Tell Your Family Just How Much You Love Them With These Meaningful Quotes

You can't choose your family, and no two families are exactly alike, and yet somehow people — wise thinkers smarter than I am — have been able to put into words exactly how it feels to be so closely bonded to other humans.

Whether you're looking for quotes about sisters, something to write in a birthday message for your brother, a perfect Instagram caption for Mother's Day, something pithy to lead off a Father's Day toast, an inspirational saying for your Grandma or your Grandpa or a funny tidbit that reminds you of your kids, there have been writers, poets, actors and other thought leaders who have already found the right words to get you started on the right foot.

These are the best family quotes, from the likes of Michelle Obama, Walt Disney, Maya Angelou, Mother Teresa, Winston Churchill, Barbara Bush and George Bernard Shaw, among others. Whether you're trying to connect to blood relatives or chosen family, parents or children, near relations and distant ones, these are likely to remind you of someone important in your life. Send one to someone you're close with, and let them know how they made you into the person you are today.