Culture and Lifestyle Inspirational Quotes About Family to Show Your Love By Jenna Sims Jenna Sims Jenna Sims is a Digital Editor for Southern Living and joined the team in 2014. She writes, produces, and ideates content with a focus on email growth and commerce content. She covers a range of topics in the lifestyle space from holiday gift guides to new product launches to tips for cooking with your air fryer. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on February 2, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Mirrorpix/Getty Images Family: the only six-letter word in which unconditional love, exasperation, and flat-out feuds can coexist. Sometimes, the only thing we can muster up is, "It's complicated." But for all the quarrels and misgivings we may have at times, we can't deny that there's nothing like family. They'll always be the once source of love we'll never have to earn; the place we run to for help and comfort; and the ever-steady constant in the inevitable tides of change. The love of our families sustains us and keeps us going when we need it most, and they'll celebrate all our victories. They are, quite literally, everything—and these family quotes express just that. Whether you need a caption for a family picture you're posting on Instagram or need a message to share in a card for a family member, these quotes about life, love, and kinship will help you show your family how much they mean to you. 01 of 47 Michael J. Fox Getty Images "Family is not an important thing. It's everything." 02 of 47 Barbara Bush Getty Images "When all the dust is settled and all the crowds are gone, the things that matter are faith, family, and friends." 03 of 47 John Wooden Getty Images "The most important thing in the world is family and love." 04 of 47 Candace Cameron Bure Getty Images "The memories we make with our family is everything." 05 of 47 Maya Angelou Getty Images "I sustain myself with the love of family." 06 of 47 Joanna Gaines Getty Images "Time together as a family is a gift." 07 of 47 Princess Diana Getty Images "Family is the most important thing in the world." 08 of 47 Barbara Bush Getty Images "To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there." 09 of 47 George Bernard Shaw Getty Images "A happy family is but an earlier heaven." 10 of 47 Unknown Getty Images "Families are like branches on a tree, we grow in different directions yet our roots remain as one." 11 of 47 Desmond Tutu Getty Images "You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them." 12 of 47 Anthony Brandt Getty Images "Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family." 13 of 47 David Ogden Stiers Getty Images "Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten." 14 of 47 Eva Burrows Getty Images "The love of a family is a life's greatest blessing." 15 of 47 Brad Henry Getty Images "Families are the compass that guides us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter." 16 of 47 Peter Buffett Getty Images "It didn't matter how big our house was; it mattered that there was love in it." 17 of 47 Jane Howard Getty Images "Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family: Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one." 18 of 47 Coco Getty Images "We may have our differences, but nothing's more important than family." 19 of 47 Richard Bach Getty Images "The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life." 20 of 47 George Burns Getty Images "Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city." 21 of 47 Brad Pitt Getty Images "A family is a risky venture, because the greater the love, the greater the loss…that's the trade-off. But I'll take it all." 22 of 47 Mario Puzo Getty Images "The strength of a family, like the strength of an army, lies in its loyalty to each other." 23 of 47 Jim Butcher Getty Images "When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching–they are your family." 24 of 47 George Carlin Getty Images "The other night I ate at a real nice family restaurant. Every table had an argument going." 25 of 47 Margaret Mead Getty Images "Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship." 26 of 47 Kendall Hailey Getty Images "The greatest gift of family life is to be intimately acquainted with people you might never even introduce yourself to, had life not done it for you." 27 of 47 Deb Caletti Getty Images "That's what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you're not so lovable." 28 of 47 Rick Riordan Getty Images "My dear young cousin, if there's one thing I've learned over the eons, it's that you can't give up on your family, no matter how tempting they make it." 29 of 47 Albert Einstein Getty Images "Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life." 30 of 47 Jodi Picoult Getty Images "My mother used to tell me that when push comes to shove, you always know who to turn to. That being a family isn't a social construct but an instinct." 31 of 47 Pierce Brown Getty Images "Home isn't where you're from, it's where you find light when all grows dark." 32 of 47 Paul Pearsall Getty Images "Our most basic instinct is not for survival but for family." 33 of 47 Les Dawson Getty Images "Families are like fudge–mostly sweet, with a few nuts." 34 of 47 Lee Iacocca Getty Images "The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family." 35 of 47 Alex Haley Getty Images "In every conceivable manner, the family is a link to our past, a bridge to our future." 36 of 47 Christina Rossetti Getty Images "For there is no friend like a sister in calm or stormy weather; To cheer one on the tedious way, to fetch one if one goes astray, to lift one if one totters down, to strengthen whilst one stands." 37 of 47 Jet Li Getty Images "I believe the world is one big family, and we need to help each other." 38 of 47 Pope John XXIII Getty Images "The family is the first essential cell of human society." 39 of 47 Cary Grant Getty Images "Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops." 40 of 47 Ring Lardner Getty Images "The family you come from isn't as important as the family you're going to have." 41 of 47 Charles R. Swindoll Getty Images "A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living." 42 of 47 Douglas Coupland Getty Images "People are pretty forgiving when it comes to other people's families. The only family that ever horrifies you is your own." 43 of 47 Bo Bennett Getty Images "Spend some time this weekend on home improvement; improve your attitude toward your family." 44 of 47 Jamie Lee Curtis Getty Images "I've always put my family first and that's just the way it is." 45 of 47 Vartan Gregorian Getty Images "Dignity is not negotiable. Dignity is the honor of the family." 46 of 47 Amos Oz Getty Images "I find the family the most mysterious and fascinating institution in the world." 47 of 47 Faith Hill Getty Images "The foundation of family—that's where it all begins for me." 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