80 Short Inspirational Family Holiday Quotes
Sometimes the holidays can feel overwhelming, but that doesn’t mean we can’t find joy in the simplicity of family moments.
To help you celebrate these times, we’ve rounded up 80 short inspirational family holiday quotes perfect for any occasion.
If you’re crafting heartwarming cards or looking for the right words to accompany your family photos on Instagram, we’ve got you covered.
Pick out the quotes that reflect your family’s unique spirit this holiday season.
Inspirational Family Holiday Quotes
“Family makes a house a home.” —Jennifer Hudson
“Work is work, but family is for life. That’s what really matters.” —Akshay Kumar
“Family isn’t an important thing. It’s everything.” —Michael J. Fox
“At the end of the day, a loving family should find everything forgivable.” —Mark V. Olsen
“If the family were a boat, it would be a canoe that makes no progress unless everyone paddles.” —Letty Cottin Pogrebin
“One day you will do things for me that you hate. That is what it means to be family.” —Jonathan Foer
“A man should never neglect his family for business.” —Walt Disney
“The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family.” —Lee Iacocca
“Family always gonna be there. The material things, they come and go.” —Romeo Miller
“A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.” —Charles Swindoll
“Indeed, the choices we make today as parents will affect our families for years to come.” —Mark J. Musser
“Home is where you are loved the most and act the worst.” —Marjorie Pay Hinckley
“Families are like branches on a tree. We grow in different directions, yet our roots remain as one.”
“Our most basic instinct is not for survival but for family.” —Paul Pearsall
“As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.” —Pope John Paul II
“If you are too busy to enjoy quality time with your family, then you need to re-evaluate your priorities.” —Dave Willis
“The strength of a family, like the strength of an army, is in its loyalty to each other.” —Mario Puzo
“Many men can make a fortune but very few can build a family.” —S. Bryan
“Family consists of people that love and care about each other mutually.” —John Shea
“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” —Winnie the Pooh
“Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten.” —David Ogden Stiers
“When all the dust is settled and all the crowds are gone, the things that matter are faith, family, and friends.” —Barbara Bush
“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.” —Lisa Weed
“When trouble comes, it’s your family that supports you.” —Guy Lafleur
“It didn’t matter how big our house was; it mattered that there was love in it.” —Peter Buffett
“In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.” —Friedrich Nietzsche
“Everyone needs a house to live in, but a supportive family is what builds a home.” —Anthony Liccione
“Family is a life jacket in the stormy sea of life.” —J.K. Rowling
“I don’t think quantity time is as special as quality time with your family.” —Reba McEntire
Family always starts at home.
“Blessings are plentiful for the home of a family…”
“When the family life is full of fun and humor; life is easy and light…”
Some family have funny sounding names, it doesn’t mean they’re locos also.
“Not everyone you call family is related to you by blood…”
There are friends who are more family than any blood relations.
“And when families are divided by misunderstandings…”
…don’t think those who remain are less fun.
“Some gaps were kindled by something at the very beginning of a family’s story…”
But don’t ever think it’ll stay that way, for some family ties which had wobbly starts had grown strong bonds.
“Some family rules may have made some family ties stronger but sometimes rules break others…”
“Recipes of love made family life sweeter that no one would wish to grow apart from it. Remember, always remember to not ever let the rest of the world know that your family ties are starting to unravel…”
Although sometimes when the weight of the problem is more than enough for you to bear you feel the need to share, do so. There’s nothing more heartening than a few comforting words from friends and family.
“Because…”
There’s no happier family than those who had kissed and made up, after talking their problems out.
“With children, sisters, brothers and others in the family…”
Words for encouragement, to become decent by doing what is right and good for everybody.
“Live a godly life according to the principles you’ve accepted to lead your ways…”
A life in which successes are not tied to money.
“Think over and over again the conflicts that start to come. Are all of them worthy of everything your family stands for…”
Or we have to love them unconditionally till we expire, because in anything there are sacrifices that are worth it in the end.
“Parents strive to do everything they can just to make everything right…”
However in their determination to take control, they may be blinded to the truth that they are human just like their children and liable to mistakes.
“And still as family you have to be always there because…”
“Is it true it’s not good to talk about abuse or to tell others what is going on…”
…or this is just a twisted view of society that is slowly changing today.
“There are things that can be done to make up for the mistakes and hurt…”
“About providing without expecting something back…”
“Feeling helpless on some excessively trying time, torn between wanting to help but there’s some limit to what you can do…”
“Saying it’s okay you’re doing good, telling them that you are there and will be there always no matter what…”
“Telling a sister that she is not alone in her confusions, that she can count on you to be as foolish or as sane as she; which temperament is useful at the moment…”
“The world is not fair and is cruel, but to rise up against all the odds life has piled against them, children have to learn to depend on no one but themselves…”
“Children don’t listen to what parents tell them on how to do things properly, but they copy what they see parents or the grown-ups do…”
“Family is supposed to protect and provide a safe place…”
But sometimes families become the cause of injuries.
“Often the head of the family goes missing and another man steps in and take over the missing father’s responsibilities, sometimes even better than the legitimate title holder of the part. Not only parents go missing but also children, either they become dead or just plain missing from home because they like to become independent…”
…and another one came in to fill their place or just came in one day and since then got added to the numbers.
“But the ones missing will always be missed. For when a place of your heart is claimed by someone, that place will always be theirs…”
“And when a child from another parent became the child in your home and bears your name…”
“There is no right or wrong way with parenting. You always have to test the water…”
“When the natural goodness of a family member’s actions are challenged…”
“You can be made to like only what they like and to say thank you for ill treatment…”
You can get away, you own your life and it’s up to you what you make of it.
“It shouldn’t have to be that way for there are ways to live a good life with values intact…”
As human you should have the freedom to choose.
“Teaching the children the right attitude…”
“Sometimes you need to go away from home to make you miss home once more when you feel that you’re starting to view home as a boring place. You worked yourself to the point that you are bound to things to do at the house, most of the time taking a break is pushed away…”
“Tell everyone a health joke once in a while so that the family will realize that…”
Being healthy is important for the whole family.
“About daughters or sons calling grandma when Mom gets on them…”
“Told to mind your own business you may reply with this…”
“When people at home are too busy even the trip to the grocers was not done…”
“If you are a mother and you are starting to doubt your abilities…”
“Fine words for a parent from a man of the world…”
“For cousins who are not only family but also the first best friends…”
“About unfulfilled expectations…”
“It’s how you give something to make the family grow…”
“Family is not all about you as a daughter or son but also about your parents as well…”
“Sometimes parents are forgotten when you get busy going after material things and with other people outside your close family circle…”
“All about wishing you can have back a loved one who is already dead…”
“Death however is not a tragedy…”
“A loved one who is gone is just one part of a family…”
“Everything is worth it…”
“Always bear in mind…”
“Families are not only united through marriage but also by…”
“Parents don’t only think about yourselves…”
“Not only the presence of love fed the life of a family but there’s more to it in reality…”
