“A happy family is but an earlier heaven.” — George Bernard Shaw

“Family and friendships are two of the greatest facilitators of happiness.” — John C. Maxwell

“Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.” — George Burns

“I may not always be with you. But when we’re far apart. Remember you will be with me. Right inside my heart.” — Marc Wambolt

“In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future.” — Alex Haley

“No man has ever lived that had enough of children’s gratitude or woman’s love.” — William Butler Yeats

“One day you will do things for me that you hate. That is what it means to be family.” — Jonathan Safran Foer

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

“Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life.” ? Albert Einstein

“The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege.” — Charles Kuralt

“You need a really solid foundation of friends and family to keep you where you need to be.” — Lilly Singh

“At the end of the day, a loving family should find everything forgivable.” — Mark V. Olsen

“Children are the keys of paradise.” — Eric Hoffer

“Families are like fudge – mostly sweet, with a few nuts.” — Les Dawson

“Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.” — Michael J. Fox

“Happiness is only real when shared.” — Christopher McCandless

“Home is people. Not a place. If you go back there after the people are gone, then all you can see is what is not there any more.” — Robin Hobb

“Home is where you are loved the most and act the worst.” ? Marjorie Pay Hinckley

“I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.” — Barbara Bush