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128 Of The Most Beautiful Family Quotes To Celebrate Your Crew

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When you think about it, a family is quite an odd unit - a bunch of people that you have to get along with despite the differences. Of course, we aren’t talking about extreme cases when the best thing you can do is cut all the strings of attachment from them, but for the sake of simplicity, let’s just stick to the happy median of a somewhat functional family. So, a bunch of pretty random people that you have to find common ground with. It gets messy with differing views and exaggerated emotions at times, but if you manage to get it all right, a loving family might be one of the best things humans know. And these beautiful family quotes will be talking precisely about such cases!

So, in the case of getting it right, a family turns into a real tight-knit clan - it’s like the three musketeers where one stands for all and all stand for one. Add in a copious amount of unconditional love, and there you have it - a family. For those few of us who have that feeling entering the leagues of our extended family - uncles, aunts, cousins, and all the rest - it’s like living in an entirely different world where you are always understood, challenged to be better, and supported by likeminded people every step of the way. So yeah, these family quotes will celebrate that and share the joys of unequivocal kinship with you.

Now is probably the time to scroll down to the happy family quotes, don’t you think? Once you are there, vote for the moving quotes that gave you that warm feeling inside and share this heartening selection with the best people around you - your family.

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#1

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

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#2

“A family is a bunch of people who keep confusing you with someone you were as a kid.” – Robert Brault

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#3

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

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#4

“The other night I ate at a real nice family restaurant. Every table had an argument going.” — George Carlin

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#5

Margaret Mead quote about family “Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship.” — Margaret Mead

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Helen Witten 2 years ago

I wish it was that way for me. I have been well aware since about the age of 3 that my older sister actually hated me. Caused me a lot of grief right up to the time I was about 45 and just gave up even caring :)

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#6

“There’s nothing that makes you more insane than family. Or happier, or more exasperated, or more secure.” – Jim Butcher

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#7

“In every conceivable manner, the family is a link to our past, bridge to our future.”— Alex Haley

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#8

“Family faces are magic mirrors. Looking at people who belong to us, we see the past, present, and future.” – Gail Lumet Buckley

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#9

“One day you will do things for me that you hate. That is what it means to be family.”― Jonathan Safran Foer

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#10

“Parents were the only ones obligated to love you; from the rest of the world you had to earn it.”― Ann Brashares

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#11

Jodi Picoult quote about family “My mother used to tell me that when push comes to shove, you always know who to turn to. That being a family isn’t a social construct but an instinct.” — Jodi Picoult

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#12

“I think togetherness is an important ingredient of family life.” — Barbara Bush

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#13

“The capacity for friendship is God’s way of apologizing for our families.” ― Jay McInerney

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#14

“Then I discovered that being related is no guarantee of love!”― Stieg Larsson

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#15

“A dysfunctional family is any family with more than one person in it.” — Mary Karr

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#16

“Our most basic instinct is not for survival but for family.” — Paul Pearsall

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#17

“Having a family is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain.” — Martin Mull

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#18

“A man travels the world over in search of what he needs, and returns home to find it.” — George A. Moore

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#19

“Families should celebrate each member's unique identity.”

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#20

Peter Buffett quote about family “It didn’t matter how big our house was; it mattered that there was love in it.” — Peter Buffett

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#21

“Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family: Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.” — Jane Howard

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#22

“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

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#23

“When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching–they are your family.” – Jim Butcher

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#24

Michael J. Fox quote about family “Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.” – Michael J. Fox

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#25

Robert Frost quote about family “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

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#26

“The family is one of nature’s masterpieces.” – George Santayana

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#27

“Families are the compass that guides us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter.” – Brad Henry

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#28

“Everyone needs a house to live in, but a supportive family is what builds a home.” – Anthony Liccione

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#29

“There is no such thing as fun for the whole family.” — Jerry Seinfeld

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#30

Chuck Palahniuk quote about parents “Parents are like God because you wanna know they’re out there, and you want them to think well of you, but you really only call when you need something.”― Chuck Palahniuk

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#31

“The informality of family life is a blessed condition that allows us all to become our best while looking our worst.” – Marge Kennedy

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#32

“If the family were a boat, it would be a canoe that makes no progress unless everyone paddles.” – Letty Cottin Pogrebin

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#33

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

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#34

Mother Teresa quote about love of family “What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.” — Mother Teresa

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GPZ 1 year ago

Please tell me I am not the only one who finds this incredibly ironic

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#35

“If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.”
― George Bernard Shaw

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#36

“Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world.”― Napoleon Bonaparte

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#37

“Friends are the family you choose.”― Jess C. Scott

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#38

“Home is people. Not a place. If you go back there after the people are gone, then all you can see is what is not there anymore.”― Robin Hobb

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#39

“The family is the test of freedom; because the family is the only thing that the free man makes for himself and by himself.” – Gilbert K. Chesterton

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#40

Maya Angelou quote about love of family “I sustain myself with the love of family.”― Maya Angelou

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#41

“Home isn’t where you’re from, it’s where you find light when all grows dark.”― Pierce Brown

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#42

Princess Diana quote about family “Family is the most important thing in the world.” — Princess Diana

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#43

“Families are like fudge–mostly sweet, with a few nuts.” — Les Dawson

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#44

“Family isn’t something that’s supposed to be static or set. People marry in, divorce out. They’re born, they die. It’s always evolving, turning into something else.” ― Sarah Dessen

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#45

“I have a wonderful shelter, which is my family.” — José Carreras

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#46

Funny quote about family “Caller ID was invented for family screening.”

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#47

“It only takes two to make a family.”

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#48

“The strength of family isn't determined by the number of members, but rather by the amount of love given and received.”

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#49

Quote about loved ones “Tears flow from the eyes of loved ones the day you're born, and the day you pass.”

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#50

“Connections within a family are powerful forces of nature.”

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#51

“We may have our differences, but nothing’s more important than family.” –Coco

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#52

“A happy family is but an earlier heaven.” – George Bernard Shaw

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#53

Mario Puzo quote about strength of a family “The strength of a family, like the strength of an army, lies in its loyalty to each other.” – Mario Puzo

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#54

“The most important thing in the world is family and love.” – John Wooden

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#55

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

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#56

“The homemaker has the ultimate career. All other careers exist for one purpose only – and that is to support the ultimate career.” ― C.S. Lewis

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#57

“You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.” — Desmond Tutu

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GPZ 1 year ago

Can I return the "gift" I was given?

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#58

Kendall Hailey quote about family “The greatest gift of family life is to be intimately acquainted with people you might never even introduce yourself to, had life not done it for you.” — Kendall Hailey

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#59

“Being part of a family means smiling for photos.” –Harry Morgan

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#60

“That’s what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you’re not so lovable.”― Deb Caletti

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#61

“Family is family.” – Linda Linney

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#62

“In time of test, family is best.” – Burmese Proverb

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#63

Walt Whitman quote about people “I have learned that to be with those I like is enough.”― Walt Whitman

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#64

“The family–that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to.” – Dodie Smith

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#65

“The family is the first essential cell of human society.” – Pope John XXIII

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#66

“My dear young cousin, if there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years, it’s that you can’t give up on your family, no matter how tempting they make it.” ― Rick Riordan

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#67

“It’s all about the quality of life and finding a happy balance between work and friends and family.” – Philip Green

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#68

John C. Maxwell quote about family and friendships “Family and friendships are two of the greatest facilitators of happiness.” –John C. Maxwell

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#69

“Nothing is better than going home to family and eating good food and relaxing.” – Irina Shayk

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If I introduce you to my family, you might just change your tune on that...

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#70

“Family and friends are hidden treasures, seek them and enjoy their riches.” – Wanda Hope Carter

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#71

“Stick to the basics, hold on to your family and friends – they will never go out of fashion.” – Niki Taylor

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#72

Marjorie Pay Hinckley quote about home and family “Home is where you are loved the most and act the worst.” ― Marjorie Pay Hinckley

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#73

“Nothing like watching your relatives fight, I always say.”― Rick Riordan

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#74

“The love of family and the admiration of friends are much more important than wealth and privilege.” — Charles Kuralt

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#75

“Nothing purchased can come close to the renewed sense of gratitude for having family and friends.” – Courtland Milloy

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#76

“Family: A social unit where the father is concerned with parking space, the children with outer space, and the mother with closet space.” – Evan Esar

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#77

Elizabeth Berg quote about family “You are born into your family and your family is born into you. No returns. No exchanges.” — Elizabeth Berg

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#78

“The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family.” – Lee Iacocca

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#79

“A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold.” —Ogden Nash

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#80

“Family: where life begins and love never ends.”

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#81

“Family ties mean that no matter how much you might want to run from your family, you can't.”

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#82

“The bigger your family, the bigger your problems.”

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#83

“Family gives you the roots to stand tall and strong.”

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#84

“Family knows your flaws but loves you, anyway.”

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#85

“Family is the heart of a home.”

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#86

Quote about family support “Your family will always hold your heart.”

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#87

“Family is there to support you and honor your decisions.”

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#88

“A family is the purest form of love and acceptance.”

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#89

“No one knows you better than your family does.”

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#90

“Love, honesty, and connection are cultivated in a family.”

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#91

Quote about family “All families are different and unique, but they all have one thing in common - love.”

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#92

“A family creates a safe space for each member to grow and develop into the person they are meant to be.”

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#93

“Families are bonded by unbreakable love.”

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#94

“Family is your heart. You feel them with every beat.”

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#95

“When you are lost in the darkness, the love of your family is the light that guides you through.”

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#96

Quote about family love “Your family's love is the rock that holds you steady during the storm.”

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#97

“The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life.” – Richard Bach

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#98

“Being a family means you are a part of something very wonderful. It means you will love and be loved for the rest of your life.” – Lisa Weed

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#99

“Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we’re related for better or for worse…and try to keep the maiming and killing to a minimum.” ― Rick Riordan

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#100

“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.” — Khalil Gibran

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#101

Haniel Long quote about love and family “So much of what is best in us is bound up in our love of family, that it remains the measure of our stability because it measures our sense of loyalty.” — Haniel Long

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#102

“A man should never neglect his family for business.” — Walt Disney

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#103

“Having a place to go is a home. Having someone to love is a family. Having both is a blessing.” – Donna Hedges

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#104

“Sticking with your family is what makes it a family.” – Mitch Albom

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#105

“Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family.” ― Anthony Brandt

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#106

Louis Zamperini quote about family “The world, we’d discovered, doesn’t love you as your family loves you.” — Louis Zamperini

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#107

“My family is my life, and everything else comes second as far as what’s important to me.” – Michael Imperioli

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#108

“It is the smile of a child, the love of a mother, the joy of a father, the togetherness of a family.” — Menacheim Begin

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#109

“That sounds terrific, thought Cary, just you, your comatose wife your shell-shocked son, and your daughter who hates your guts. Not to mention that your two kids may be in love with each other. Yeah, that sounds like a perfect family reunion.” ― Cassandra Clare

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#110

“There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues… are created, strengthened and maintained.” – Winston Churchill

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#111

Lilly Singh quote about friends and family “You need a rock-solid foundation of friends and family to keep you where you need to be.” — Lilly Singh

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#112

“My greatest pleasure is spending time with my family.” — Siri Hustvedt

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#113

“When all the dust is settled and all the crowds are gone, the things that matter are faith, family, and friends.” — Barbara Bush

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#114

“Families are like branches on a tree. We grow in different directions yet our roots remain as one.”

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#115

Funny quote about family “Family is like that annoying itch you can't scratch.”

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#116

“Family is a blessing. Just keep saying that when you are irritated by something a family member does or says.”

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#117

“Where there is family, there is love.”

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#118

“Family love is never broken.”

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#119

“There is no love greater than the love shared within a family.”

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#120

Quote about family “A family that supports one another thrives.”

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#121

“A family is a group of people who love unconditionally.”

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#122

“Through ups and downs, a family will stand by each other.”

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#123

“There is no more powerful love than one a parent feels for their child.”

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#124

“It's hard to put into words just how much love a parent feels for their child.”

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#125

Quote about family “No matter what a family looks like, it is always filled with love.”

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#126

“The river of love in families flows deep.”

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#127

“The love of your family wraps around you like a blanket, hugging you no matter the distance.”

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#128

Walt Disney quote about family “Life is beautiful. It’s about giving. It’s about family.” – Walt Disney

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Justė is a copywriter here at Bored Panda, and though her studies at the Veterinary Academy seemingly have nothing to do with writing, the passion for animals and nature helps in creating the most interesting and engaging posts. She also works with Search Engine Optimization, so you could find Bored Panda's articles easier. Justė's not only an avid equestrian, but she's also a walking encyclopedia. Ask her anything!

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