The document contains quotes from various notable figures about family, marriage, parenthood, and traditions. Many of the quotes discuss the importance of love and respect within families, as well as the role of parents in raising children to have good values and caring for one another. Several quotes also highlight the influence of family on society and the importance of traditions and heritage.

1. Becoming a Family
"We pay a price when we
deprive children of the
exposure to the values,
principles, and education they
need to make them good
citizens."
- Sandra Day O'Connor
A Wedding is a Day, A Marriage is a Lifetime

2. Becoming a Family
"Traditions are the guideposts
driven deep in our
subconscious minds. The most
powerful ones are those we
can't even describe, aren't even
aware of."
- Ellen Goodman
A Wedding is a Day, A Marriage is a Lifetime

3. Becoming a Family
"To maintain a joyful family
requires much from both the
parents and the children. Each
member of the family has to
become, in a special way, the
servant of the others."
- Pope John Paul II
A Wedding is a Day, A Marriage is a Lifetime

4. Becoming a Family
"The most important thing a
father can do for his children is
to love their mother."
- Theodore Hesburgh
A Wedding is a Day, A Marriage is a Lifetime

5. Becoming a Family
"Parents wonder why the
streams are bitter, when they
themselves have poisoned the
fountain."
- John Locke
A Wedding is a Day, A Marriage is a Lifetime

6. Becoming a Family
"No one who has ever brought
up a child can doubt for a
moment that love is literally the
life-giving fluid of human
existence"
- Smiley Blanton
A Wedding is a Day, A Marriage is a Lifetime

7. Becoming a Family
"No matter what you've done
for yourself or for humanity, if
you can't look back on having
given love and attention to your
own family, what have you
really accomplished?"
- Lee Iacocca
A Wedding is a Day, A Marriage is a Lifetime

8. Becoming a Family
"My mother's love has always
been a sustaining force for our
family, and one of my greatest
joys is seeing her integrity, her
compassion, her intelligence
reflected in my daughters."
- Michelle Obama
A Wedding is a Day, A Marriage is a Lifetime

9. Becoming a Family
"My heritage has been my
grounding, and it has brought
me peace."
- Maureen O'Hara
A Wedding is a Day, A Marriage is a Lifetime

10. Becoming a Family
"I think togetherness is a very
important ingredient to family
life."
- Barbara Bush
A Wedding is a Day, A Marriage is a Lifetime

11. Becoming a Family
"I prefer to choose which
traditions to keep and which to
let go."
- Theodore Bikel
A Wedding is a Day, A Marriage is a Lifetime

12. Becoming a Family
"I cannot remember a moment
in my life when I have not felt
the love of my family. We were
a family that would have killed
for each other - and we still
are."
- Richard Branson
A Wedding is a Day, A Marriage is a Lifetime

13. Becoming a Family
"How true Daddy's words were
when he said: all children must
look after their own
upbringing. Parents can only
give good advice or put them on
the right paths, but the final
forming of a person's character
lies in their own hands."
- Anne Frank
A Wedding is a Day, A Marriage is a Lifetime

14. Becoming a Family
"Family means no one gets left
behind or forgotten."
- David Ogden Stiers
A Wedding is a Day, A Marriage is a Lifetime

15. Becoming a Family
"As the family goes, so goes the
nation and so goes the whole
world in which we live."
- Pope John Paul II
A Wedding is a Day, A Marriage is a Lifetime

16. Becoming a Family
"And whereas women had to
fight to find their way into the
workforce, men are now
fighting to reclaim their place
in the family structure."
- Bob Geldof
A Wedding is a Day, A Marriage is a Lifetime

17. Becoming a Family
"A man ought to live so that
everybody knows he is a
Christian... and most of all, his
family ought to know."
- Dwight L. Moody
A Wedding is a Day, A Marriage is a Lifetime

18. Becoming a Family
"A family is a place where
principles are hammered and
honed on the anvil of everyday
living."
- Charles R. Swindoll
A Wedding is a Day, A Marriage is a Lifetime

19. Becoming a Family
"A child who is allowed to be
disrespectful to his parents will
not have true respect for
anyone."
- Billy Graham
A Wedding is a Day, A Marriage is a Lifetime

20. Becoming a Family
"What the world needs is not
romantic lovers who are
sufficient unto themselves, but
husbands and wives who live
in communities, relate to other
people, carry on useful work
and willingly give time and
attention to their children."
- Margaret Mead
A Wedding is a Day, A Marriage is a Lifetime