It is true for my family and many others: Adoption has made us infinitely richer in the ways that matter most.
— Rumaan Alam
If you have a harmonious society where people within the family are living in harmony... knowing what their responsibilities and duties are, and knowing how to resolve their issues and their conflicts without violence, then violence against women will be reduced, and women will feel they have a voice.
— Rula Ghani
People are saying I am against the chador. I am not. On the contrary. I am for traditional family values.
I've been away from my family even when I was in France.
— Rudy Gobert
I was a Yankee fan in Brooklyn because my father was a Yankee fan. And my father was required to live in Brooklyn with my mother's family, who were all Dodger fans. So he was surrounded by Dodger fans. He was a Yankee fan. So his revenge was to make me a Yankee fan.
— Rudy Giuliani
Most actions derive not from your own initiative but from your family circumstances, your education, your calling, and so on. You must therefore give up a little time to performing actions which derive from yourself alone. They need not be important; quite insignificant actions fulfill the same purpose.
— Rudolf Steiner
I remember the first time seeing myself on TV, when my family was watching the documentary 'Eyes on the Prize' for the first time. There were pictures of people going up the school stairs, and Mom said, 'Oh, that's you!' I said, 'I can't believe this. This is important.'
— Ruby Bridges
My family have done a lot of sacrifices to put me where I want to be. Everything I do is for them.
— Ruben Neves
So that when I came from Panama... my family was exiled in 1973 and they went to Miami.
— Ruben Blades
Gracie is not a family, it's a factory of fighters.
— Royce Gracie
Absolutely the worst thing about this job is the travel and being away from family. I have a wife and three wonderful children, the kids are all active in sports and it's very difficult to up and leave and miss them growing up.
— Roy Clark
My mum certainly isn't a prude, nor is my brother, so I think I'm lucky to have a family like that.
— Roxanne McKee
As a kid I had gone to New York a handful of times with my family. I definitely think it planted a seed in me.
— Rostam Batmanglij
When there's trouble in a family, it tends to show up in the weakest member. And all the other members of the family know that. They make allowances for the one in trouble.
— Ross MacDonald
Great preschools are no easier to build than great high schools, and if you think your kids might be better off in the care of a parent or with some extended family member, then a system designed around a dual-income plus day care norm will likewise feel like a burden, or a trap.
— Ross Douthat
What I'm hoping to do and what I think I will do is make an entertaining enjoyable show where the whole family can sit down and watch.
— Rosie O'Donnell
Frankly, it's depressing, each night sleeping in someone else's home. I miss having a roof to my name. Our situation isn't an 'All in the Family' cliche, but it's still easy to see reality in plain terms: I live with my in-laws, and I can't say when that will change.
— Rosecrans Baldwin
By a considerable margin, my family's largest-ever financial expenditure was the adoption of our two sons.
My husband stands on his own two feet; my religion is not a factor. God created and decided for me to be born in a Christian family. It's not every day that a Lebanese marries an Afghan. I think God's hand is also in there.
One of the main destructive forces within our family has been these runaway egos. I think if you look at any show business family, that struggle exists.
— Rufus Wainwright
I always wanted to be one of the best, make a mark on the history of the game. For me, for my country, for my family.
Well, I think one of the big things wrong with kids these days, a lot of them don't have a family. A lot of them got one parent and there's quite a few that don't have any parents and that's where the whole problem is. There's no family life, no father to slap 'em around when they need it.
— Rudy Boesch
The economics of life is against the family.
— Ruby Dee
Nineteen ninety-five, when I was still with Jordan, was the lowest moment. It was my third season and the travel was getting to me and I was missing my family. I felt under a lot of pressure and even thought of going to America - to race there.
— Rubens Barrichello
I basically went from finishing 'Venom.' I had a week off with my family. And then went straight into prep on 'Zombieland 2.'
— Ruben Fleischer
We all have the same problems with family or friends, boyfriends, all that stuff.
— Rozonda Thomas
I have such a big family, sometimes, I was wondering, when is it going to be my turn? There's always a brother who's older, younger, bigger, stronger, faster, I was like, 'hey, give me a chance guys.'
Even as a kid I wasn't, like, a natural entertainer, where I would gather everyone around me and then sing or something at family parties.
— Roy Choi
We were the only black family in my neighborhood for many years. Wherever we lived, we were often the only black family, and certainly the only Haitian family. But my parents were really great at providing a loving home where we could feel safe and secure.
— Roxane Gay
It wasn't really part of the program in the Perot family. Rebellion was not an option.
— Ross Perot, Jr.
I am excited to be part of the dynamic Guggenheim family of companies.
— Ross Levinsohn
I am thankful for everyone at the club that helped me, the fans, the coaches that I have had, the staff that have helped with injuries, I am really grateful to everyone at Everton. It was like a family to me.
— Ross Barkley
As a first-generation inheritor, the first mandate is to preserve our family wealth and hopefully increase it.
— Roshni Nadar
Rosecrans is a family name - it used to be a last name in our family.
I feel Afghanistan has a very strong social fabric and sense of family... what I would like to do is encourage everybody in the country to appreciate more the role of women at home and outside.
Chadaris, as far as I'm concerned, I think should be a personal choice of the women and the members of her family. I personally would not wear a chadari.
I almost fainted. There was no family history. I had been eating a vegetarian diet and I exercised.
— Rue McClanahan
I have so many great memories of Christmas because we're always spending it with the family.
I used to write at night. I was teaching school, and I was married, and had to do all the things that one does when one is working and has a family. But I used to write at night.
— Rudolfo Anaya
My family - my mother and father had gone through such a hard time that by the time I graduated from sixth grade, they were separated.
I feel the wolf is a very competitive animal, very intelligent. He works hard to achieve his goals and protects his family.
So I went to Miami in '74 with my family and while I was there it became obvious that we needed money and we needed to do something, because my family, we left without anything really, and we didn't have any money to begin with.
I'm really happy in Liverpool and the club feels such a family. I feel great, I have a nice house and my family have been here from the beginning so they could help me.
— Royston Drenthe
Bellator and Viacom want to give fans exciting fights and enable fighters to continue to grow and most importantly provide for their family, and it's something I want to be a part of.
My parents worked and sold and hustled; they were gone from the morning, and I pretty much took care of myself. But in a Korean household, you're always eating with your family no matter what, and you're always cooking. And our food is not one you can just open a package and eat right away; a lot of our food takes time to develop.
My friends will help me stay grounded, and so will my family.
— Rowan Blanchard
As a family, we were settled in London. The kids loved their schools.
— Ross McCormack
It only takes around 60 seconds to cast your vote in the polling station. 60 seconds to protect the economy, 60 seconds to protect your jobs, 60 seconds to protect the services your family relies on. A lot is at stake during those 60 seconds.
— Ross Kemp
I'm not asking that people accept homosexuality. I'm not asking that they believe like I do that it's inborn. I'm not asking that. All I'm saying is don't let these children suffer without a family because of your bias.
HCL and Wipro are largely controlled by one family, so a strife with the board is not possible.
