Do you enjoy holidays with your family? I don't mean your mom and dad family, but your uncle and aunt and cousin family? Personally, I do. There are several reasons for this. First, I am very interested and fascinated by how everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other. Second, the fights are always the same.
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your limbs, and your bosom, and ot... MARCUS VALERIUS MARTIAL Let us make one point, that we meet each other with a smile, when it is difficult to smile. Smile at... MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTTA Families, by and large, like most groups, resist change. If one member of a family wants to move awa... EDWARD M. HALLOWELL Let us make one point, that we meet each other with a smile, when it is difficult to smile. Smile at... MOTHER TERESA Let us make one point, that we meet each other with a smile, when it is difficult to smile. Smile at... MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTTA I thought that I was the Warrior and Cersei was the Maid, but all the time she was the Stranger, ... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN The whole family of pride and ignorance are incestuous, and mutually beget each other CHARLES CALEB COLTON It's easy to discount family. It's easy to take them for granted. But your family is your history. Y... SOPHIE KINSELLA My family is a huge help. They help in any way they can. ... We do the same for each other. HEATHER GRISHAM We are a big family; we are all very close, and we always want to talk about what is going on with e... JAVIER HERNANDEZ I think with motherhood and child-rearing in general, everyone's going to tell you how to do it ... BROOKE BURKE It was very much like losing a family member. And, of course, you never really get over it. You get ... BRIAN MAY Live day by day and enjoy your family. MARY HAYES In one way or another, everybody has this experience in their lives... the moment when you have to d... ALEX KURTZMAN They look out for each other and the players are like a big group of brothers. It's close friends of... TRAY ALLEN Be jealous of fellow men, but of those men who are pious - your fellow men who are honest, sincere a... MIZAN CHAUDHURY There is no rule book, no right or wrong; you just have to make it up and do the very best you can t... KATE MIDDLETON EVERYONE LOVES TO DO SOMETHING, BUT I LOVE EACH AND EVERYTHING I DO MARKHANDEYA Do you think we'll get married one day?" I said. "To each other?" Charlie asked. "No, sill... A.S. KING My mother died when I was 12, and right after, my dad died in a car crash. I was 15 and had no famil... KAROLYN GRIMES I really didn't feel challenged anymore. I wanted to learn something and be excited again... Whi... PAGET BREWSTER I am not a political writer. I agree with Stieg Larsson and Henning Mankell, who are social writers.... HAKAN NESSER Back in the old days, when I was a child, we sat around the family table at dinner time and exchange... BOB KEESHAN One of the reasons 'Boogie Nights' is one of my favorite movies is because it's about pe... JENNIFER KONNER I do my thing and you do yours. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, and you are ... FREDERICK PERLS My family and I are so close, it's important to have a close knit relationship and to make time ... GIA COPPOLA We are the same, and we are different. We are the same because we all are members of the same human ... JONATHAN CHEN Each time you say hello to a stranger, your heart acknowledges over and over again that we are all f... SUZY KASSEM It's no secret that I have, at best, a strained and awkward relationship with my dad. The Wasser... CASEY WASSERMAN You always feel like you are the only one in the world, like everyone else is crazy for each other, ... MIRANDA JULY I come from that society and there is a common thread, specifically family values - the idea that yo... EDNITA NAZARIO You and your family are dead. CHRIS WARD There is no such thing as a "broken family." Family is family, and is not determined by marriage cer... C. JOYBELL C. I won't let you go! I love you, Dog!' 'There will be other dogs and friends, and loves' whisper... GARTH NIX I do not need your sympathy or condolence; if I am an atheist, there are reasons for that and those ... M.F. MOONZAJER I admire the Shabbat tradition, and no matter which faith you are of, there is nothing more wonderfu... JOYCE GIRAUD We always say 'I would kill for my family' or 'I would die for my family' but would you really? I me... JOHNNY DEPP Occasionally, family members treat each other with less courtesy and kindness than they do acquainta... JOSEPH B. WIRTHLIN We always say 'I would kill for my family' or 'I would die for my family' but would you really? I me... JOHNNY DEPP It's about family, and sticking up for each other and being there for each other. That's what we wan... ANDY GUGLIEMINI I know that in my family there are histories of violence that are internal family things and that ar... KARA WALKER And yeah, I know most people would think it weird that two guy friends touch as much as we do, but w... PATRICK NESS Nobody is weirder than your own family, and I think teenagers feel that particularly acutely; the fa... SIMON TEMPLEMAN I think we all really respect each other and we really respect the work that each one does and we re... ALICIA KEYS I always wanted my music to influence the life you were living emotionally - with your family, your ... BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN We always blame other people when things go wrong. For example, family to friends, you think they... BENJAMIN CLEMENTINE We're a big family and we help each other. SANDY SANDERS Every Princess has one Prince to share the loves and joys of life, and do you know how that Princess... JAY MCLEAN I was a dramatic kid. I was always like, 'Watch me put on my play, Mom and Dad! You have to watc... LAURA HARRIER I was more nervous to meet them than I was for my Olympic race. I mean, how do you thank somebody fo... CHRIS KLUG Your crew becomes your family and you trust the director and the other actors on the set, and it'... ALEKSA PALLADINO You are the one who inspire everybody to do his duty; I am inspired by your 'inspiration of duty';Yo... YAJUR VEDA This is a great comedy. It is just like any family. One minute they are fighting, and the next minut... LINDA WALLING We'll do anything for each other. We're a family. A lot of people don't see how such a big group of ... KATIMA UNDERWOOD I looked at a lot of places, but I liked this one. It's a small community, everybody knows each othe... DR. SAMAR ALSHARIF If someone likes you; they'll want to meet your family, and if they love you; they'll want to become... NICHOLAS A. FERRONI I came from a very musical family, so I grew up singing karaoke with the family. My family said '... CASSIE STEELE I am here just to honor your beauty, love, and life. We are the reflection of each other. We are one... DEBASISH MRIDHA I am grateful every morning I wake up. I've a big family full of kids, who laugh all the time an... KRIS KRISTOFFERSON This is something I never wanted to do. I did it more for the family, to help Mom financially. I did... ANDY WINN I think when you're born, your soul is split into two and given to your perfect partner. When you se... ADAM RICKITT I think charity begins with your family and you take it from there. CAPRICE BOURRET The husbands, who sometimes have another family who's grown, are going, Now I can spend time wit... JACKIE COLLINS See, I think there are roads that lead us to each other. But in my family, there were no roads - jus... BENJAMIN ALIRE SáENZ Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand. BILLY JOEL When you are from a well-respected family, often times you will have pressure to "live up to your fa... ADRIENNE KRESS I just am fascinated by other female artists, probably because I feel a kinship with them, no matter... SHIRLEY MANSON To loveres our theree... Sometimes we get carried away with the fights we are having. Wit... DE PHILOSOPHER DJ KYOS There's a bond among a kitchen staff, I think. You spend more time with your chef in the kitchen... GORDON RAMSAY This year it's more of an attitude. We trust in each other. We feel like a family out there, and we ... KAWIKA MITCHELL Well, English is no problem for me because I am actually English. My whole family are English; I was... GUY PEARCE Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family. JOSEPH BRODSKY
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Even if you wind up being left out. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I have finished To Kill a Mockingbird. It is now my favorite book of all time, but then again, I alw... STEPHEN CHBOSKY That’s when I realized that I really loved you.” She sat down on the floor with me. She sp... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I was looking at the photographs and I started thinking that there was a time when these weren't mem... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I can't think again. Not ever again. I don't know if you've ever felt like that. That you wanted to ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I don't want to be just another thing mary elizabeth is in charge of STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybewe'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I just think it's bad when a boy looks at a girl and thinks that the way he sees her is better than ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Then, I turned around and walked to my room and closed my door and put my head under my pillow and l... STEPHEN CHBOSKY He says when you're smoking a cigarette with someone, and you have a lighter, you should light their... STEPHEN CHBOSKY calls her beautiful, but she cannot hear... STEPHEN CHBOSKY They are all my favourites. All of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Every time I see this one particular movie star on a magazine, I can't help but feel terribly sorry ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I'm trying not to think about it too much because that makes it worse. It's kind of like when you lo... STEPHEN CHBOSKY And even if she says no, and really means yes, then quite frankly she's playing games and isn't wort... STEPHEN CHBOSKY That's when Sam grabbed my hand. "I love this song!" She led me to the dance floor. And she started ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So, if this does end up being my last letter, please believe that things are good with me, and even ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I guess what I’m saying is that this all feels very familiar. But it’s not mine to be familiar a... STEPHEN CHBOSKY They just knew. And I think that's all you can ever ask from a friend. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I had an amazing feeling when i finally held the tape in my hand. I just thought to myself that in t... STEPHEN CHBOSKY But Mary Elizabeth felt different. She kept saying it was an "articulate" film. So "articulate." And... STEPHEN CHBOSKY You ever think Charlie, that our group is the same as any other group like a football team? And the ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY When I was done reading the poem, everyone was quiet. A very sad quiet. But the amazing thing was th... STEPHEN CHBOSKY It's okay to feel things. And be who you are about them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Quiero tanto a mi madre... No me importa si es cursi decirlo. Creo que en mi próximo cumpleaños vo... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I just wish that God or my parents or Sam or my sister or someone would just tell me what's wrong wi... STEPHEN CHBOSKY When we were all getting ready to leave, I walked up to my grandfather and gave him a hug and kiss o... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I spent all night working on it, and I hope Patrick likes it as much as I do. Especially the second ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I guess when you see somebody in the hallway or on the field or something, it's nice to know that th... STEPHEN CHBOSKY My dad said I did the right thing. I hope I did, but it's hard to tell sometimes. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I just want you to know that you're very special... and the only reason I'm telling you is that I do... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Creo que la idea es que cada hombre o mujer tiene que vivir su propia vida y luego decidir si la com... STEPHEN CHBOSKY [...] tenho de ouvir Mary Elizabeth falar sem parar de todas as coisas importantes que ela me mostra... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Y estaba realmente allí. Y eso fue suficiente para hacerme sentir infinito. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Tal vez sea bueno poner las cosas en perspectiva, pero a veces, creo que la única perspectiva es re... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Bill said I was 'developing' at a rapid pace and gave me a different kind of book as a 'reward'. It'... STEPHEN CHBOSKY E quando eu disse a ela que já os tinha lido, ela me fez umas perguntas muito longas, que na verdad... STEPHEN CHBOSKY It was the kind of kiss I could never tell my friends about out loud. It was the kind of kiss that m... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I remembered this one time that I never told anybody about. The time we were walking. Just the three... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So, I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I sat down and tried to write a story. "Ian MacArthur is a wonderful sweet fellow who wea... STEPHEN CHBOSKY The thing is, some girls think they can actually change guys. And what’s funny is that if they act... STEPHEN CHBOSKY people who try to control situations all the time are afraid that if they don't, nothing will work o... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I’m so sorry that I wasted your time because you really do mean a lot to me and I hope you have a ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY there is this one photograph... that is just beautiful. it would be impossible to describe how beaut... STEPHEN CHBOSKY we are all supposed to think of reasons to live. STEPHEN CHBOSKY just be yourself STEPHEN CHBOSKY Charlie, don’t you get it? I can’t feel that. It’s sweet and everything, but it’s like you... STEPHEN CHBOSKY When to stopped wishing things wouldn't fall apart, you'd stop suffering when they did. STEPHEN CHBOSKY The fact that one of these ladies was my mom made me particularly sad because my mom is beautiful. A... STEPHEN CHBOSKY