace in the family.
Saint Augustine

To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.
Barbara Bush

A family is a risky venture, because the greater the love, the greater the loss ... that's the trade-off. But I'll take it all.
Brad Pitt

The greatest thing in family life is to take a hint when a hint is intended -- and not to take a hint when a hint isn't intended.
Robert Frost

I don't think quantity time is as special as quality time with your family.
Reba McEntire

If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.
Mother Theresa

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Exodus 20:12 (KJV)

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