People who say they don't care what people think are usually desperate to have people think they don't care what people think. - George Carlin

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Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we're related for better or for worse...and try to keep the maiming and killing to a minimum. ― Rick Riordan

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To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there. — Barbara Bush

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If it's true that our species is alone in the universe, then I'd have to say the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little. - George Carlin

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Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family: Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one. — Jane Howard

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Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist. - George Carlin

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Weather forecast for tonight: dark. - George Carlin

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When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front row seat. - George Carlin

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Death is caused by swallowing small amounts of saliva over a long period of time. - George Carlin

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The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life. – Richard Bach

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