Family is one of the most important thing in our lives. If it is not an important thing. Then it's everything. Taking time every day to appreciate your loved ones for all that they do helps us to reconnect as a family.

For that reason, we’ve provided a collection of our favorite family quotes and sayings that remind us of the love shared between family members.

Next time you need to write a card with a unique family gift, do a family-reunion Instagram caption or want to reach out to one of your cousins to make them smile, or just go FaceTime with your mother, sister or uncle...

However you connect with your family, these meaningful quotes and sayings about families will help you put your thoughts into words.

Family Love Quotes

1. “The most important thing in the world is family and love. ”
2. “Nothing is better than going home to family and eating good food and relaxing.”
3. “To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.”
4. “In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that blinds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.”
5. “Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family.”
6. “Having somewhere to go is home. Having someone to love is family. Having both is a blessing.”
7. “A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.”
8. “Family love is messy, clinging and of an annoying and repetitive pattern, like bad wallpaper.”
9. “At the end of the day, a loving family should find everything forgivable.”
10. “A family can develop only with a loving woman as its center.”

Cute and Short Family Quotes

11. “Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.”
12. “Family is family.”
13. “In time of test, family is best.”
14. “The family is one ofnature’s masterpieces.”
15. “A man should never neglect his family for business.”
16. “There is no such thing as fun for the whole family.”
17. “Family is the heart of a home.”
18. “Where there is family, there is love.”
19. “Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life.”
20. “Family gives you the roots to stand tall & strong.”
21. “You call it chaos. We call it family.”
22. “I look at you, and I’m home.”

Fake & Toxic Family Quotes and Sayings

Fake family members can be hard to handle. However, you should be strong, say “no”, and cut out those toxic fake family members. These quotes are just the right amount of encouragement for you to make a change. And hope these quotes can help you through those hard times.

23. “Most people want to see you do better, but not doing better than them.”
24. “You don’t get to choose your family, but you do get to choose how they’re allowed to treat you.”
25. “Family is where you’re meant to be most free. Don’t let blood chain you down.”
26. “How you choose to feel today should not be dependent on others.”
27. “Fake family is like shadows. They follow you in the sun but leave you in the dark.”
28. “Every person is built like a computer, and the delete key is there for a reason.”
29. “You may feel guilty for leaving your family behind, but you’ll never regret moving yourself forward.”
30. “Saying “No” to a toxic family member shows that you understand what family truly means.”
31. “Families are homes built on a foundation of trust and love. A toxic family can never be home because the foundation doesn’t exist.”
32. “When you walk away from a toxic family, you begin the journey of finding your true people.”
33. “Letting go of toxic people in your life is a big step in loving yourself.”

Funny Family Quotes

34. “Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.”
35. “Families are like fudge-mostly sweet with a few nuts.”
36. “Being part of a family means smiling for photos.”
37. “Family ties mean that no matter how much you might want to run from your family, you can’”
38. “One day you will do things for me that you hate. That is what is means to be family.”
39. “If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.”
40. “Having a child makes you a parent; having two, you are a referee.”
41. “Nothing in life is fun for the whole family. There are no massage parlors with ice cream and free jewelry.”
42. “As a child my family’s menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it.”
43. “The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy.”
44. “The advantage of having only one child is that you always know who did it.”
45. “I think the family is the place where the most ridiculous and least respectable things int he world go on.”
46. “The great advantage of living in a large family is that early lesson of life’s essential unfairness.”
47. “Children really can brighten up a house, because they never turn the lights off.”
48. “The advantage of growing up with siblings is that you become very good at fractions.”
49. “Home, nowadays, is a place where part of the family waits till the rest of the family brings the car back.”

Family Christmas Quotes

50. “Christmas is, of course, the time to be home, in heart as well as body.”
51. “This is the message of Christmas: we are never alone.”
52. “Christmas is the season of joy, of holiday greetings exchanged, of gift-giving, and of families united.”
53. “From home to home, and heart to heart, from one place to another. The warmth and joy of Christmas, brings us closer to each other.”
54. “Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friend.”
55. “The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.”
56. “At Christmas, all roads lead home.”
57. “Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves.”

Religious & Bible Quotes about Family

58. “You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are them.”
59. “The family is the first essential cell of human society.”
60. “Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what’s good.”
61. “Family like branches on a tree, we all grow in different directions, and yet our roots remains as one.”
62. “How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!”
63. “Our family is a circle of strength, founded on faith, joined in love, kept by God, together.”
64. “Family, the secret to having it all, is knowing you already do...”
65. “Family is a gift that lasts forever.”
66. “Honor your father and your mother so that your life will be long on the fertile land that the Lord your God is giving you.”
67. “Families are the treasure of Heaven.”
68. “The family that prays together stays together.”

Inspirational Family Quotes

69. “The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family.”
70. “When trouble comes, it’s your family that supports you.”
71. “The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.”
72. “The memories we make with our family is everything.”
73. “Home is where you are loved the most and act the worst.”
74. “Families are the compass that guides us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights and our comfort when we occasionally falter.”
75. “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.”
76. “What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.”
77. “Having somewhere to go is home. Having someone to love is family. And having both is a blessing.”
78. “Life is beautiful. It’s about giving. It’s about family.”
79. “Family gives you the roots to stand tall and strong.”

Blood is Thicker Than Water Quotes

80. “Blood is thicker than water, but family isn’t just about blood. Family is about faith, and loyalty, and who you love. If you don’t have those things, I don’t care what the blood says. You’re not family.”
81. “Family isn’t always blood. It’s the people in your life who want you in theirs; the ones who accept you for who you are. The ones who would do anything to see you smile and who love you no matter what.”
82. “Sometimes blood isn’t thicker than water and family will cross you quicker than strangers.”
83. “They say Blood is thicker than water, but I remember plenty of times when water was there and blood wasn’”
84. “Blood is thicker than water, but politics are thicker than blood.”
85. “Blood may be thicker than water but lover is thicker than anything.”
86. “They say blood is thicker than water, but I say ice, can be more solid than blood, when times get cold.”
87. “Blood may be thicker than water, but friendship is thicker than both.”

Family and Friends Quotes

88. “Treat your family like friends and your friends like family.”
89. “Stick to the basics, hold on to your family and friends - they will never go out of fashion.”
90. “An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship.”
91. “Friends are the family you choose.”
92. “I’m blessed to have so many great things in my life-family, friends and God. All will be in my thoughts daily.”
93. “Family + friends are presents we are given. Thank you for being such a gift.”
94. “There are friends, there’s family, and then there are friends that become family.”
95. “Family and friends are hidden treasures, seek them and enjoy their riches.”
96. “You don’t need a lot of money to lead a rich life. Good friends and a loving family are worth weight in gold.”
97. “Family and friendships are two of the greatest facilitators of happiness.”
98. “Those friends that are like part of the family.”
99. “Family over friends, because real friends are family.”

Blended Family Quotes

100. “Becoming a blended family means mixing, mingling, scrambling, and sometimes muddling our way through delicate family issues, complicated relationships, and individual differences, hurts, and fears. But through it all, we are learning to love like a family.”
101. “Blended families woven together by choice, strengthened together by love, tested by everything and each uniquely ours.”
102. “We aren’t ‘step’, we aren’t ‘half’, we’re just families.”
103. “Blended families are a beautiful mix of diverse people who each serve an important role in our lives. At times, it can be challenging to appreciate everyone’s unique beauty.”
104. “Family is family, whether it’s one you start out with, the one you end up with, or the family you gain along the way.”
105. “Some families are created in different ways, but are still in every way a family.”
106. “The last name may not match, but the hearts certainly do.”
107. “There will always be steps you can take toward unity in your blended family, and you will make it -- one step at a time!”
108. “Family isn’t defined only by last names or by blood; it’s defined by commitment and by love.”
109. “Being a step mom means they grew inside of my heart instead of my tummy.”

Disney Quotes about Family

110. “Ohana means family and family means nobody get left behind or forgotten.”
111. “Some people are worth melting for.”
112. “We may have our differences, but nothing’s more important than family.”
113. “Life is beautiful. It’s about giving. It’s about family.”
114. “Because when I look at you, I can feel it. And I look at you and I’m home.”
115. “We may have our differences, but nothing’s more important than family.”
116. “We may have our differences, but nothing’s more important than family.”
117. “Being a part of this family means you are here for this family.”
118. “An act of true love can thaw a frozen heart.”

Family Loyalty Quotes

119. “Blood makes you related, loyalty makes you family.”
120. “The strength of a family, like the strength of an army, lies in its loyalty to each other.”
121. “Family is more than blood and a name. It’s the people who stood by you when you needed them, and who made you laugh when you felt like you couldn’”
122. “Look out for the people who look out for you. Loyalty is everything.”
123. “Being loyal to your family is greatest virtue you can have...”
124. “Family is not about blood. It’s about who is willing to hold your hand when you need it the most.”
125. “Real family does not come from your blood. It is the people standing beside you when no one else is.”