Top 100 Family Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “The most important thing in life will always be family. The people right here, right now.”

— Vin Diesel

Also featured in: Sweet Quotes, Caring Quotes, Father's Day Quotes, Happy Father's Day quotes

2. “Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.”

— Michael J. Fox

Also featured in: Happy Quotes, Sunday Quotes, Caring Quotes, Happy Thanksgiving Quotes

3. “I’ll love you forever, I’ll like you for always, As long as I’m living, my baby you’ll be.”

— Robert Munsch

Also featured in: Sweet Quotes, Caring Quotes, Love You Quotes, Quotes About Children

4. “Families can be together forever.”

— The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Also featured in: Sunday Morning Quotes, Sunday Quotes, Salvation Quotes, Blessed Family Quotes

5. “The family remains the basic unit of society and the first school in which children learn the human, spiritual and moral values which enable them to be a beacon of goodness, integrity and justice in our communities.”

— Pope Francis

Also featured in: Values Quotes, Blessed Family Quotes

6. “Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you.”

— H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Also featured in: Integrity Quotes, Relationship Quotes, Famous Quotes, Positive Life Quotes, Short Inspirational Quotes

7. “Love begins by taking care of the closest ones – the ones at home.”

— Mother Teresa

Also featured in: Christian Motivational Quotes, Care Quotes, Kindness Quotes, Love You Quotes

8. “We are created for community, fashioned for fellowship, and formed for a family, and none of us can fulfill God’s purposes by ourselves.”

— Rick Warren

Also featured in: Relationship Quotes, Christian Motivational Quotes, Spiritual Growth Quotes, Discipleship Quotes, Purpose Quotes

9. “A Mother’s love is something that no one can explain, It is made of deep devotion and of sacrifice and pain, It is endless and unselfish and enduring come what may For nothing can destroy it or take that love away.”

— Helen Steiner Rice

Also featured in: Love Quotes, Poetry Quotes, Unconditional Love Quotes, Sacrifice Quotes

10. “It is easy to love the people far away. It is not always easy to love those close to us. It is easier to give a cup of rice to relieve hunger than to relieve the loneliness and pain of someone unloved in our own home. Bring love into your home for this is where our love for each other must start.”

— Mother Teresa

Also featured in: Blessed Quotes, Kindness Quotes, Quotes About Humanity, Loneliness Quotes

11. “You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.”

— Desmond Tutu

Also featured in: Blessing Quotes, Sunday Quotes, Harmony Quotes, Thankful Quotes

12. “The way you help heal the world is you start with your own family.”

— Mother Teresa

Also featured in: Care Quotes, Be Kind Quotes, Blessed Family Quotes

13. “If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Also featured in: Legacy Quotes, Buddhist Quotes

14. “A man who doesn’t spend time with his family can never be a real man.”

— Mario Puzo

Also featured in: Inspirational Quotes for Men, Famous Movie Quotes, Father's Day Quotes

15. “My parents are my backbone. Still are. They’re the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40.”

— Kobe Bryant

Also featured in: Growing Up Quotes, Thankful Quotes

16. “Never forget, your family should always have priority over your work.”

— Mary Kay Ash

Also featured in: Life Quotes for Women, Work-Life Balance Quotes, Mother's Day Quotes

17. “Good bye may seem forever. Farewell is like the end, but in my heart is the memory and there you will always be.”

— Walt Disney

Also featured in: Loss Quotes, Beautiful Quotes, Healing Grief Quotes

18. “Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children.”

— Walt Disney

Also featured in: Learning Quotes, Teacher Quotes, Quotes About Children

19. “Many marriages would be better if the husband and wife clearly understood that they’re on the same side. ”

— Zig Ziglar

Also featured in: Relationship Quotes, Harmony Quotes, Couple Quotes

20. “My father didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.”

— Clarence Budington Kelland

Also featured in: Experience Quotes, Quotes About People, Quotes About Children, Father's Day Quotes

21. “Where there is love, nothing is too much trouble and there is always time.”

— Abdu'l-Bahá

Also featured in: Love Quotes, Care Quotes, Commitment Quotes, Kindness Quotes

22. “God first, family second, career third.”

— Mary Kay Ash

Also featured in: Inspirational Quotes for Women, Values Quotes, Firsts Quotes, Inspirational Career Quotes

23. “The greatest legacy one can pass on to one’s children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one’s life, but rather a legacy of character and faith.”

— Billy Graham

Also featured in: Christian Quotes, Morality Quotes, Legacy Quotes, Character Quotes, Virtue Quotes

24. “To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order; we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.”

— Confucius

Also featured in: Morality Quotes, Reflection Quotes, Values Quotes, Short Deep Quotes

25. “All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.”

— Abraham Lincoln

Also featured in: Sweet Quotes, Caring Quotes, Gratitude Quotes, Humble Quotes

26. “The home is the child’s first school, the parent is the child’s first teacher, and reading is the child’s first subject.”

— Barbara Bush

Also featured in: Learning Quotes, Reading Quotes, Quotes About Children, Quotes About Childhood

27. “Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.”

— H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Also featured in: Care Quotes, Caring Quotes, Marriage Quotes

28. “If your parents are alive, be grateful at the opportunity to earn Jannah by serving them.”

— Nouman Ali Khan

Also featured in: Blessed Quotes, Opportunity Quotes, Faith Quotes, Virtue Quotes

29. “Trust is the fruit of a relationship in which you know you are loved.”

— Wm. Paul Young

Also featured in: Relationship Quotes, Feel Good Quotes, Quotes About Feelings, Quotes About Trust

30. “A daughter needs a dad to be the standard against which she will judge all men.”

— Anonymous

Also featured in: Quotes About Children, Father's Day Quotes, Happy Father's Day quotes

31. “The more healthy relationships a child has, the more likely he will be to recover from trauma and thrive. Relationships are the agents of change and the most powerful therapy is human love.”

— Bruce D. Perry

Also featured in: Psychology Quotes, Mental Health Quotes, Compassion Quotes, Adversity Quotes, Quotes About Children

32. “Walking. I am listening to a deeper way. Suddenly all my ancestors are behind me. Be still, they say. Watch and listen. You are the result of the love of thousands.”

— Linda Hogan

Also featured in: Identity Quotes, Deep Quotes, Legacy Quotes, Meaning of Life Quotes

33. “Do not use the sharpness of your speech on your mother who taught you how to speak.”

— Ali ibn Abi Talib

Also featured in: Be Kind Quotes, Values Quotes, Respect Quotes

34. “The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.”

— Audrey Hepburn

Also featured in: Friendship Quotes, Life Is Short Quotes, Compassion Quotes, Soulmate Quotes

35. “I love you and I’m here for you.”

— Will Smith

Also featured in: Friendship Quotes, Compassion Quotes, Valentine's Day Quotes

36. “Mother: the most beautiful word on the lips of mankind.”

— Khalil Gibran

Also featured in: Emotion Quotes, Caring Quotes, Beautiful Quotes

37. “Marriage: If you want something to last forever, you treat it differently. You shield it and protect it. You never abuse it. You don’t expose it to the elements. You don’t make it common or ordinary. If it ever becomes tarnished, you lovingly polish it until it gleams like new. It becomes special because you have made it so, and it grows more beautiful and precious as time goes by.”

— F. Burton Howard

Also featured in: Caring Quotes, Beautiful Quotes, Couple Quotes, Marriage Quotes

38. “There is no greater happiness for a man than approaching a door at the end of a day knowing someone on the other side of that door is waiting for the sound of his footsteps.”

— Ronald Reagan

Also featured in: Satisfaction Quotes, Love You Quotes, Soulmate Quotes

39. “Dad is a son's first hero and a daughter's first love.”

— Anonymous

Also featured in: Relationship Quotes, Sweet Quotes, Quotes About Children

40. “Today be thankful and think how rich you are. Your family is priceless, your time is gold and your health is wealth.”

— Zig Ziglar

Also featured in: Blessing Quotes, Prosperity Quotes, Good Morning Quotes, Gratitude Quotes

41. “I believe that the greatest gift you can give your family and the world is a healthy you.”

— Joyce Meyer

Also featured in: Wellness Quotes, Personal Responsibility Quotes, Caring Quotes, Healing Quotes

42. “To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honors.”

— Tia Walker

Also featured in: Be Kind Quotes, Grateful Quotes, Compassion Quotes, Blessed Family Quotes

43. “We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.”

— Virginia Satir

Also featured in: Cute Quotes, Compassion Quotes, Love You Quotes, Healing Quotes

44. “Slow down and enjoy the journey right now. Take time for the people in your life. They won’t always be there.”

— Joel Osteen

Also featured in: Care Quotes, Perspective Quotes, Good Morning Quotes, Carpe Diem Quotes

45. “Work hard, but make time for your love, family and friends. Nobody remembers PowerPoint presentations on your final day.”

— Chetan Bhagat

Also featured in: Love Life Quotes, Common Sense Quotes, Graduation Quotes, Friends Quotes

46. “Life is short. Don’t miss opportunities to spend time with the people that you love.”

— Joel Osteen

Also featured in: Care Quotes, Life Is Short Quotes, Love You Quotes, Joy Quotes

47. “Christmas is the season of joy, of holiday greetings exchanged, of gift-giving, and of families united.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

Also featured in: Cheer Quotes, Joy Quotes, Holiday Quotes

48. “The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life.”

— Richard Bach

Also featured in: Relationship Quotes, Emotional Quotes, Appreciation Quotes, Respect Quotes

49. “My heroes are and were my parents. I can’t see having anyone else as my heroes.”

— Michael Jordan

Also featured in: Inspirational Quotes for Men, Hero Quotes, Blessed Family Quotes

50. “A great marriage is not when the perfect couple comes together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences.”

— Dave Meurer

Also featured in: Relationship Quotes, Sweet Quotes, Commitment Quotes, Valentine's Day Quotes