Unconventional Families Quotes & Sayings

I don't feel that I've had a life of abuse or that I am a victim in any way. My life is pretty typical of a lot of Americans of my generation who grew up in the sixties in families like mine that were sort of unconventional. — Kate Christensen

The politician is an acrobat. He keeps his balance by saying the opposite of what he does. — Maurice Barres

Wikipedia is the best thing ever. — Michael Scott

I don't feel like my job is to be beloved. — Katharine Weymouth

My mom always knew I was going to be an actor because I was a ham from the very beginning, so she would push me toward it, which is really unconventional for Indian families to do. — Aarti Mann

Entrepreneurs are visionaries - they see things other people don't see. — Anita Roddick

From the standpoint of integrity, I think we all need to own up to our dirty little secrets. I believe that when we are open about our own strange desires or unusual lives, it paves the way for others to do the same.

In the past thirty years, gay men and lesbians took a lot of flack to tell the truth about their love lives and their courage opened the door for a mass migration out of the closet. We're now at a moment in time when unconventional families (even thirty-year triads and gay couples) are losing their children in custody battles because their families don't conform to mainstream ideas about what a family should be.

Given this context, I want to be someone who stands up for my choices even if they're unpopular, even if I get snickers at cocktail parties. — Victoria Vantoch

Parisian men make love all day and have no time to work; American men work all day and have no time for love. — Zsa Zsa Gabor