Takeoff Quotes

I grew up with older brothers, adore them, can't imagine going through life without them, and I definitely think I draw on that love when I'm writing about siblings. It's so powerful, the jump-in-front-of-a-train-to-protect-them kind of love.

My wife and my kids have been my pillars.

There ain't nobody I'd rather have alongside me in a fight than my mama with a broken bottle in her hand.

A brother can give his sister lots of love.

Nah, I've always had a great relationship with my two brothers, I have always had their support in my football and in everything. They've been very close to me and we have a great relationship.

Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten.

For there is no friend like a sister in calm or stormy weather; To cheer one on the tedious way, to fetch one if one goes astray, to lift one if one totters down, to strengthen whilst one stands.

My sister is my sister regardless - has always been and always will be and has no choice about it. This is a love quite distinct from that of a lover, with whom we fall in love, in part, because they are free and have a choice.

I am extremely close to my brother, Kent, and my sister, Lauren, who have been remarkably understanding about all of my weird sibling tales.

So much of what is best in us is bound up in our love of family, that it remains the measure of our stability because it measures our sense of loyalty. All other pacts of love or fear derive from it and are modeled upon it.

The best thing about having four big brothers is you always have someone to do something for you.

To be able to go the distance with a brother or sister, to have them turn into your ally, is about the greatest thing that can ever happen to you.

There is no better example of an older brother's love than that exhibited in the life of Hyrum Smith for the Prophet Joseph Smith.

I've been truly protected by my uncles.

My family is the most important thing to me because they're always there for me when times are down.

My brother has been, and will always be, my closest friend.

Family - it's all about family. Families feeling safe and finding your safe place.

Every family goes through ups and downs. You may want a relationship with someone, which your family may not approve of but they don't stop loving you.

I want everyone to know that I love my sister and have always been there for her.

I am most attached to my mother, who always travels with me when I am on an outdoor location or abroad. She is my friend, who I share everything with.

Brother-sister love is the purest form of emotional love, like parents' love for their children. In school and college, brothers are there to protect us from all harm. It's an unconditional love.

Of course we had our arguments; we had everything, but at the end of the day, that was still my mother, my confidante - my everything.

I was always proud of my brother. He helped me tremendously, but we're family, so we were never in his shadow.

I know me. I only have brothers, and I know that I would do anything for them, and I would back them up to the ends of the Earth.

I have a lot of surrogate parents, but there's no one like your mother.