Quotes by Family What is an editor but a cross between a fall guy and a father figure? arthur koestler Arthur Koestler family father fall This was the trouble with families. Like invidious doctors, they knew just where it hurt. Arundhati Roy doctors family hurt If you don't believe in ghosts, you've never been to a family reunion. Ashleigh Brilliant being-thankful family believe Family . . . the home of all social evil, a charitable institution for comfortable women, an anchorage for house-fathers, and a hell for children. August Strindberg family wisdom children One wants to be together with one's family. That's what families are about. Aung San Suu Kyi family together want Of course I regret not having been able to spend time with my family. Aung San Suu Kyi family able regret But let me perfectly clear, because I know you'll hear the same old claims that rolling back these tax breaks means a massive tax increase on the American people: if your family earns less than $250,000 a year, you will not see your taxes increased a single dime. I repeat: not one single dime. Barack Obama family mean years Of all the rocks upon which we build our lives, we are reminded today that family is the most important. Barack Obama role-models rocks family I'm inspired by the people I meet in my travels--hearing their stories, seeing the hardships they overcome, their fundamental optimism and decency. I'm inspired by the love people have for their children. And I'm inspired by my own children, how full they make my heart. They make me want to work to make the world a little bit better. And they make me want to be a better man. Barack Obama family heart children It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for granted today. The 40-hour work week, the minimum wage, family leave, health insurance, Social Security, Medicare, retirement plans. The cornerstones of the middle-class security all bear the union label. Barack Obama family retirement inspirational My family, frankly, they weren't folks who went to church every week. My mother was one of the most spiritual people I knew but she didn't raise me in the church, so I came to my Christian faith later in life and it was because the precepts of Jesus Christ spoke to me in terms of the kind of life that I would want to lead. Barack Obama family christian mother I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes. Barack Obama payroll-tax family years I have Muslim members of my family. I have lived in Muslim countries. Barack Obama my-family family country Obviously [my daughters] - and Michelle - have made a lot of sacrifices on behalf of my cockamamie ideas, the running for office and things. Barack Obama family daughter running My wife has been my closest friend, my closest advisor. And ... she's not somebody who looks to the limelight, or even is wild about me being in politics. And that's a good reality check on me. When I go home, she wants me to be a good father and a good husband. And everything else is secondary to that. Barack Obama marriage family husband Your success as a family... our success as a nation... depends not on what happens inside the White House, but on what happens inside your house. Barbara Bush family white house The darn trouble with cleaning the house is it gets dirty the next day anyway, so skip a week if you have to. The children are the most important thing. Barbara Bush family children dirty Future of his nation does not depend on what happens at the White House, but what happens at your house Barbara Bush family white house Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family. Barbara Bush family inspirational friendship Whatever the era...one thing will never change: Fathers and mothers, if you have children, they must come first. Barbara Bush family mother children «1234567891011»