“When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching -- they are your family.”

“The thing I can say about Ted Kennedy is, at least he never flinched on what he believed in, and that's the way America…the thing you need to take away from Ted Kennedy is, he stood up, and never flinched. Americans need to stand up and, without flinching, without fear, be a lion, and stand up for what they believe in. I didn't agree with anything he believed him, but I admired [him]. Absolutely. That's what this country is all about. Stand up for what you believe in.”

“Family isn't blood. It's the people who love you. The people who have your back.”

“Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but also without attempting to play God.”

“When you accept everything for what it is without labels you are outside of your ego.”

“Where I come from, family's defined as those who don't screw you over a paycheck. Blood makes no difference. If you can trust them with your life and know that they'll be there come whatever hell rains down, then they're your family.”

“There is no affirmation without the one who affirms. in this sense, everything to which you grant your love is yours”

“Always be grateful to the one who stands by your side when you cry.
He never asks a reason why, just standing by your side.”

“I wonder if what makes a family a family isn't doing everything right all the time but, instead, giving a second chance to the people you love who do things wrong.”

“You know how everything seems so normal when you’re growing up,” she asked plaintively, “and then comes this moment when you realize your whole family is nuts?”