Quotes about Family Values

Real family values have gone down the drain in modern families. Votes: 4

Thank God I had all these family values or who knows where I'd be now. Votes: 4

Americans try to talk about positive family values, although the actual state of things is disastrous. Votes: 4

When liberals finally grasped the strength of popular feeling about the family, they cried to appropriate the rhetoric and symbolism of family values for their own purposes. Votes: 4

When they talk about family values, it's in a repressive way, as if our American tradition were only the Puritan tradition or the 19th century oppressive tradition. The Christian tradition. Votes: 4

I come from that society and there is a common thread, specifically family values - the idea that you do anything for your family, and the unconditional love for one's children. Votes: 4

Left-wing politicians take away your liberty in the name of children and of fighting poverty, while right-wing politicians do it in the name of family values and fighting drugs. Either way, government gets bigger and you become less free. Votes: 4

There is a lot of lip service paid in this Congress and downtown at the White House about family values and small business. Who better represents family values and small business than the fishermen and women on the Oregon and California coast. Votes: 4

We will see a breakdown of the family and family values if we decide to approve same-sex marriage, and if we decide to establish homosexuality as an acceptable alternative lifestyle with all the benefits that go with equating it with the heterosexual lifestyle. Votes: 4

The traditional spokespersons for the Evangelicals, such as Chuck Colson and James Dobson, have become alarmed about this drift away from the 'Family Values' issues that they believe should be the overwhelming concerns of Evangelicals. They have expressed their displeasure in letters of protest circulated through the religious media. Votes: 4

I love 'Braxton Family Values!' I love seeing a strong family unit striving for success while dealing with everyday struggles like everyone else. Whatever drama they find themselves in, they find a way to solve it and get back to the importance of family. A positive show for sure. Votes: 4

There is also work to do in the evolution of a stable family life and values, and in ensuring that the Nigerian family is built on core values that will form the bedrock of the future society. We must showcase the ideals of family life and be models of family values. Votes: 4

I was raised by a single mother who made a way for me. She used to scrub floors as a domestic worker, put a cleaning rag in her pocketbook and ride the subways in Brooklyn so I would have food on the table. But she taught me as I walked her to the subway that life is about not where you start, but where you're going. That's family values. Votes: 4

The dog becomes the repository of those model human properties that we have cynically ceased to find among humans. Where today can we find the full panoply of William Bennett's Book of Virtues-from Courage and Responsibility to Loyalty and Family Values-but in Lassie and Beethoven and Millie and Checkers and Spot? Votes: 3

Let us nurture the practice of family values, by embracing policies that value families. Votes: 2

Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man. Votes: 2

And it is time for those who talk about family values to start valuing families. Votes: 2

You know I don't think we need the Republicans to steal family values from us. Votes: 2

That's always at the heart and soul of Disney's features, the feeling of a family values. Votes: 2

Love comes in far more shapes and sizes than what the family-values crowd condones, of course. Votes: 2

When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry. Votes: 2

I don't want to be a spokesman for family values, but that's the way my standup is perceived. Votes: 2

The dilemma for society is how to preserve personal and family values in a nation of diverse tastes. Votes: 2

Here in America we so are for family values, yet insurance companies do not cover all fertility procedures. Votes: 2

I deeply appreciate the people of Michigan. I love their grit. I love the way they face life. I love the family values they have. Votes: 2

Most Evangelicals claim to be politically non-partisan, and say they only identify with the Republican Party because the Republicans are committed to 'family values.' Votes: 2

We need to end permanently the tax that punishes American values of savings and investment and of building small businesses and family farms and ranches. Votes: 2

It is the logic of consumerism that undermines the values of loyalty and permanence and promotes a different set of values that is destructive of family life. Votes: 2

Rather like Batman, I embody the themes of the movie which are the values of family, courage and compassion and a sense of right and wrong, good and bad and justice. Votes: 2

There is only one way to solve the alleged crisis of the erosion of 'family values.' And that is to get right down to the root cause of the problem. Votes: 2

This country was founded on a core set of family values. These values should not be discouraged and blatantly undermined by the airing of offensive material on broadcast television and radio. Votes: 2

So many reality shows are scripted and create this fake drama, and it's a bunch of bull. We wanted to do something real and something wholesome and something that's focused on positive family values. Votes: 2

You can be cool and at the same time respect your woman, who will hopefully become your wife, who will hopefully become the mother of your kids. America needs to get back to family values. Votes: 2

A hostility to modernity is shared by ideologies that have nothing else in common - a nostalgia for moral clarity, small-town intimacy, family values, primitive communism, ecological sustainability, communitarian solidarity, or harmonies with the rhythms of nature. Votes: 2

What does homophobia look like when it's stripped bare of fancy costumes like family values and tradition? It looks like that group of strange, angry people who protest at the funerals of U.S. soldiers who've died fighting for our country. Votes: 2

While we may be of different faiths, we have a strong sense of faith, family, community. We hold the values of freedom and human rights very high and I think that those are all a part of a very strong quilt that binds us together. Votes: 2

To play June, I had an immediate connect with her background and culture. We grew up with the same religion and shared a lot of the same values of family and spirituality. But I was really so inspired by what a modern woman she was. Votes: 2

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? Votes: 2

Like lots of baby boomers, I was brought up on archaic anthropomorphism. Upstanding Christian dogs. Rabbits with family values. Because the ancient texts and pictures were sacred - Potter, Milne and the rest. Even concerned parents who knew Freud and Jung never saw the contradictions in feeding us on them. Votes: 2

Las Vegas is a major family destination. Nevada casinos have become American family values now. It's considered just fine to go into one of these windowless scary gambling-malls, drink yourself silly, lose your ass at roulette, and then go ogle showgirls with breast implants. Republicans do this now. Working-class folks do it in polyester stretch pants. It's normal. Votes: 2

Someday you'll wish you were a better man. Votes: 1

And it is time for those who talk about family values to start valuing families Votes: 1

It is not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves, that will make them successful human beings. Votes: 1

How could we not talk about family, when family's all that we got? Everything I went through, you were standing there by my side And now you gon' be with me for the last ride. Votes: 1

Everybody's family has different values. Votes: 0

Family values stand up to injustice and power outside the household. Votes: 0

Family and moral values are so central to everything that I am. Votes: 0

I've been having an affair, but I still believe in family values. Votes: 0

I like Brazilians and I like their values. They believe in family. Votes: 0

It is not enough to preach about family values, we must value families. Votes: 0

Family and the natural surroundings played a big role in shaping my values. Votes: 0

I think your values are always influenced by your family and your community. Votes: 0

You know what family values means, that's hating the same people your grandfather hated. Votes: 0

Let us nurture the practice of family values, by embracing policies that value families. Votes: 0

Life is about not where you start, but where you're going. That's family values. Votes: 0

I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves. Votes: 0

A clamor for 'family values' requires deliberate blindness to the abuses that occur within families. Votes: 0

F1 is exciting, its values are attractive and it could be an even better family sport. Votes: 0

Dad taught us about morals, values and goals. Having a tight-knit family was important to him. Votes: 0

I am proudly a liberal. I am also patriotic, reasonable, pro-American, and stand for family values. Votes: 0

FAMILY. The ties that bind. The cement that builds character, strength of purpose, mutual respect, values. Votes: 0

This is wonderful, wonderful! Be the bird. You are the bird. Sacrifice yourself to abandoned family values.... Votes: 0

A family is a family not because of gender but because of values, like commitment, trust and love. Votes: 0

I've always had the same values. Family for me has always been important. When I shoot, everybody comes. Votes: 0

Our policies must be premised on, and must reinforce, values such as family, hard work, integrity and personal responsibility. Votes: 0

Latin life is rich with warmth, family values and history. I want to bring that beauty into American homes. Votes: 0

If tolerance, respect and equity permeate family life, they will translate into values that shape societies, nations and the world. Votes: 0

I think the Hispanic community, the values that resonate in our community, are fundamentally conservative. They are faith, family, patriotism. Votes: 0

Christians in community must again show the world, not merely family values, but the bond of the love of Christ. Votes: 0

Million Dollar Arm touches on many of the Safe At Home Foundations core values, such as children, teamwork and family. Votes: 0

Million Dollar Arm' touches on many of the Safe At Home Foundation's core values, such as children, teamwork and family. Votes: 0

My background is that I came from a middle class family, and I think those values stay where ever you go. Votes: 0

We live in a world of shifting values. The family is falling apart. Parents failing in what they ought to do. Votes: 0

Look, I think Hispanic community - the values that resonate in our community are fundamentally conservative. They are faith, family and patriotism. Votes: 0

The core of any family is what is changeless, what is going to be there──shared vision and values. Votes: 0

We must restore the sacredness of the family as a bedrock of humane values everywhere, in peace as well as in war. Votes: 0

Above all we want people to remember that there are three values we bring to this country. Family, God and hard work. Votes: 0

But America isn't a country of family values; Mexico is a country of family values. This is a country of people who leave home. Votes: 0

I can't imagine having cosmetic surgery because I have my values and little family who makes me feel incredibly accepted but you never know. Votes: 0

Government should uphold-and not undermine-those institutions which are custodians of the very values upon which civilization is founded: religion, education and, above all, family. Votes: 0

I come from a large family, but I was not raised with a fortune. Something more was left me, and that was family values. Votes: 0

Frankly, I'm fed up with politicians in Washington lecturing the rest of us about family values. Our families have values. But our government doesn't. Votes: 0

Hispanic values are conservative values. Hispanics are highly religious, they're very strongly pro-traditional family... not only pro-family, but also pro-life. They are highly patriotic. Votes: 0

Most Evangelicals claim to be politically non-partisan, and say they only identify with the Republican Party because the Republicans are committed to 'family values. Votes: 0

Family home evening is more for the purpose of teaching values and gospel principles, displaying talents and enjoying different kinds of family fun and activities. Votes: 0

We need to end permanently the tax that punishes American values of savings and investment and of building small businesses and family farms and ranches. Votes: 0

[Americans know] the traditional values of Islam, devotion to faith and good works, to family and society, are in harmony with the best of American ideals. Votes: 0

The erosion of extended family concept and losing out on values are the two things that are primarily responsible for the growing mismatch in the parent-child relationship. Votes: 0

The love that exists between people who share religious values and experiences can be the most satisfying and unifying force this side of the solid, happy family. Votes: 0

I was raised on the values of speaking up and making a positive difference in a very political family that believed in the importance of public service. Votes: 0

My family gave me values that have sustained me through situations that would challenge any person. My personal relationship with the Lord inspires me in all I do. Votes: 0

The first reports of AIDS closely followed the inauguration of President Ronald Reagan, whose 'family values' agenda and alliance with Christian conservatives associated AIDS with deviance and sin. Votes: 0

The free market promotes self-worth, self-sufficiency, shared values, and honest dealings, which enhance the individual, the family, and the community. It discriminates against no race, religion, or gender. Votes: 0

You live in a country that makes it harder to raise children than any other country in the world. You vote for me and I'll give you family values. Votes: 0

Why are the architects of the family-values agenda so eager to punish into the next generation? What is being served by seeking, quite literally, a tooth for a tooth? Votes: 0

A society that is not founded on morality falls apart and becomes easy prey to puritan cults such as Islam that on the surface, promote family values and morality. Votes: 0

Everyone has values, and values their family, values their health, their sanity, their safety and security, and their families, their parents, their children, their pets, their environments, well-being in general. Votes: 0

If you're a person of faith that is conservative, that's pro-life, as I am, that believes strongly in traditional family values, as I do... then how we talk about them matters. Votes: 0

I can describe, and I've always been able to describe, what Republicans stand for in eight words, and the eight words are lower taxes, less government, strong defense and family values. Votes: 0

The idea that I have to be on the same side of the fence as Dan Quayle is cruelly depressing to me, but the truth is, I believe in family values. Votes: 0

Where will our country find leaders with integrity, courage, strength-all the family values-in ten, twenty, or thirty years? The answer is that you are teaching them, loving them, and raising them right now. Votes: 0

Obviously, family values mirror our personal priorities. Given the gravity of current conditions, would parents be willing to give up just one outside thing, giving that time and talent instead to the family. Votes: 0

As a bandleader, I try to pass on the same family values that I grew up with: help people, hang on to your sense of humour, be tolerant, and keep your judgments to yourself. Votes: 0

Paradoxically, those who call for family values also tout the wonders of an unregulated market without observing the subtle cultural links between the family they seek to regulate and the market they hold free. Votes: 0

I love researching, whether it's old Western documentaries or old Western country singers or John Ford Westerns, which are heavily influenced by family values, which so many of these country songs are related to. Votes: 0

I describe family values as responsibility towards others, increase of tolerance, compromise, support, flexibility. And essentially the things I call the silent song of life-the continuous process of mutual accommodation without which life is impossible. Votes: 0