There is no valuable treasure to cherish in this world, other than spending time with your family. No matter what, nothing can replace a family, as your family always stands by you, as a strong pillar to support you during the tough times. Most successful people attribute their love for their family as an inspiration and their family’s support for their success. However, sometimes, in a chase to realize your dreams and aspirations, you end up foregoing, spending time with your family. Here are some lovely family time quotes and sayings from famous personalities that emphasize the value of a family and remind you how important it is to spend time with your family.
Remember, it’s a blessing to have people around who love you so much, and spending time with your family is a privilege which you should never lose.
Share these beautiful “family time quotes” with your family and friends, and help them realize the significance of family time.
Family Time Quotes
Family is a blessing
1. “The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family.” — Lee Iacocca
2. “The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life.” – Richard Bach
3. “It’s all about the quality of life and finding a happy balance between work and friends and family.” — Philip Green
4. “Home should be an anchor, a port in a storm, a refuge, a happy place in which to dwell, a place where we are loved and where we can love.” – Marvin J. Ashton
5. “If you come from a solid family structure, it doesn’t matter what you go through in your life. You’re going to be okay.” — Alyssa Milano
Nothing is more important than family
6. “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 Weedn
7. “You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.” — Desmond Tutu
8. “Your children get only one childhood. Make it memorable.” – Regina Brett
9. “Think of your family today and every day thereafter, don’t let the busy world of today keep you from showing how much you love and appreciate your family.” — Josiah
10. “Families are the compass that guides us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter.” – Brad Henry
family is the key to your happiness
11. “Life is precious and relationships are precious. I’m a great believer in family.” — Len Goodman
12. “I don’t think quantity time is as special as quality time with your family.” – Reba McEntire
13. “For me, nothing has ever taken precedence over being a mother and having a family and a home.” — Jessica Lange
14. “Smile at each other, make time for each other in your family.” – Mother Teresa
15. “A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another.” — Buddha
Your Family is your strength
16. “Everyone needs a house to live in, but a supportive family is what builds a home.” – Anthony Liccione
17. “While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.” – Angela Schwindt
18. “In every conceivable manner, the family is a link to our past, bridge to our future.” – Alex Haley
19. “Children will not remember you for the material things you provided, but for the feeling that you cherished them.” – Richard L. Evans
20. “My family was my guide to my reality.” — Haywood Nelson
Spend quality time with your family
21. “The one thing that kept our family together was the music. The only thing that our family would share emotionally was to have our dad cry over something the kids did with music.” — Dennis Wilson
22. “There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues, the most dominating virtues of humans, are created, strengthened and maintained.” – Winston S. Churchill
23. “The world, we’d discovered, doesn’t love you like your family loves you.” – Louis Zamperini
24. “I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.” — Harry S. Truman
25. “Our most basic instinct is not for survival but for family.” – Paul Pearsall
Stand strong for your family
26. “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
27. “Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it’s at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.” – Earl Nightingale
28. “Having family time to reflect on your day is the best.” – Buddy Valastro
29. “Love your family. Spend time, be kind & serve one another. Make no room for regrets. Tomorrow is not promised & today is short.” — Unknown
30. “A man travels the world over in search of what he needs, and returns home to find it.” – George A. Moore
Family helps you find a balance
31. “Home is where you are loved the most and act the worst.” – Marjorie Pay Hinckley
32. “I find the family the most mysterious and fascinating institution in the world.” — Amos Oz
33. “Love your family. Spend time, be kind and serve one another.” – Unknown
34. “There’s only one thing more precious than our time and that’s what we spend it on.” – Leo Christopher
35. “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” – Leo Tolstoy
family keeps you bonded
36. “Home should be an anchor, a port in a storm, a refuge, a happy place in which to dwell, a place where we are loved and where we can love.” – Marvin J. Ashton
37. “Spend some time this weekend on home improvement; improve your attitude toward your family.” – Bo Bennett
38. “This is part of what a family is about, not just love. It’s knowing that your family will be there watching out for you. Nothing else will give you that. Not money. Not fame. Not work.” – Mitch Albom
39. “I have a wonderful shelter, which is my family. I have a wonderful relationship with my brother and sister; this makes me feel that I know always where I belong.” — Jose Carreras
40. “Your family and your love must be cultivated like a garden. Time, effort, and imagination must be summoned constantly to keep any relationship flourishing and growing.” – Jim Rohn
Some more family time quotes
41. “If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them, and half as much money” – Abigail Van Buren
42. “Our family is a circle of strength of love with every birth and every union the circle grows.” — Unknown
43. “Be sure to spend time with your parents while you can, because one day when you look up from your busy life, they won’t be there anymore!” – unknown
44. “Going home and spending time with your family and your real friends keeps you grounded.” – Jennifer Ellison
45. “The children have been a wonderful gift to me, and I’m thankful to have once again seen our world through their eyes. They restore my faith in the family’s future.” — Jackie Kennedy
Protect your family
46. “The family you come from isn’t as important as the family you’re going to have.” — Ring Lardner
47. “To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.”– Barbara Bush
48. “Everyone needs a house to live in, but a supportive family is what builds a home.” — Anthony Liccione
49. “Valuing time with your family does not mean you’ve lost your ambition. Define success for yourself.” – Claire Shipman
50. “I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.” – Barbara Bush
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It takes effort to build A family
51. “If you are too busy to enjoy quality time with your family, then you need to re-evaluate your priorities.” – Dave Willis
52. “If someone were to harm my family or a friend or somebody I love, I would eat them. I might end up in jail for 500 years, but I would eat them.” —Johnny Depp
53. “Time is not measured by clocks but by moments” – Unknown
54. “If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them and half as much money.” – Abigail Van Buren
55. “When you start about family, about lineage and ancestry, you are talking about every person on earth.” — Alex Haley
Your family is always there for you
56. “The single most important factor in our long-term happiness is the relationships we have with our family and close friends.” – Clayton M. Christensen
57. “Be a pillar of the family.” — Grace Kelly
58. “I love spending time with my friends and family. The simplest things in life give me the most pleasure: cooking a good meal, enjoying my friends.” — Cindy Morgan
59. “Let us resolve to cherish those we love by spending meaningful time with them, doing things together, and cultivating treasured memories.” – Dieter F. Uchtdorf
60. “Every day we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.” – Charles R Swindoll
61. “If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.” – Mother Teresa
62. “Family is a life jacket in the stormy sea of life.” – J.K. Rowling
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So, how many of these family time quotes are you going to share with your loved ones?
Krishna is a Management graduate in Human Resource. She is an avid reader, knowledge seeker, and an adoring mother of two lovely kids.