One of the problems of our youth is that the family unit is broken up. When we'd sit down to dinner together as a family, we'd learn about each other. We had something people don't get today.

I don't understand that, because I think that what people like most about the show is that they recognize themselves in the characters and their problems, so the more believable the family is, the more we can draw the audience in... view

By: Patricia Richardson

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A vacation frequently means that the family goes away for a rest, accompanied by a mother who sees that the others get it... view

By: Marcelene Cox

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I was literally the black sheep of the family, and there were definitely moments of discomfort while my grandmother was working through her racism... view

By: Lisa Bonet

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Social Security is a covenant that should not be broken... view

By: Emanuel Cleaver

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When I hear traditional family values raised, I hear that effort once again to re-establish the man as head and master of his family. Who had the, not only the right, but the obligation to discipline his wife and children to keep them in line?.. view

By: Patricia Ireland

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One way and another I was having a ball - playing gigs, jamming and listening to fine musicians. Then came a crisis at home. My stepfather fell sick, and it meant I had to support the family... view

By: Mary Lou Williams

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My family pleaded with me to forget literature and do something sensible, such as find some sort of useful work... view

By: Lloyd Alexander

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My encounters with racism are sort of second-hand situations where I might be standing around with a group of white friends and someone makes a comment that they wouldn't make at my family reunion... view

By: Wentworth Miller

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Movies like that aren't about the visual effects and explosions. They're human stories about family, about life, about death... view

By: Orlando Bloom

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We train in the mornings, and then I go home and rest or sleep, and usually I go for a meal with Abel of a night, as we're the two with no family here, so we tend to hang around together... view

By: Richard Gough

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My Eighth District, like others, counts on these family businesses and their teams working hard to support their families and aid their communities. As retailers, these teams often bring different or unique products to the marketplace... view

By: Melissa Bean

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But the problem is that when I go around and speak on campuses, I still don't get young men standing up and saying, 'How can I combine career and family?'.. view

By: Gertrude Stein

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