Quotes about Family
A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands. But a mother's love endures through all.
- Washington Irving
My father was a Methodist and my mother was a Baptist.
- Bishop TD Jakes
As a mother you are only as happy as your saddest child.
- Beth Moore
There is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that trancends all other affections of the heart
- Washington Irving
When a Father takes the child by the hand, he takes the Mother by the Heart.... The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
- David O. McKay
My mother always said, 'When you're eating pretzels, chew before you swallow'. Always listen to your mother.
- George W. Bush
What son would not bring his mother back to life and would not bring her into paradise after her death if he could?
- Francis de Sales
I don't believe there are devils enough in hell to pull a boy out of the arms of a godly mother.
- Billy Sunday
My mother had a slender, small body, but a large heart-a heart so large that everybody's joys found welcome in it, and hospitable accommodation.
- Mark Twain
No one in the world can take the place of your mother. Right or wrong, from her viewpoint you are always right. She may scold you for little things, but never for the big ones.
- Harry S. Truman
On Easter or Christmas Day, my mother might drag me to church, just as she dragged me to the Buddhist temple, the Chinese New Year celebration, the Shinto shrine, and ancient Hawaiian burial sites.
- Barack Obama
No matter how old you get, hug and kiss your mother whenever you greet her.
- H Jackson Brown, Jr.