I hate the way they portray us in the media. If you see a black family it says they're looting, if you see a white family it says they're looking for food. Kanye West on family
There are just so many stories that are buried on family trees. Henry Louis Gates on family
I do not see my family life in any way, shape, or form as an opportunity for a photo. Shania Twain on family
My mother, at least twice, cancelled our family's subscription to the newspaper I was working on, because she was so mad about its treatment of my father. Charles Kuralt on family
As they say in Italy, Italians were eating with a knife and fork when the French were still eating each other. The Medici family had to bring their Tuscan cooks up there so they could make something edible. Mario Batali on family
Having family responsibilities and concerns just has to make you a more understanding person. Sandra Day O'Connor on family
A retired teacher paid $62,000 towards her pension and nothing, yes nothing, for full family medical, dental and vision coverage over her entire career. What will we pay her? $1.4 million in pension benefits and another $215,000 in health care benefit premiums over her lifetime. Chris Christie on family
For the first time ever I was taking the family on the road. We stayed with my in-laws, which on life's list of experiences ranks right below sitting in a tub full of scissors. Jeff Foxworthy on family
There is an overwhelming amount of information available to us all on the web each day, not to mention what is shared with us by our family, friends, fans, and followers. This necessitates the need to filter through all that information and to decide for ourselves where to put our attention. Simon Mainwaring on family
I love my friends and family, but I also love it when they can't find me and I can spend all day reading or walking all alone, in silence, eight thousand miles away from everyone. All alone and unreachable in a foreign country is one my most favorite possible things to be. Elizabeth Gilbert on family
They say Yogi Berra is funny. Well, he has a lovely wife and family, a beautiful home, money in the bank, and he plays golf with millionaires. What's funny about that? Casey Stengel on family
I'm thankful for all the things that this job has given me and my family. But probably the thing that I am most proud of throughout my career is that, not only myself, but my family and the people around me have just been regular people, which we are. Brett Favre on family
I do believe at the end of the night when you're with your family, the character gets hung up on the door like a coat, and is there to be taken on the next morning. Liam Neeson on family
There's an honesty in our family - my kids and I are able to talk about things without me putting the fear of God into them. Billie Joe Armstrong on family
You cannot be happy with your family while being personally unhappy with your work. It's a Catch-22 kind of thing. Mikhail Baryshnikov on family
Because of my own family's service (in the U.S. Army, Navy, and Massachusetts and New York National Guard), I am a strong supporter of the military and do believe that there are just wars. Camille Paglia on family
Except for naval and air exercises, our military should be stationed on American soil, where service men and women can lead normal lives in close proximity to family and friends. Camille Paglia on family
I want to do as little as possible when I finish playing ball - just spend a lot more time with my family. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on family
I know it's a cliche, but the whole family is just whacked. I mean, we're all out of our minds. They're the funniest, most eccentric bizarre people I've ever met, my siblings. Dana Carvey on family
Only solitary men know the full joys of frienship. Others have their family but to a solitary and an exile, his friends are everything. Willa Cather on family