One of the best things about family reunions is making, or rejuvenating, family connections. Hearing family stories, getting to meet extended family, and just generally sharing good times together are all amazing ways to bond and build a close-knit family even if you live miles apart. Here, we have a collection of 50 of our favorite family reunion quotes to inspire you to plan a trip with loved ones.
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Quotes About Families and Family Reunions From Writers, Leaders, and Celebrities
1. A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another. – Buddha
2. 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
3. Families are the compass that guide us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter. – Brad Henry
4. A happy family is but an earlier heaven. – George Bernard Shaw
5. Every parting gives a foretaste of death, every reunion a hint of the resurrection. – Arthur Schopenhauer
6. A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it. – George A. Moore
7. Family and friendships are two of the greatest facilitators of happiness. – John C. Maxwell
8. Family is essential because we all yearn to feel like we belong to something greater than ourselves. – Laura Ramirez
9. Life is beautiful. It’s about giving. It’s about family. – Walt Disney
10. Family is not an important thing, it’s everything. – Michael J. Fox
11. I sustain myself with the love of family. – Maya Angelou
12. Family is the first essential cell of human society. – Pope John XXIII
13. In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony. – Friedrich Nietzsche
14. Family is the most important thing in the world. – Princess Diana
15. Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family. – Anthony Brandt
16. Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life. – Albert Einstein
17. Some of us can live without a society but not without a family. – Amit Kalantri
18. Sticking with your family is what makes it a family. – Mitch Albom
19. The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life. – Richard Bach
20. Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten. – David Ogden Stiers
21. What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family. – Mother Teresa
22. The family is a haven in a heartless world. – Christopher Lasch
23. What greater blessing to give thanks for at a family gathering than the family and the gathering. – Robert Breault
24. The family is one of nature’s masterpieces. – George Santayana
25. You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put miles between you, but at the same time you carry them with you in your heart, your mind, your stomach, because you do not just live in a world but a world lives in you. – Frederick Buechner
26. The memories we make with our family are everything. – Candace Cameron Bure
27. You don’t choose your family; they are God’s gift to you, as you are to them. – Desmond Tutu
28. The most important thing in the world is family and love. – John Wooden
29. Your family and your love must be cultivated like a garden. Time, effort, and imagination must be summoned constantly to keep any relationship flourishing and growing. – Jim Rohn
30. The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works is the family. – Lee Iacocca
31. To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there. – Barbara Bush
32. What greater thing is there for human souls than to feel that they are joined for life – to be with each other in silent unspeakable memories. – George Eliot
Unattributed Family Reunion Quotes and Quotes About Families
33. Family is a unique gift that needs to be appreciated and treasured, even when they’re driving you crazy.
34. Trees without roots fall over
35. The love of a family is life’s greatest blessing
36. Our family is a circle of strength and love, with every birth and every union, the circle will grow, every joy shared adds more love, every crisis faced together makes the circle stronger.
37. Family: where life begins and love never ends.
38. Family is where our story begins.
39. Family is like music; some high notes, some low notes, but always a beautiful song.
40. Family is not about being perfect, it’s about being united.
41. Family is the anchor that holds us through life’s storms.
42. Family is not about blood. It’s about who is willing to hold your hand when you need it the most.
43. Family is the best thing you could ever wish for; they are there for you during the ups and downs and love you no matter what.
44. A past to remember, a present to celebrate, a future to generate.
Quotes About Family Reunions That Are Blessings or Proverbs
45. May the roots of your family tree grow deep and strong. – Irish Blessing
46. In time of test, family is best. – Burmese Proverb
Funny Quotes
Often, too, family reunions can reveal that you’re all a strange little band of characters. For those occasions, there are some humorous quotes that may ring true and give you a good laugh:
47. If you ever start feeling like you have the goofiest, craziest, most dysfunctional family in the world, all you have to do is go to a state fair. Because five minutes at the fair, you’ll be going, ‘you know, we’re alright.” — Jeff Foxworthy
48. Some family trees bear an enormous crop of nuts. — Wayne Huizenga
49. Cousins are the barometers of how fun a family get-together will be. — Jim Gaffigan
A Final Thought About Family Reunions
Regardless of what happens at your family gatherings, or when family members all part to go in different directions afterward, the ability to gather together is truly the greatest gift. One of the best family get-together quotes may be one of the simplest:
50. The only thing sweeter than union is reunion. – Kathleen McGowan