....And let me tell you something about families they're overrated. They're a weakness. The leave you or get taken from you or they disappoint you. Families are a liability.

Michael Robotham
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The quote “....and let me tell you something about families they're overrated. They're a weakness. The leave you or get taken from you or they disappoint you. Families are a liability.” is a quote by the late comedian George Burns in a conversation with his son in an episode of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show in which he was talking about the benefits of being alone. All of us have had a friend or family member that we had to say goodbye to when they were no longer in our life for whatever reason, maybe it was death, divorce, moving away, etc… In this quote from George Burns, he is speaking about the benefits of being alone and how it's better for everyone when that one person is left alone rather than having a group of people “get taken from” them or become a “liability”.

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