“My brother and I have been able to get on and have been very lucky to do things with our family that other people wouldn't have been able to do. But then again, we've also been able to live a normal life as well.” PeopleWellsHas BeensAbleBrotherLuckyNormalOur FamilyMy BrotherNormal Life Author:Zara Phillips
“There was a great strain in our family because my father didn't want anything to do with me. He was happy to see my brother and sister, but not me. I don't know why. Maybe it was shame. I don't know. But he never wanted anything to do with me. That rejection was terribly hurtful and it went on for years.” KnowsWantYearsWantedFatherBrotherShameOur FamilyMy BrotherRejectionBrothers And SistersStrainHurtful Author:Carol Vorderman
“If I start talking about my own hopes, it'll take hours. The biggest hope is that there's not any more discrimination between men and women. That women could have equal rights. It's very painful when you see in your family that a brother can do anything he wants, but at the same age, you can't.” IfsMenWantAgeCan DoHoursMy OwnTalkingRightsBrotherEqualMen And WomenPainfulDiscriminationOur FamilyEqual Rights Author:Malina Suliman
“Drugs nearly killed my brother when he was a young man and I hate them. He fought back. And I'm really proud of him. But I learned something in going through that long nightmare with our family. And I can tell you, something has happened to some of our young people. They simply don't think these drugs are dangerous anymore. Or they think the risk is acceptable.” PeopleThinkingMenLongI CanYoungHateRiskHappenedDangerousBrotherProudDrugI HateOur FamilyYoung ManMy BrotherNightmareAcceptableProud Of Him Author:William J. Clinton
“My parents got carried away with the letter P when they were naming the kids in our family. There's me, Paula, my sisters Peggy and Patty, and my brother Pjimmy, spelled with a silent P.” KidsNamesParentBrotherLettersSilentOur FamilyMy BrotherMy SisterCarried Away Author:Paula Poundstone
“My dad and all my family were into baseball. His brothers, my mom's brothers, my mom's father. Baseball was just always a part of our family.” FatherBrotherMomDadMy FamilyBaseballMy DadMy MomOur Family Author:Mark Teixeira
“In Community of Caring, we believe the quality of caring we give to our parents, to our brothers and sisters, to our families, to our friends and neighbors, and to the poor and the powerless endows a life, a community with respect, hope and happiness.” GivingBelieveParentCommunityPoorQualityBrotherCaringNeighborOur FamilyBrothers And SistersPowerless Author:Eunice Kennedy Shriver
“Liz Taylor was an amazing woman and screen legend. She was an incredible friend to my brother, at his side through some of his most difficult times and of course loved by his children and our family. She will live on in our hearts forever, my prayers go out to her family.” HeartChildrenCoursesDifficultSidesPrayerForeverBrotherIncrediblesScreensOur FamilyMy BrotherLegendsDifficult TimesLizAmazing Woman Author:LaToya Jackson
“This morning a terrible family tragedy has occurred, we are devastated to report that our beloved brother, son, and friend, Sawyer Sweeten, took his own life. He was weeks away from his 20th birthday. At this sensitive time, our family requests privacy and we beg of you to reach out to the ones you love.” LoveLifeMorningWeekSonBrotherTerribleTragedyBelovedOur FamilySensitiveReportsBirthdayPrivacyLove LifeReach OutRequestDevastatedSawyer20th BirthdayBeloved Brother Author:Madylin Sweeten
“When you teach a man to hate and fear his brother, when you teach that he is a lesser man because of his color or his beliefs or the policies he pursues, when you teach that those who differ from you threaten your freedom or your job or your family, then you also learn to confront others not as fellow citizens but as enemies...” MenHomeJobsHateBeliefEnemyTeachPolicyColorBrotherCitizensFellowsPursueOur FamilyBigotryThreateningYour Freedom Author:Robert Kennedy
“I've dealt with some tragedy in my life, like losing my brother. That was probably one of the hardest days when I've been tested. But you learn what things are important. You have to prioritize your life with your family, your friends, things you want to accomplish. You've got to get all that stuff in order.” WantImportantOrderStuffBrotherLosingTragedyAccomplishHardestOur FamilyMy BrotherTestedPrioritize Author:Joe Nemechek
“Losing builds character. So, if you're the loser in your family, don't worry. 'Cos twenty years form now, that perfect can do no wrong brother of yours is going to show up at your house, bald, fat, divorced, with six kids who all hate him and he's going to ask you for money. And because of your character, you're going to look him right in the eyes and you're going to say, You know what, I'll give you some money. If you mow my lawn and detail my car. Oh yeah, then you can shampoo the tail. Loser.” IfsKnowsGivingYearsLooksCharacterShowsEyeKidsFormHateAsksHouseCan DoPerfectWorryCarBrotherSixLosingTwentiesYeahDetailsFatsOur FamilyLoserTailsDivorcedLawnsHate HimShampoo Author:Christopher Titus
“I'm the only Red in our family! You know my father, my brother, my brother-in-law, my 14-year-old niece and two of my uncles are all City season ticket holders. So I'm gonna say 5-0 to United!” KnowsYearsTwoLawFatherUnitedCitiesBrotherRedSeasonsOur FamilyMy BrotherTicketsUnclesIn-lawsNieceBrother In Law Author:Ian Brown
“Well, my dad was into music, but he wasn't into me being into music. In my house when I was a kid, when I was real young, my dad wanted us all to play sports, and we were jock-like. We had a lot of money. And my brother was sort of the light of our family, and he was a good athlete. And I wasn't a very good athlete, but I tried to be. And then when I was 15 my dad went bankrupt, and we moved to Houston. And I went with him, but then I went back to Portland.” WellsRealPlayLightKidsWantedYoungHouseSportsBrotherDadMovedMy DadVery GoodAthleteOur FamilyMy BrotherLots Of MoneyHoustonJocksPortlandGood Athlete Author:Todd Snider
“When you have a family, even though you might move a lot, you collect all of these things. It's the detritus of your family and they become the symbols of your family life, and your unit out in the world. In that moment I wanted to allude to the fact that the way my parents' relationship was falling apart was impacting me and my brother, my parents, but also our symbols.” WorldWayMomentsFactsMightWantedMovingFallParentBrotherSymbolsOur FamilyMy BrotherThat MomentUnitsFalling ApartFamily Life Author:Jesmyn Ward
“Music and songs have always been a constant part of my life, and still are. My brother Michael, who is a songwriter and composer, is the one who most fully inherited the musical legacy of our family, but I got some part of it - mostly the feel.” FeelsStillsSongBrotherConstantMusicalLegacyOur FamilyMy BrotherComposerSongwriters Author:Matthew Zapruder
“We're not unique in our family. We're more ambitious but we're not special. I'm not funnier than anyone else in my family; it's just that we wanted more than Raleigh, North Carolina, had to offer. If my brother wanted more than Raleigh had to offer, you would know his name. My sister Lisa has a really unique and different voice, but she doesn't want that. She's a fine writer, but never said, "I want a book. I want that kind of attention."” IfsKnowsWantKindSaidBookDifferentWantedNamesVoiceAttentionSpecialBrotherFineOffersUniqueMy FamilyOur FamilyMy BrotherMy SisterAmbitiousCarolinaNorth CarolinaDifferent VoicesRaleigh Author:David Sedaris
“We define our family, our 'ohana, very broadly. It may have be begun with our parents and brothers and sisters, but it now includes hundreds of people who give us the support necessary for our creative endeavors.” PeopleGivingMayParentFamilySupportCreativeBrotherOur FamilyEndeavorBrothers And Sisters Author:Robert Cazimero
“One of the stories that dominates our family literature was the fact that my maternal grandfather contracted for - I don't know under what terms - but, for a large section of the old slave plantation. He established himself - sisters and brothers, cousins, etc. on fifty- and sixty-acre plots.” KnowsFactsStoriesLiteratureTermBrotherSlaveOur FamilyFiftyEtcPlotGrandfatherSixtySectionsBrothers And SistersCousinAcresPlantations Author:Ella Baker
“I started teaching in '76 and I'd been a photographer at the Geographic for six years. But prior to being at the Geographic I was a teacher. Plus my parents were teachers and my brother and my grandparents. So it was the culture of our family to think about teaching, to talk about teaching, to talk about teachers.” ThinkingYearsCultureParentTeacherTeachingBrotherSixPhotographerOur FamilyMy BrotherPlusGrandparent Author:Sam Abell
“I was raised on piano and saxophone and jazz music for ten or twelve years. Before I even picked up a bass. My whole family has always pushed the arts, you know? My brother is a doctor of music and my cousin is an opera singer over in Austria. Arts were always a big thing in our family.” KnowsYearsArtWholeBigsBrotherTenDoctorsJazzRaisedSingersPianoOur FamilyMy BrotherOperaTwelveBig ThingsCousinBassJazz MusicWhole FamilySaxophoneMy CousinAustriaOpera Singers Author:Matt Snell
“Being raised on a boat felt like it was totally normal to me. I was just another kid hanging out, doing this and that. My girlfriend and I had a funny period of time where I was always wanting to hug her all the time. I looked at my brother and he's the same way. It wasn't that our family was necessarily more affectionate than others. It was that we were basically sitting on top of each other, or side by side squished in together all the time. Because the boat was that small. It became part of our nature to be close to people.” PeopleKidsTogetherBrotherBoatOur FamilyGirlfriendMy BrotherHanging OutHugMy GirlfriendAffectionate Author:Jherek Bischoff
“My brothers are so much a part of who I am, and such a large part of my heart and my drive. I've never had a kid, but I understand that whole, "I would kill for my family" kind of thing. I understood it, it resonated with me. It's a very primal, animal thing that you feel for your family.” HeartKindKidsAnimalBrotherMy HeartMy FamilyOur FamilyMy Brother Author:Tatiana Maslany