Most women file for bankruptcy in the aftermath of a serious medical problem, a job loss, or a family break up. It is hard to protect against those. Votes: 3
I'm not going to break up my family, not for a book. Votes: 1
Too many couples break up without understanding the consequences for their families. Votes: 1
Slavery didn't break up the black families as much as liberal welfare rules. Votes: 1
Drugs ruin peoples lives, break up families and have disastrous effects on our communities. Votes: 1
I kind of left everyone behind in Australia - all my friends and my family and I had to break up with my boyfriend. Votes: 1
When I began to think about the head of the family, the storyteller, the rise of television which became the new storyteller, the break-up of the American family as an idea and then Avalon came. Votes: 1
Today, families like the one I grew up in still believe in that American dream. But as President Obama says, it's a make-or-break moment for the middle class. Mitt Romney's plans would make things worse. Votes: 1
Obviously, the anti-ERA people are tickled about my ordeal because it proves that the ERA breaks up families. When they point out that feminism is a dangerous thing, I just say marriage is pretty precarious too. Votes: 1
Step-parenting and being a step-sibling presents a lot of exciting opportunities. When families break up and re-form, there may be less order, less certainty, and a bit more trauma involved, but kids can end up having half-a-dozen parent figures. Votes: 1
We are ready to sacrifice our souls, our children and our families so as not to give up Iraq. We say this so no one will think that America is capable of breaking the will of the Iraqis with its weapons. Votes: 1
I grew up in a farming family. I hated cleaning out the chickens but loved hatching them and feeding the new born sheep. The smell of hot milk still has a special resonance for me. Harvest was back-breaking work, though... Where do you think Jesus got his biceps from? Votes: 1
I think 'Tattoo's a song that can go so many different ways. Some people think of it as a break-up song, but, for me, it's about somebody who comes into your life and really touches you - be they a friend, a family member or someone you're in a relationship with. Votes: 1
The metaphor I've used is... somebody's going to push my family off a cliff pretty soon, and I won't be there to catch them. And that breaks my heart. But I have some time to sew some nets to cushion the fall. So, I can curl up in a ball and cry, or I can get to work on the nets. Votes: 1
There's something I call 'Moving Day,' which I've done for the last 20 years. Look at everything in your home, then think about how you could combine things in a different way. Maybe you break up your night tables and use one in the family room; maybe the dining room sideboard becomes a console table for your television, with storage underneath. Votes: 1
The nuclear family must be destroyed... Whatever its ultimate meaning, the break-up of families now is an objectively revolutionary process. Votes: 0
Break up the institution of the family, deny the inviolability of its relations, and in a little while there would not be any humanity. Votes: 0
Never give a sucker an even break. Votes: 7 W. C. Fields
A happy family is but an earlier heaven. Votes: 6 George Bernard Shaw
Up at the crank of dawn. Votes: 4 Jane Ace