Tom Wolfe

I can remember that on the shelves at home, there were these books by Thomas Wolfe. 'Look Homeward Angel' and 'Of Time and the River.' 'Of Time and the River' had just come out when I was aware of his name. My parents had a hard time convincing me that he was no kin whatsoever. My attitude was, 'Well, what's he doing on the shelf, then?

American Journalist

Henry Ossawa Tanner

My efforts have been to not only put the Biblical incident in the original setting, but at the same time give the human touch which makes the whole world kin and which ever remains the same.

American Artist

Martha Reeves

You can't very well live in a castle while your kin is on the poor side of town and barely have enough food. Some want you to get to the top and rely on you making it for them, too.

American Musician

Ayushmann Khurrana

As an actor, I have always believed that content is the kin,g and I have always put my neck on the line to choose cinema that is off the beaten track.

Indian Actor

Al Sharpton

It seems some have chosen to ignore or have simply forgotten the big-picture vision promoted by Dr. King and his kin.

American Activist

Liv Tyler

When you meet kin, there is an energy and sparkle between your bodies. It must be chemical somehow - DNA and genes.

Actress

Molly Ivins

I don't have any children, so I've decided to claim all the future freedom-fighters and hell-raisers as my kin.

Rupert Sanders

I'm influenced by a lot of filmmakers; I like English filmmakers because I feel a kin to them.

English Director

Mayawati

The Congress and its kin parties such as the BJP are up to grab the rights of Dalits.

Indian Politician

William Shakespeare

One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.

English Playwright

The concept of who counts as 'kin' can vary widely across different cultures, including extended family or clan members.

Cultural Sensitivity

When referring to relatives, 'kin' often appears in more formal or legal contexts compared to 'family'.

Formal Use

Using 'kin' instead of 'family' can imply a certain distance or formality in the relationship.

Emotional Distance

Understanding 'kin' as 'qi' or 'chi' requires familiarity with traditional Chinese concepts of energy and health.

Cultural Understanding

This meaning of 'kin' is specialized and mainly used in discussions about Chinese culture or martial arts practices.

Specific Context

'Kin' as a suffix expresses affection and familiarity, and it's not just limited to romantic partners.

Term of Endearment

Adding 'kin' to words can give them a playful or whimsical note, suitable for casual conversation.

Playful Language

This usage can indicate an evolutionary relationship or common ancestry in the natural world.

Evolutionary Connection

It's used in biology to describe close genetic relationships with precision and scientific context.

Scientific Precision

 international network called kin it enables every single one of you in this room to access the people and information and resources you need at any given point of time around the world but I'm not here to talk about that I'm here to talk about the names behind the people of this network every single day

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 They were large. They were hairy. They had large tusks, and we seem to have a very deep connection with them, like we do with elephants. Maybe it's because elephants share many things in common with us. They bury their dead. They educate the next of kin. They have social knits that are very close.

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 you try to get people who are not related to use the relationship type that would ordinarily be appropriate to close kin. Now, mismatches -- when one person assumes one relationship type, and another assumes a different one -- can be awkward. If you went over and you helped yourself

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 And he said no, in fact at that time he didn't believe that was a real disease. I said, "OK, if you're not, do you mind if I have it?" And he said, "Well, young man, I can't give you the brain. You need his family's permission. But if you do get the permission of his next of kin,

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 on a sign that read, "He who adapts can live tolerably." It was a bargain that helped ensure I had a place to stay and food to eat; a bargain that won me praise of teachers and kin, strangers; a bargain that paid off big time, it seemed,

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 their own kith and kin yet this behavior may be exactly what is needed to boost the group's chances of success as litters tend to have a greater survival rate when there are just four or five successful breeding females in a group

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 Spewing stench and adopting odd postures are common and often play important roles. Other animals sacrifice their quail chicks that freeze while their kin run amok have a better chance of survival when pursued by a cat.

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 or outfitted for diving under the sea, we are basically the same. We are kin under the skin. The elephant has the same skeleton, the killer whale has the same skeleton, as do we. We see helping where help is needed.

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 "One touch of nature makes the whole world kin." And sure, it may be just one big old silly fish, but it's helping. If it's helping to unite the world, I think it's definitely the fish of the future.

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 She risks being eaten in order to save her kin, and that's the key. Kin selection is that genetic impulse for self-sacrifice prevalent throughout the kingdoms of life, even us. Skeptical?

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