130 Family Quotes to Share with Your Family and Extended Family

Family is the most important and precious gift of god. Apart from this; there are few relations which are not blood relations but are equally strong. These people are “extended family” and stand right beside you, whenever you need them. Taking out time, from busy schedule to express gratitude to loved ones; for all that they do, helps to reconnect as a family. To express your feelings and thoughts; inspirational quotes are one of the most powerful way. So, what are you waiting for? Here are the inspiring family quotes to share with your family and extended family members.

Family Quotes

1. “Where there is a family, there is sacrifices, happiness and love for others.” ~ Invajy

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

3. “Family members are the relations where life begins and love never ends.” ~ Invajy

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

5. “Family is a life jacket in the stormy sea of life.” ~ J.K. Rowling

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

7. “Family is the biggest support system in the times of trouble.” ~ Invajy

8. “For happiness in life, behave with your family members like a friend; and your friends like a family.” ~ Invajy

9. “Families are the tie that reminds us of yesterday, provide strength and support today, and give us hope for tomorrow. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, or well-managed, can provide what our families provide.” ~ Bill Owens
10. “Families are like branches on a tree. We grow in different directions, yet our roots remain as one.” ~ Anonymous

Quotes about Family

11. “The most important thing in the world is family and love.” ~ John Wooden
12. “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
13. “What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.” ~ Mother Teresa
14. “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” ~ Winnie The Pooh
15. “I sustain myself with the love of family.” ~Maya Angelou
16. “In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
17. “I don’t care about whose DNA has recombined with whose. When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching, they are your family” ~ Jim Butcher
18. “My family is my life, and everything else comes second as far as what’s important to me.” ~ Michael Imperioli
19. “Family and friends are hidden treasures, seek them and enjoy their riches.” ~ Wanda Hope Carter
20. “Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family.” ~ Anthony Brandt

Inspiring Quotes to share with Family

21. “Think of your family today and every day thereafter, don’t let the busy world of today keep you from showing how much you love and appreciate your family.” ~ Josiah
22. “Home should be an anchor, a port in a storm, a refuge, a happy place in which to dwell, a place where we are loved and where we can love.” ~ Marvin J. Ashton
23. “The family is one of nature’s masterpieces.” ~ George Santayana
24. “Family is a unique gift that needs to be appreciated and treasured, even when they’re driving you crazy. As much as they make you mad, interrupt you, annoy you, curse at you, try to control you, these are the people who know you the best and who love you.” ~ Jenna Morasca
25. “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
26. “Be grateful for the home you have, knowing that at this moment, all you have is all you need. ~ Sarah Ban Breathnach
27. “Family is not an important thing, it’s everything.” ~ Michael J. Fox
28. “The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family.” ~ Lee Iacocca
29. “The strength of a family, like the strength of an army, is in its loyalty to each other.” ~ Mario Puzo
30. “Love your family. Spend time, be kind & serve one another. Make no room for regrets. Tomorrow is not promised & today is short.” ~ Anonymous

Family quotes and sayings

31. “Many men can make a fortune but very few can build a family.” ~  Bryan
32. “The informality of family life is a blessed condition that allows us all to become our best while looking our worst. ~ Marge Kennedy
33. “Family isn’t always blood. It’s the people in your life who want you in theirs. The ones who accept you for who you are. The ones who would do anything to see you smile and who love you no matter what.” ~ Anonymous
34. “There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues, the most dominating virtues of human, are created, strengthened and maintained.” ~ Winston Churchill
35. “Your children need your presence more than your presents.” ~ Jesse Jackson

36. “You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.” ~ Desmond Tutu
37. “Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream.” ~ George W. Bush
38. “The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
39. “Nothing is better than going home to family and eating good food and relaxing.” ~ Irina Shayk
40. “Tennis is just a game, family is forever.” ~ Serena Williams

Loving Quotes about Family

41. “Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life.” ~Albert Einstein
42. “Let us nurture the practice of family values, by embracing policies that value families.” ~ Benjamin Todd 
43. “My family is my strength and my weakness.” ~ Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
44. “Family and friendships are two of the greatest facilitators of happiness.” ~ John C. Maxwell
45. “Family isn’t defined only by last names or by blood; it’s defined by commitment and by love.” ~ Dave Willis
46. “My friends and family are my support system. They tell me what I need to hear, not what I want to hear, and they are there for me in the good times and bad times.” ~ Kelly Clarkson
47. “Blood makes you related. Loyalty makes you family.” ~ Anonymous
48. “We may have our differences, but nothing’s more important than family.” ~ Coco
49. “You need a strong family because, at the end, they will love you and support you unconditionally.” ~ Esha Gupta
50. “When all the dust is settled, and all the crowds are gone, the things that matter are faith, family, and friends.” ~ Barbara Bush

Family Quotes

51. “In every conceivable manner, the family is a link to our past, bridge to our future.” ~ Alex Haley
52. “Families are the compass that guides us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights and our comfort when we occasionally falter.” ~ Brad Henry
53. “Family is the most important thing in the world.” ~ Princess Diana
54. “Spread love. Hug the people you care about and make sure they know that you care and appreciate them. Make it known to your friends and family that you love them.” ~ Germany Kent
55. “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
56. “Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten.” ~ David Ogden Stiers
57. “A man should never neglect his family for business.” ~ Walt Disney
58. “A man can’t make a place for himself in the sun if he keeps taking refuge under the family tree.” ~ Helen Keller
59. “A happy family is but an earlier heaven.” ~ George Bernard Shaw
60. “If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.” ~ Mother Teresa

Family Love Quotes

61. “Your parents miss you and wish you’d call. Later you’ll miss them and wish you could.” ~ Paul Graham
62. “A man who doesn’t spend time with his family can never be a real man.” ~ Vito Corleone
63. “At the end of the day, a loving family should find everything forgivable.” ~ Mark V. Olsen
64. “There’s nothing that makes you more insane than family.” ~ Jim Butcher
65. “A man travels the world over in search of what he needs, and returns home to find it.” ~ George Moore
66. “I think our job as parents is to give our kids roots to grow and wings to fly.” ~ Deborah Norville
67. “A family can develop only with a loving woman as its center.” ~ Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
68. “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” ~ Leo Tolstoy
69. “Govern a family as you would cook a small fish – very gently.” ~ Chinese Proverb
70. “One day you will do things for me that you hate. That is what it means to be family.” ~ Jonathan Foer

Short Family Quotes

71. “Children get values, principles and etiquettes  from their family. Ensure to nurture good ones.” ~ Invajy
72. “The memories we make with our family is everything.” ~ Candace Cameron Bure
73. “It didn’t matter how big our house was, but it mattered that there was love in it.” ~ Peter Buffett
74. “Our most basic instinct is not for survival but for family.” ~ Peter Pearsall
75. “In the time of the test, a family is best.” ~ Burmese Proverb
76. “An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship.” ~ Spanish Proverb
77. “Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten.” ~ David Ogden Stiers
78. “Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.” ~ George Burns
79. “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
80. “When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching – they are your family.” ~ Jim Butcher

Inspiring Family Quotes

81. “I don’t think quantity time is as special as quality time with your family.” ~ Reba McEntire
82. “The other night I ate at a real nice family restaurant. Every table had an argument going.” ~ George Carlin
83. “Family faces are magic mirrors. Looking at people who belong to us, we see the past, present, and future.” ~ Gail Lumet Buckley
84. “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
85. “You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.” ~ Khalil Gibran
86. “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
87. “There is no such thing as fun for the whole family.” ~ Jerry Seinfeld
88. “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
89. “I know all those words, but that sentence makes no sense to me.”~ Matt Groening
90. “Having a place to go is a home. Having someone to love is a family. And, having both is a blessing.” ~ Donna Hedges

Family Quotes

91. “The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life.” ~ Richard Bach
92. “If the family were a boat, it would be a canoe that makes no progress unless everyone paddles.” ~ Letty Cottin Pogrebin
93. “When trouble comes, it’s your family that supports you.” ~ Guy Lafleur
94. “My greatest pleasure is spending time with my family.” ~ Siri Hustvedt
95. “You are born into your family and your family is born into you. No returns. No exchanges.” ~ Elizabeth Berg
96. “Families are like fudge–mostly sweet, with a few nuts.” ~ Les Dawson
97. “Home isn’t where you’re from, it’s where you find light when all grows dark.” ~ Pierce Brown
98. “A family is a bunch of people who keep confusing you with someone you were as a kid.” ~ Robert Brault
99. “Life is beautiful. It’s about giving. It’s about family.” ~ Walt Disney
100. “Home is where you are loved the most and act the worst.” ~ Marjorie Pay Hinckley

Best Family Quotes

101. “Live your life with love as your guiding principle—keep your family and close friends close.” ~ Barbara Bush
102. “Your family and your love must be cultivated like a garden. Time, effort, and imagination must be summoned constantly to keep any relationship flourishing and growing.” ~ Jim Rohn
103. “Because when I look at you, I can feel it. And I look at you and I’m home.” ~ Finding Nemo
104. “With every word we utter, with every action we take, we know our kids are watching us. We as parents are their most important role models.” ~ Michelle Obama
105. “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
106. “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
107. “The capacity for friendship is God’s way of apologizing for our families.” ~ Jay McInerney
108. “Some people are worth melting for.” ~ Olaf
109. “There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page, write another book or simply close it.” ~ Shannon L. Alder
110. “The love of family and the admiration of friends are much more important than wealth and privilege.” ~ Charles Kuralt

Family Quotes

111. “Having somewhere to go is home. Having someone to love is family. Having both is a blessing.” ~ Anonymous
112. “Families keep us grounded when hopelessness surrounds us.” ~ Jennifer Betts
113. “Anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you.” ~ Misty Copeland
114. “There will always be steps you can take toward unity in your blended family. You will make—one step at a time!” ~ Donna Houpe
115. “Family gives you the roots to stand tall and strong.” ~ Anonymous
116.  “Bright families are just like bright colors: When you blend two, you get something beautiful!” ~ Joe King
117. “Blended families are made by choice, but it’s the love that strengthens them.” ~ Jennifer Betts
118. “Connections within a family are powerful forces of nature.”  ~ Anonymous
119. “Family ties are like spider webs. They are delicate, yet so strong, And if they are broken or destroyed, They can be woven again.” ~ Kelly Roper
120. “I know every family has its problems, but I admire those that stick together.” ~ Karina Barton

Family Quotes

121. “Having a family is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain.” ~ Martin Mull
122. “A dysfunctional family is any family with more than one person in it.” ~ Mary Karr
123. “Then I discovered that being related is no guarantee of love!” ~ Stieg Larsson
124. “In time of test, family is best.” ~ Burmese Proverb
125. “I am blessed to have so many great things in my life – family, friends, and God. All will be in my thoughts daily.” ~ Lil’ Kim
126. “The family is the first essential cell of human society.” ~ Pope John XXIII
127. “Stick to the basics, hold on to your family and friends – they will never go out of fashion.” ~ Niki Taylor
128. “The family – that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to.” ~ Dodie Smith
129. “Parents were the only ones obligated to love you; from the rest of the world you had to earn it.” ~ Ann Brashares
130. “Being happy in your family is more important than being perfect.” ~ Anonymous

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