Family Quotes

"my children better off than myself?"

- Marco Rubio

"In the eyes of children, we find the joy of Christmas. In their hearts, we find its meaning."

- Leland Dirks

"Christmas is a time when you get homesick— even when you're home."

- Carol Nelson

"Christmas is for children. But it is for grownups too. Even if it is a headache, a chore, and nightmare, it is a period of necessary defrosting of chill and hide-bound hearts."

- Lenora Mattingly Weber

"Christmas is a season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall and the genial flame of charity in the heart."

- Washington Irving

"Christmas waves a magic wand over the world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful."

- Norman Vincent Peale

"No matter what, I always make it home for Christmas."

- Dolly Parton

"Christmas is a together sort of holiday."

- Pooh

"The spirit of the season never has to end as long as you keep your loved ones near, and the holiday wish in your heart."

- Jiminy Cricket

"Christmas magic is silent. You don’t hear it. You feel it. You know it. You remember it."

- Kevin Alan Milne

"Christmas is not just a time for festivity and merry-making. It is more than that. It is a time for the contemplation of eternal things. The Christmas spirit is a spirit of giving and forgiving."

- J. C. Penney

"Christmas is a piece of one's home that one carries in one's heart."

- Freya Stark

"The true Christmas spirit is putting others' happiness before our own, and finding you've never known such happiness."

- Toni Sorenson

"Though I’ve grown old, the bell still rings for me, as it does for all who truly believe."

- Chris van Allsburg

"No matter how we may dread the rush, the long Christmas lists for gifts and cards to be bought and given—when Christmas Day comes there is still the same warm feeling we had as children, the same warmth that enfolds our hearts and our homes."

- Joan Winmill Brown

"One of the greatest joys of the holiday season is the warmth of your embrace."

- Unknown

"In the arms of family, Christmas feels like magic."

"My ideal Christmas Eve is sitting by the fireside with my family, sipping hot chocolate, gazing at the Christmas tree, and feeling the love."

"Every Christmas, I wrap my family in love!"

"I love my family, especially at Christmas."

"The house grows warmer when my family arrives on Christmas day."

"All I want for Christmas is to be with my family."

"I love my family's Christmas celebrations."

"Christmas is going home to celebrate with family."

"Christmas means reconnecting with family."

"My family sings and rejoices at Christmas for the Christ child who was born."

"Each Christmas is better than the last because my family is together once more."

"Christmas and family go together like soup and a sandwich-warm and fulfilling."

"Being with family on Christmas is my safe space."

"Christmas is more magical when we're together."

- Unknown