Family Hierarchy Quotes

An obedient wife commands her husband.

One father is enough to govern one hundred sons, but not a hundred sons one father.

The most noble title any child can have, Demosthenes wrote, is Third.

The younger brother hath the more wit.

As a dad, you are the Vice President of the executive branch of parenting. It doesn't matter what your personality is like, you will always be Al Gore to your wife's Bill Clinton. She feels the pain and you are the annoying nerd telling them to turn off the lights.

The beginning of my life was simple and much like every other little life. I came, I saw, I conquered, as the first baby in the family always does.

Filial obedience is the first and greatest requisite of a state; by this we become good subjects to our emperors, capable of behaving with just subordination to our superiors, and grateful dependents on heaven; by this we become fonder of marriage, in order to be capable of exacting obedience from others in our turn; by this we become good magistrates, for early submission is the truest lesson to those who would learn to rule. By this the whole state may be said to resemble one family.

I like my father being the boss in my life

There was no music at all during my childhood. The first time we heard music was when my eldest brother bought a tape recorder. Even then, only he was allowed to touch it. But in our house, we listened to legends such as Muhammad Rafi, Mehdi Hasan, Noor Jehan, Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi.

My mom always said I was the peacemaker in the family. My older brother, Eric, was the leader, the creative one. I was just his puppet.

You'd better talk to my dad. My mom's pretty busy.

I may be the baby of the family, but that doesn't mean I don't get to boss people around.

Coming from an Asian culture, I was always taught to respect my elders, to be a better listener than a talker.

My father had a small Estate in Nottinghamshire; I was the Third of five Sons.

If I said 'Fall down', he's gonna fall down. I'm still his father.

My father always defined my gender to my brothers. He'd say, 'This is your sister; you must take care of her.'

God first, then papa.

My father said he was going to write to the Jinzhou City Party Committee asking for permission to 'talk about love'...My mother supposed it was a bit like asking permission from the head of the family...the Communist Party was the new patriarch.

We all learn submission because we all have 'bosses', whether we're presidents of companies or not. The easiest place to learn it is in family.

When my dad needed a shirt ironed, he would yell downstairs to my mother, who would drop everything and iron his shirt.

Because I was the youngest boy, I was always my mom's favorite - and my brothers were always tough on me.

My sisters and I can still recite Dad's grilling rules: Rule No. 1: Dad is in charge. Rule No. 2: Repeat Rule No. 1.

I'll always be the baby in the family. I'm the youngest sister, but growing up with so many boys, it makes you tough. You get teased. There's no tiptoeing around each other. You say it the way it is; you're honest.

I tell my wife she is only the third most important thing after my country and my parents, in that order.