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Inspirational Quotes About Family to Show Your Love

By Jenna Sims
March 01, 2019
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Family is everything—and these 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 family will help you show your family how much they mean to you.

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"Family is not an important thing. It's everything."

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-Michael J. Fox

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“When all the dust is settled and all the crowds are gone, the things that matter are faith, family, and friends.”

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-Barbara Bush

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"The most important thing in the world is family and love."

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-John Wooden

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"The memories we make with our family is everything."

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-Candace Cameron Bure

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"I sustain myself with the love of family."

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-Maya Angelou

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"Time together as a family is a gift."

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-Joanna Gaines

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"Family is the most important thing in the world."

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-Princess Diana

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“To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.”

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-Barbara Bush

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"A happy family is but an earlier heaven."

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- George Bernard Shaw

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"Families are like branches on a tree, we grow in different directions yet our roots remain as one."

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

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-Desmond Tutu

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“Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family.”

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-Anthony Brandt

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“Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten."

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-David Ogden Stiers

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“The Love of a Family is a Life's Greatest Blessing.”

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-Eva Burrows

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"Families are the compass that guides us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter."

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-Brad Henry

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1 of 15 "Family is not an important thing. It's everything."
2 of 15 “When all the dust is settled and all the crowds are gone, the things that matter are faith, family, and friends.”
3 of 15 "The most important thing in the world is family and love."
4 of 15 "The memories we make with our family is everything."
5 of 15 "I sustain myself with the love of family."
6 of 15 "Time together as a family is a gift."
7 of 15 "Family is the most important thing in the world."
8 of 15 “To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.”
9 of 15 "A happy family is but an earlier heaven."
10 of 15 "Families are like branches on a tree, we grow in different directions yet our roots remain as one."
11 of 15 "You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them."
12 of 15 “Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family.”
13 of 15 “Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten."
14 of 15 “The Love of a Family is a Life's Greatest Blessing.”
15 of 15 "Families are the compass that guides us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter."

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