These 30 Inspiring Quotes About Family Really Say it All

I’ve been thinking a lot about the incredible importance of family lately. I think we all have! When times are tough like they are now, we really learn to value our loved ones even more. These 15 quotes about family really just say it all. Take a look and I bet you’ll agree!

nobody worries like your family. — Having someone wonder where you are when you don’t come home at night is a very old human need.

Quotes About Family That Really Just Say It All

There aren’t nearly enough words in human language to express just how important family is, but these quotes are definitely a good start. You may also love these quotes about brothers, moms, and grandparents, too.

1. Treasure them, even when they drive you crazy

“Family is a unique gift that needs to be appreciated and treasured, even when they're driving you crazy. As much as they make you mad, interrupt you, annoy you, curse at you, try to control you, these are the people who know you the best and who love you.” - Jenna Morasca — “Family is a unique gift that needs to be appreciated and treasured, even when they’re driving you crazy. As much as they make you mad, interrupt you, annoy you, curse at you, try to control you, these are the people who know you the best and who love you.” – Jenna Morasca

Let’s be honest, sometimes our families drive us just a teensy bit bonkers! Yet, even in those moments, we love them fiercely. After all, the fact that they know which buttons to push to get us going just shows how very well they know us!

2. Our roots remain as one

“Family: like branches on a tree, we all grow in different directions, yet our roots remain as one.” -Unknown

No matter how wild our branches grow, no matter where we go in life, we all share the same strong roots. That’s what family truly is (and probably why we have family trees instead of, say, family flowers).

3. Family is priceless

“No amount of money or success can take the place of time spent with your family.” – Unknown

Family is truly priceless. All the money in the world means nothing if it means giving up time with the people you love most.

4. They love you no matter what

Anyone can love you when you’re at your best. Families love you even when you’re at your worst.

5. The only steady rock

“The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family. “-Lee Iacocca

Our family (including the friends who become family) really is the only thing we can always rely on, the only truly steady rock.

6. The bond that links a true family

“The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life.”- Richard Bach

This one is for all of our friends that we love as much as family. Remember, it’s not just about blood. It’s about the people who are there for you when you need them the most.

7. Family is everything

Short, to the point, and oh-so-true. This is definitely one of my favorite quotes about family. Saying that they’re important doesn’t really do them justice. They’re so much more than that. They’re everything.

8. Family love sustains us

“I sustain myself with the love of family.” ― Maya Angelou

When we feel like we can’t go on, like the world is crushing us, our family’s love keeps us going. That love is the food that sustains us in our weakest moments.

9. Family is the light that makes a home a home

“Home isn’t where you’re from, it’s where you find light when all grows dark.” ― Pierce Brown

This is a beautiful way of saying home is where the heart is. As long as we have family to carry on that light, we always have a home.

10. Our families live within each of us

You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put miles between you, but at the same time you carry them with you in your heart, your mind, your stomach, because you do not just live in a world but a world lives in you.” ― Frederick Buechner

Another one of my absolute favorite quotes about family. No matter how far apart we are, no matter how many mountains and oceans separate us, we always carry our families within our hearts.

11. Tomorrow is never promised

“Love your family. Spend time, be kind & serve one another. Make no room for regrets. Tomorrow is not promised & today is short.” -Unknown

This is a good reminder of how important it is to tell people you love them because tomorrow isn’t guaranteed. Remember, you’ll never regret spending too much time with loved ones. You will regret not spending enough time with them, though.

12. Go home and love your family

“What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.” -Mother Theresa

Mother Theresa is definitely onto something there. If we all spent more time just loving our families, we’d have less time for things like war, judging others, and being nasty. After all, a heart full of love can’t commit hateful acts.

13. Love can turn a shack into a mansion

It didn’t matter how big our house was; it mattered that there was love in it. -Peter Buffett

I’d rather live in a shack filled with love than a cold mansion filled with indifference any day, how about you?

14. That’s what unconditional love means

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

Family is all about unconditional love, which means nothing is unforgivable. Nothing can tear us apart or make us turn on each other. Sure, we may argue. We may even scream at each other and not speak for days. Yet deep down, we still love each other.

15. Family is what we make of it

“You don’t have to give birth to someone to have a family.”- Sandra Bullock

Simply stated, and so true. Family has nothing to do with who came from your womb or shares your DNA.

16. It’s about the people who accept you for who you are

family isnt always blood quote — “Family isn’t always blood. It’s the people in your life who want you in theirs; the ones who accept you for who you are. The ones that would do anything to see you smile and who love you no matter what.”

I love this one because it really speaks to what family means. It’s not about blood or birth. It’s about that feeling of knowing that someone always has your back, and always cares for you for exactly who you are.

17. Some families are woven together by DNA, others by choice

blended families quote — “Blended families: woven together by choice, strengthened together by love, tested by everything, and each uniquely ours.”

This is such a great quote for blended families. They truly are woven together by choice.

18. It’s little and broken, but still good

stitch quote about families — “This is my family. I found it all on my own. It’s little, and broken, but still good. Yeah. Still good.”

I love Lilo and Stitch because it’s truly a movie about finding and making your own family. Sometimes, we’re a little broken, but it’s still good!

19. There’s no such thing as a broken family

“There is no such thing as a “broken family.” Family is family, and is not determined by marriage certificates, divorce papers, and adoption documents. Families are made in the heart. The only time family becomes null is when those ties in the heart are cut. If you cut those ties, those people are not your family. If you make those ties, those people are your family. And if you hate those ties, those people will still be your family because whatever you hate will always be with you.” – C.C. Bell

This is absolutely true. You can never truly “break” a family because a true family can never, ever be cleaved apart. You may argue and fight. Maybe even stop talking to each other entirely for a while. But when the chips are down, you’re still always there for each other.

20. Families are like octopuses…

“The family – that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to.” –Dodie Smith

It’s a funny visual, but definitely one that makes sense. We can never really escape our families…nor do we truly want to.

21. It’s not how much time you spend together, but how you spend your time together

quotes about quality time with family — “I don’t think quantity time is as special as quality time with your family.” — Reba McEntire

One of the biggest sources of mom guilt is how much time we have to spend with our families. Honestly, though, it’s not about how many hours you spend together, but how you spend the hours that you do have with each other.

22. Never let your differences get in the way

“We may have our differences, but nothing’s more important than family.” –Coco

Never let anything tear your family apart. There is NOTHING more important in this world.

23. Family is a risk worth taking

Brad pitt quote about family — “A family is a risky venture, because the greater the love, the greater the loss… That’s the trade-off. But I’ll take it all.” — Brad Pitt

The hardest part about loving your family is knowing that you may lose them one day. The more you love someone, the more you’ll grieve them when that time comes. It’s the greatest risk in the world, opening your heart up like that. But it’s worth it every time.

24. Family faces are magic mirrors…

“Family faces are magic mirrors. Looking at people who belong to us, we see the past, present, and future.” – Gail Lumet Buckley

Who needs a magic mirror when you’ve got family? Our kids give us a glimpse of the future while our grandparents and parents show us our past.

25. Nothing makes us happier than family

“There’s nothing that makes you more insane than family. Or more happy, or more exasperated, or more secure.” – Jim Butcher

Yes, our families drive us crazy as no one else can, but they also give us a sense of security and happiness that’s unlike anything or anyone else in our lives.

26. A family is what makes a house a home

“Everyone needs a house to live in, but a supportive family is what builds a home.” – Anthony Liccione

A house is just a place to live. Family is what makes it a home.

27. Family never goes out of style

Fads come and go, but friends and family are forever. They’ll never go out of fashion.

28. Mostly sweet…but with a few nuts!

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

Hey, it’s the nuts that make the fudge so delicious, right?

29. Family is truly priceless

“Nothing purchased can come close to the renewed sense of gratitude for having family and friends.” – Courtland Milloy

There is nothing on this earth that you can buy that comes close to the feeling that you get from having family and friends.

30. Everything starts and ends with family

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

A great quote to close with! After all, everything important in our lives starts and ends with family.

I hope you enjoyed these quotes about family as much as I did! In the end, family is what matters the most. We argue and disagree, yes, but we can always count on each other. That’s what family means.

These 30 Quotes About Family Really Just Say It All

Quotes About Family That Really Just Say It All