Famous Quotes & Sayings

Thomas Jones

My father played in high school. My uncles played. From age five or six, I remember watching all the games. And I remember saying to my mom and dad even then that I was going to play in the NFL, and buy them a house and a car.

Thomas Keller

I wonder if I love the communal act of eating so much because throughout my childhood, with four older brothers and a mom who worked in the restaurant business, I spent a lot of time fending for myself, eating alone - and recognizing how eating together made all the difference.

Rebecca Lobo

In third grade, I was taking tap-dance lessons, and about six weeks before the recital I wanted to quit. My mom said, 'No, you're going to stay with it.' Well, I did it, and I was bad, too! But my parents never let their kids walk away from something because it was too hard.

Vin Diesel

My mom used to say that I became a fighter and a scrapper and a tough guy to protect who I am at my core.

Viggo Mortensen

When I was 11, I moved to the United States with my two brothers and my mom. We moved to northern New York, up near the Canadian border, from Argentina, and there was nobody there that spoke Spanish, and because there was no internet at the time, not even cable TV yet, I lost the connection with my childhood friends and the culture I had been brought up with for my first decade completely.

Victoria Clark

My deceased grandmother on my mom's side was a real fairy godmother, who lived to be 102 and who I always feel is looking after me.

Victoria Beckham

[My boys] bloody well will work. Same as myself, same as David. They're not going to be the kinds of kids that just hang about. I want them to be able to fulfill their passions, but I think it's important that the children grow up and have respect for themselves.

Victor Cruz

Take your time. Love is gonna come. Don't force it. Don't try to make it happen. Relax, take your time, and you'll know when it's there. My mom gave me that advice.

Victor Cruz

My mom was dying for me to write a book, she was my biggest advocate

Victor Cruz

My mom lived by herself with two kids. Sacrifice was the name of the game at our house.

Gretchen Wilson

I'm a mom first, a singer second.

Glen Campbell

There ought to be a hall of fame for mamas / Creation's most unique and precious pearl / And heaven help us always to remember / That the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world

Georges St-Pierre

Everyone is a threat, and anyone can be beat at any given moment. No one is invincible.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Her dignity consists in being unknown to the world; her glory is in the esteem of her husband; her pleasures in the happiness of her family.

Jill Sobule

My mom wore the pants in the family, for sure. I always say, that I spent my childhood trying to get the love and attention of my mom, and now I can't get rid of it.

Jillian Michaels

I used to tell moms that for the sake of their well-being they had to put themselves first. But I know now that's not always possible.

Jillian Michaels

It's impossible to put yourself first when you're a mom.

Jill Scott

Being a mom, it feels like I did something so powerful and amazing. It's such a gigantic blessing, and a confirmation that the Creator exists. And all of that has made me feel sexier and stronger. I call it 'lava in my spine.'

Jill Scott

My heart and prayers go out to all single moms because it's tough, and I can't imagine any teenager dealing with a baby and all those hormones raging.

Jessica Lynch

I woke up and all I could see was Iraqis standing all around me, looking down upon me. I knew at that moment something terrible had happened and I wasn't in the right place.

Jessica Hahn

Once my mom passed away, I have nobody to answer to. It's great.

Jessica Chastain

I always say I am a realist, and my mom says, 'No, you just have anxiety.

Jessica Lange

Moments of pure happiness come upon you unexpectedly. Don't be too preoccupied to experience them.

Jerry Doyle

I'm not sure what I want to do when I grow up, or if I'm sure I ever want to grow up. I'm sure there are people that wish I would, but you know, my mom will get over it.

Jeremy Bonderman

Taking the GED and moving on to my dream of playing baseball was what I wanted to do, and my mom and dad supported me.

Jennifer Egan

I'm very interested in the way the Internet has changed teenage life. Obviously it's very different from when I grew up, when there weren't even answering machines, much less computers. I was telling my children this the other day, and the little one said, "Did you have electricity, Mom?" and I was like okay, enough, kid.

Jeff Vandermeer

My mom is an artist and my own fiction is deeply visual.

Jeffrey Kluger

The golden child may be the oldest one, unless it's the youngest. It may be the toughest one, unless it's the most sensitive. It's not even necessary that Mom and Dad have the same favorite - and typically they don't.

Jeff Kinney

First of all, let me get this straight: This is a JOURNAL, not a diary. I know what it says on the cover, but when Mom went out to buy this thing I SPECIFICALLY told her to get one that didn't say 'diary' on it.

Jeff Kinney

I got to give mom credit for how she handled it.She didn't try to pry and get all the details. All she said was that I should try to do "the right thing" because it's our choices that make us who we are. I figure that's pretty decent advice. But I'm still not 100% sure what I'm going to do tomorrow.

Jeff Kinney

Mom is always saying I'm a smart kid, but that I just don't apply myself.

Jesse McCartney

I have a hard time waking up. No alarm clock works! It sounds childish, but I seriously have my manager, my mom or a buddy of mine wake me up if I have to be somewhere. It`s a serious issue! I`ve been very late for some serious gigs because of it!

Jennifer Love Hewitt

I've always wanted to be a mom. Because I want to give a kid all of the magical gifts my mom gave me, such as love and friendship.