One of the greatest dignities of humankind is that each successive generation is invested in the welfare of each new generation.

Fred Rogers

There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.

John Holmes

One's family is the most important thing in life. I look at it this way: One of these days I'll be over in a hospital somewhere with four walls around me. And the only people who'll be with me will be my family.

Robert Byrd

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. But fortunately we are not apples, so we always have the option of getting up and moving as far away from the tree as we want.

Neil Strauss

You know, true love really matters, friends really matter, family really matters. Being responsible and disciplined and healthy really matters.

Courtney ThorneSmith

I have learned that to be with those I like is enough.

Walt Whitman