With equal pleasure, I have as often taken notice that Providence has been pleased to give this one connected country to one united people — a people descended from the same ancestors, speaking the same language, professing the same religion, attached to the same principles of government, very similar in their manners and customs, and who, by their joint counsels, arms, and efforts, fighting side by side throughout a long and bloody war, have nobly established general liberty and independence.

Sticking with your family is what makes it a family.

With equal pleasure I have as often taken notice, that Providence has been pleased to give this one connected country, to one united people; a people descended from the same ancestors, speaking the same language, professing the same religion, attached to the same principles of government, very similar in their manners and customs, and who, by their joint counsels, arms and efforts, fighting side by side throughout a long and bloody war, have nobly established their general Liberty and Independence.

No force is more powerful -- or more multiple -- than the family.

We are a strong, tight-knit family who has made it through some very, very hard times.

Without my family I’m nothing, they kept me in the right place, I believe that I’m the luckiest person in the country when I’m with them.

Family isn't only a bond forged by blood, it connects us when we level up together.

Generations of people staying close to home, there for each other, doing what they knew best, enjoying being a burden to each other.

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

The world is one family, of which we are all members. Peace and unity prevail in a household when the individuals fulfil their duties and responsibilities with the awareness that each member is an integral part of the whole. Only when we work together as a global family, not merely belonging to a particular race, religion or nation, will peace and happiness once again prevail on this earth.

Perforce, the family that preys together stays together.

Strong families value their extended family, particularly grandparents. In one study of college students, a majority thought their interactions with grandparents reflected high family strengths. It’s important to create continuity between generations, passing along traditions and making roots ever stronger, so the tree continues to reach for the sun.

If children find life hard, they find that the family still has its good side.

To me, family is the glue that holds my being together. My family defines me, from my ancestors, my wonderful protective mother, to my loving husband and wonderful children.