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The nuclear family doesn't work. It's very destructive; it grew out of selfishness.

I don't think you necessarily have to be part of a traditional nuclear family to be a good mother.

Combined families often get bad reviews, but the family my children got when they traded away 'the suffocating four-person' nuclear one is one that has benefited all of them.

Nobody has ever before asked the nuclear family to live all by itself in a box the way we do. With no relatives, no support, we've put it in an impossible situation.

Most people no longer live in nuclear families at all.

I'll tell you something: my dad was a nuclear engineer and he was really bright, and I've always said that because of negotiating at such a young age with my dad, it was really such a gift because I could then negotiate with very difficult personalities - and not end up being the scapegoat. I learned to really pick and choose my battles.

We now recognize that abuse and neglect may be as frequent in nuclear families as love, protection, and commitment are in nonnuclear families.

In my own upbringing, my family lacked the ability to provide a stable, nurturing environment.

I don't design houses with the nuclear family idea because I don't believe in it as a concept.

I had phenomenal parents. They kept me very grounded, and I lived a normal life.