• "The breakdown of the black community, in order to maintain slavery, began with the breakdown of the black family. Men and women were not legally allowed to get married because you couldn't have that kind of love. It might get in the way of the economics of slavery. Your children could be taken from you and literally sold down the river." - Kerry Washington Tweet
• "I feel akin to the Platypus. An orphan in a family. A swimmer, a recluse. Part bird, part fish, part lizard." - Trevor Dunn Tweet
• "You don't have to give birth to someone to have a family." - Sandra Bullock Tweet
• "My family moved a lot as a kid. We started in Colorado, where I lived for five years. We moved to Chicago for two years, to San Francisco for one year, Connecticut for seven, Oregon for a couple years, and then I went to school." - Gus Van Sant Tweet
• "But with the steady disintegration of the family in modern society over the last century, the role of the school in bridging the gap has become vital!" - Stephen Covey Tweet
• "He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stand a broader mark for sorrow but then he stands a broader mark for pleasure too." - Benjamin Franklin Tweet
• "I had this child, and it destroyed my family." - Arnold Schwarzenegger Tweet
• "Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people - your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way." - Barbara Bush Tweet
• "From very early on in my childhood - four, five years old - I felt alien to the human race. I felt very comfortable with thinking I was from another planet, because I felt disconnected - I was very tall and skinny, and I didn't look like anybody else, I didn't even look like any member of my family." - Patti Smith Tweet
• "All the songs I write are about human dynamics, whether it's with girlfriends, boyfriends, or family." - Amy Winehouse Tweet