Generations Past And Present

Our ancestors ... were laborers, not lawyers. - Thomas Jefferson

Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime. - Aristotle

There's nobody stronger than a single parent. - Unknown

Sticking with your family is what makes it a family. - Mitch Albom

Besmooch the family name in the eyes of the community. - Archie Bunker

I looked up my family tree and found out I was the sap. - Rodney Dangerfield

Recognize, appreciate and repay your parents' love. - Cheng Yen

I'm super laid back. I'm from Texas. I love my family. - Selena Gomez

Wrinkles are hereditary. Parents get them from their children. - Doris Day

There is never a problem child; there is only a problem parent. - A.S. Neill

Remember as far as anyone knows, we're a nice normal family. - Homer Simpson

Writing is conscience, scruple, and the farming of our ancestors. - Edward Dahlberg

Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family. - Anthony Brandt

Family means putting your arms around each other and being there. - Barbara Bush

To the world you are a mother, but to your family you are the world. - Unknown

Misers aren't fun to live with, but they make wonderful ancestors. - Unknown

Insomnia: a contagious disease often transmitted from babies to parents. - Shannon Fife

Gentility is what is left over from rich ancestors after the money is gone. - John Ciardi

I write to keep in contact with our ancestors and to spread truth to people. - Sonia Sanchez

My parents are very good examples of Christians. They are big on forgiveness. - James Acaster

The meek shall inherit the world, but they'll never increase market share. - William G McGowan

A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures. - Daniel Webster

We are driven by five genetic needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun. - William Glasser

Character is better than ancestry, and personal conduct is of more importance than the highest. - Thomas J. Barnardo

All his successors gone before him have done’t; and all his ancestors that come after him may. - William Shakespeare

Grilling outside with my parents at the Jersey shore. We would grill lobster and corn in the summer. - Bobby Flay

The first who was king was a fortunate soldier: Who serves his country well has no need of ancestors. - Voltaire

Until you become a parent, you can't begin to discover your capacity for strength, love and fatigue. - Peter Gallagher

Every family story has 1,000 other stories contained within it, like an unending series of nesting dolls. - Alison Pick

All dentists talk while they work. They have inherited this from their professional ancestors, the barbers. - Mark Twain

What is a family except memories? Haphazard and precious as the contents of a catchall drawer in the kitchen. - Joyce C Oates

For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled. - Richard P Feynman

Over the years, I learned so much from mom. She taught me about the importance of home and history and family and tradition. - Martha Stewart

The greatest thing about man is his ability to transcend himself, his ancestry and his environment and to become what he dreams of being. - Tully C. Knoles

Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits. - Gaius S. Crispus

I used to live an isolated existence, even in relationships, but now my family knows me for who I really am. Mostly, that's a good thing. - Tim Allen

In a big family the first child is kind of like the first pancake. If it's not perfect, that's okay, there are a lot more coming along. - Antonin Scalia

I'll paddle board, swim in the ocean, roll in the sand, soak up the sun, eat good food, be with friends and family and go fishing with my dad. - Behati Prinsloo

With the steady disintegration of the family in modern society over the last century, the role of the school in bridging the gap has become vital. - Stephen Covey

Like all parents, my husband and I just do the best we can, and hold our breath and hope we've set aside enough money for our kids' therapy. - Michelle Pfeiffer