“When we lift up the women of our country, we lift up the children of our country. We lift up the families of our country. And the whole of society benefits.”— Kamala Harris, cnn.com
“They barely have time to fend off calls from angry creditors, let alone write letters to Congress. And most are profoundly, desperately ashamed of their situation. For many, the decision to file for bankruptcy proves to be the darkest secret of their entire lives. Politically speaking, they are almo…”— Elizabeth Warren, amazon.com
“These families need you. I said it quietly, and the silence stretched some more. I tried to steady my breathing. He paused again, then gave a deep sigh and said, All right. I’ll do it. I’ll do what I can.”— Elizabeth Warren, amazon.com
“We have to give some certainty to these young men and women—some of these young women that have families now—about what is their status in this country. So I think everyone's, you know, kind of dancing around the main topic. But at the end of the day, we're just going to have to come to the realizat…”— Ruben Gallego, npr.org
“Men don’t have the strategic intelligence to conduct a war between families. Men are less good at keeping secrets out of their lies.”— Steven Knight, Polly Gray, Helen McCrory, imdb.com
“Families are complicated, right?”— Jonathan Lisco, David Michod, Janine "Smurf" Cody, Ellen Barkin, imdb.com
“Nowadays, do you realize that by 1993, that 50 percent of the American families will be single-parented. And that shows a breakdown in the church, in not being able to hold families together.”— John Wayne Gacy, chicago.cbslocal.com
“Last year, right here, we had a...very different celebration...of life...of love...and good people. This year, it's the...other side of that. Because, well...that's what families do. It's been a hard year. But tonight...we celebrate a life well lived...well loved... To a good woman...an even better…”— Erica Messer, David Rossi, Joe Mantegna, imdb.com
“You will fall in love with your friends. Deep, passionate love. You will create a second family with them, a kind of tribe that makes you feel less vulnerable. Sometimes our families can’t love us all the time. Sometimes we’re born into families who don’t know how to love us properly. They do as muc…”— Ryan O'Connell, thoughtcatalog.com
“The capacity for friendship is God's way of apologizing for our families.”— Jay McInerney, amazon.com