81 Inspirational Family Reunion Quotes for Cherished Memories

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1. “Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

– Exodus 20:12

Exodus 20:12 Quote: “Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you.”

2. “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children.

– Luke 18:16

Luke 18:16 Quote: “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children.”

3. “At the end of the day, a loving family should find everything forgivable.

– Mark V. Olsen

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

4. “Then God blessed them [man and woman] and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it.

– Genesis 1:28

Genesis 1:28 Quote: “Then God blessed them [man and woman] and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it.”

5. “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with everyone in your household.

– Acts 16:31

Acts 16:31 Quote: “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with everyone in your household.”

6. “If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.

– George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw Quote: “If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.”

7. “Everyone needs a house to live in, but a supportive family is what builds a home.

– Anthony Liccione

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

8. “Family is the most important thing in the world.

– Princess Diana

Princess Diana Quote: “Family is the most important thing in the world.”

9. “A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

– George Bernard Shaw

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

10. “The strength of a family, like the strength of an army, lies in its loyalty to each other.

– Mario Puzo

Mario Puzo Quote: “The strength of a family, like the strength of an army, lies in its loyalty to each other.”

11. “Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family; Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.

– Jane Howard

Jane Howard Quote: “Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family; Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.”

12. “In every conceivable manner, the family is a link to our past, a bridge to our future.

– Alex Haley

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

13. “Family and friendships are two of the greatest facilitators of happiness.

– John C. Maxwell

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

14. “Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family.

– Anthony Brandt

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

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

– Lee Iacocca

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

16. “You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you as you are to them.

– Desmond Tutu

Desmond Tutu Quote: “You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you as you are to them.”

17. “What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.

– Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa Quote: “What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.”

18. “You leave home to seek your fortune and, when you get it, you go home and share it with your family.

– Anita Baker

Anita Baker Quote: “You leave home to seek your fortune and, when you get it, you go home and share it with your family.”

19. “Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life.

– Albert Einstein

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

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

– Richard Bach

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

21. “Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.

– Ephesians 4:2

Ephesians 4:2 Quote: “Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.”

22. “Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world.

– Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte Quote: “Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world.”

23. “The homemaker has the ultimate career. All other careers exist for one purpose only – and that is to support the ultimate career.

– C.S. Lewis

C.S. Lewis Quote: “The homemaker has the ultimate career. All other careers exist for one purpose only – and that is to support the ultimate career.”

24. “Being a family means you are a part of something very wonderful. It means you will love and be loved for the rest of your life.

– Lisa Weed

Lisa Weed Quote: “Being a family means you are a part of something very wonderful. It means you will love and be loved for the rest of your life.”

25. “Having a place to go is a home. Having someone to love is a family. Having both is a blessing.

– Donna Hedges

Donna Hedges Quote: “Having a place to go is a home. Having someone to love is a family. Having both is a blessing.”

26. “Family faces are magic mirrors. Looking at people who belong to us, we see the past, present and future.

– Gail Buckley

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

27. “The only thing sweeter than union is reunion.

– Kathleen Mcgowan

Kathleen Mcgowan Quote: “The only thing sweeter than union is reunion.”

28. “What good fellowship we once enjoyed as we walked together to the house of God.

– Isaiah 55:14

Isaiah 55:14 Quote: “What good fellowship we once enjoyed as we walked together to the house of God.”

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

– Dodie Smith

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

30. “There is no such thing as fun for the whole family.

– Jerry Seinfeld

Jerry Seinfeld Quote: “There is no such thing as fun for the whole family.”

31. “Let us open wide the windows of our hearts, that each family member may feel welcome and at home.

– Thomas S. Monson

Thomas S. Monson Quote: “Let us open wide the windows of our hearts, that each family member may feel welcome and at home.”

32. “Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.

– 1 Corinthians 13:13

1 Corinthians 13:13 Quote: “Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.”

33. “The family is the test of freedom; because the family is the only thing that the free man makes for himself and by himself.

– Gilbert K. Chesterton

Gilbert K. Chesterton Quote: “The family is the test of freedom; because the family is the only thing that the free man makes for himself and by himself.”

34. “Celebrate because of all the good things the Lord your God has given to you and your household.

– Deuteronomy 26:11

Deuteronomy 26:11 Quote: “Celebrate because of all the good things the Lord your God has given to you and your household.”

35. “Family is essential because we all yearn to feel like we belong to something greater than ourselves.

– Laura Ramirez

Laura Ramirez Quote: “Family is essential because we all yearn to feel like we belong to something greater than ourselves.”

36. “May God pass on to you and your descendants the blessings he promised to Abraham.

– Genesis 28:4

Genesis 28:4 Quote: “May God pass on to you and your descendants the blessings he promised to Abraham.”

37. “Some of us can live without a society but not without a family.

– Amit Kalantri

Amit Kalantri Quote: “Some of us can live without a society but not without a family.”

38. “Family means no one is forgotten or left behind.

– David Ogden Stiers

David Ogden Stiers Quote: “Family means no one is forgotten or left behind.”

39. “May the roots of your family tree grow deep and strong.

– Irish Blessing

Irish Blessing Quote: “May the roots of your family tree grow deep and strong.”

40. “There’s nothing I value more than the closeness of friends and family, a smile as I pass someone on the street.

– Willie Stargell

Willie Stargell Quote: “There’s nothing I value more than the closeness of friends and family, a smile as I pass someone on the street.”

41. “A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another.

– Budda

Budda Quote: “A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another.”

42. “So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.

– 1 Thessalonians 5:11

1 Thessalonians 5:11 Quote: “So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.”

43. “Home isn’t where you’re from, it’s where you find light when all grows dark.

– Pierce Brown

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

44. “When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses.

– Joyce Brothers

Joyce Brothers Quote: “When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses.”

45. “There is no poverty in life when you have a loving, peaceful, happy family. They are a gift which cannot be bought nor traded for gold.

– Ryan Dunn

Ryan Dunn Quote: “There is no poverty in life when you have a loving, peaceful, happy family. They are a gift which cannot be bought nor traded for gold.”

46. “For the believing wife brings holiness to her marriage, and the believing husband brings holiness to his marriage.

– 1 Corinthians 7:14

1 Corinthians 7:14 Quote: “For the believing wife brings holiness to her marriage, and the believing husband brings holiness to his marriage.”

47. “Remember the Lord, who is great and glorious, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes!

– Nehemiah 4:14

Nehemiah 4:14 Quote: “Remember the Lord, who is great and glorious, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes!”

48. “Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts; let them proclaim your power.

– Psalm 145:4

Psalm 145:4 Quote: “Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts; let them proclaim your power.”

49. “What greater thing is there for human souls than to feel that they are joined for life – to be with each other in silent unspeakable memories.

– George Eliot

George Eliot Quote: “What greater thing is there for human souls than to feel that they are joined for life – to be with each other in silent unspeakable memories.”

50. “Family and friends are hidden treasures, seek them out and enjoy their riches.

– Wanda Hope Carter

Wanda Hope Carter Quote: “Family and friends are hidden treasures, seek them out and enjoy their riches.”

51. “A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.

– Charles R. Swindoll

Charles R. Swindoll Quote: “A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.”

52. “The secret is to make sure your family comes before anything else, because no matter what you do you’ve got to come home.

– Barry Gibb

Barry Gibb Quote: “The secret is to make sure your family comes before anything else, because no matter what you do you've got to come home.”

53. “Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.

– George Burns

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

54. “A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold.

– Ogden Nash

Ogden Nash Quote: “A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold.”

55. “Cousins are the barometers of how fun a family get-together will be.

– Jim Gaffigan

Jim Gaffigan Quote: “Cousins are the barometers of how fun a family get-together will be.”

56. “Cherish your human connections – your relationships with friends and family.

– Barbara Bush

Barbara Bush Quote: “Cherish your human connections – your relationships with friends and family.”

57. “If minutes were kept of a family gathering, they would show that “Members not Present” and “Subjects Discussed” were one and the same.

– Robert Breault

Robert Breault Quote: “If minutes were kept of a family gathering, they would show that "Members not Present" and "Subjects Discussed" were one and the same.”

58. “Every parting gives a foretaste of death, every reunion a hint of the resurrection.

– Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer Quote: “Every parting gives a foretaste of death, every reunion a hint of the resurrection.”

59. “The memories we make with our family are everything.

– Candace Cameron Bure

Candace Cameron Bure Quote: “The memories we make with our family are everything.”

60. “If you make the Lord your refuge, if you make the Most High your shelter, no evil will conquer you; no plague will come near your home.

– Psalm 91:9, 10

Psalm 91:9, 10 Quote: “If you make the Lord your refuge, if you make the Most High your shelter, no evil will conquer you; no plague will come near your home.”

61. “No man has ever lived that had enough of children’s gratitude or woman’s love.

– William Butler Yeats

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

62. “Remember the days of long ago; think about the generations past. Ask your father, and he will inform you. Inquire of your elders, and they will tell you.

– Deuteronomy 32:7

Deuteronomy 32:7 Quote: “Remember the days of long ago; think about the generations past. Ask your father, and he will inform you. Inquire of your elders, and they will tell you.”

63. “In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.

– Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche Quote: “In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.”

64. “Families are the compass that guides us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter.

– Brad Henry

Brad Henry Quote: “Families are the compass that guides us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter.”

65. “No matter how you feel about your extended family or family gatherings you will be attending

– Jim Gaffigan

Jim Gaffigan Quote: “No matter how you feel about your extended family or family gatherings you will be attending”

66. “When our relatives are at home, we have to think of all their good points or it would be impossible to endure them.

– George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw Quote: “When our relatives are at home, we have to think of all their good points or it would be impossible to endure them.”

67. “A man travels the world over in search of what he needs, and returns home to find it.

– George A. Moore

George A. Moore Quote: “A man travels the world over in search of what he needs, and returns home to find it.”

68. “To support mother and father, to cherish wife and child and to have a simple livelihood; this is the good luck.

– Budda

Budda Quote: “To support mother and father, to cherish wife and child and to have a simple livelihood; this is the good luck.”

69. “To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.

– Barbara Bush

Barbara Bush Quote: “To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.”

70. “The family is one of nature’s masterpieces.

– George Santayana

George Santayana Quote: “The family is one of nature’s masterpieces.”

71. “If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God’s love be in that person?

– 1 John 3:17

1 John 3:17 Quote: “If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God’s love be in that person?”

72. “This is the everlasting covenant; I will always be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

– Genesis 17:7

Genesis 17:7 Quote: “This is the everlasting covenant; I will always be your God and the God of your descendants after you.”

73. “Some family trees bear an enormous crop of nuts.

– Wayne Huizenga

Wayne Huizenga Quote: “Some family trees bear an enormous crop of nuts.”

74. “I know for sure; Family should be the place where you can be your most complete self.

– Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey Quote: “I know for sure; Family should be the place where you can be your most complete self.”

75. “I never thought I would see your face again, but now God has let me see your children, too!

– Genesis 48:11

Genesis 48:11 Quote: “I never thought I would see your face again, but now God has let me see your children, too!”

76. “It is not flesh and blood, but the heart which makes us fathers and sons

– Johann Schiller

Johann Schiller Quote: “It is not flesh and blood, but the heart which makes us fathers and sons”

77. “Life is beautiful. It’s about giving. It’s about family.

– Walt Disney

Walt Disney Quote: “Life is beautiful. It’s about giving. It’s about family.”

78. “The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope.

– Pierre Teilhard De Chardin

Pierre Teilhard De Chardin Quote: “The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope.”

79. “If the family were a fruit, it would be an orange, a circle of sections, held together but separable—each segment distinct.

– Letty Cottin Pogrebin

Letty Cottin Pogrebin Quote: “If the family were a fruit, it would be an orange, a circle of sections, held together but separable—each segment distinct.”

80. “A family is one of nature’s solubles; it dissolves in time like salt in rainwater

– Pat Conroy

Pat Conroy Quote: “A family is one of nature’s solubles; it dissolves in time like salt in rainwater”

81. “Human beings are the only creatures on earth that allow their children to come back home.

– Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby Quote: “Human beings are the only creatures on earth that allow their children to come back home.”
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