Quotes about moth
mother father self
Work creates an enormous sense of self and I saw that in my mother. She was an enormous, towering figure to me in the best possible way. I picked up a lot of things from her in the way that I work... I also picked up a lot of the failings of when your father doesn't have those things and that results in a house that turns into a minefield. Bruce Springsteen
mother stars integrity
My mother was a secretary that elevated herself to having her own international company, my father elevated himself to an NBA player and perennial all-star. So I learned from my parents that it's about hard work, about both of them getting their education, putting people first and leading a life of integrity. Brian J. White
mother dad two
In the show, we have recreated two sketches that my dad had, or pieces that my dad had developed. One that he had developed with my mother, one that Frank Oz had developed with my dad. And these are old pieces from the '50's and '60's, and we're going to develop more, too. Brian Henson
mother teacher art
I always very much enjoyed arts and it was so central in my family, my mother was also an art teacher, as well as founding the Henson Company with my dad, there was a lot of art going on in our household.
mother father kids
Once upon a time, each of us was somebody's kid. Everyone had a father, even if he never provided anything more than his seed. Everyone had a mother, even if she had to leave us on a stranger's doorstep. No matter how we're eventually raised, all of our stories begin the exact same way. They all end the same, too. Brian K. Vaughan
mother dad real
My mother's incredibly giving, almost too giving at times. And, my dad is a real logical person. He's got logic for every situation. They've been married for 24 years, so there was that stability, also. I really learned to think on my own at a very young age. Brian Austin Green
mother children doors
If you would shut your door against the children for an hour a day and say: 'Mother is working on her five-act tragedy in blank verse!' you would be surprised how they would respect you. They would probably all become playwrights. Brenda Ueland
mother husband children
We should all know this: that listening is not talking; [it] is the gifted and great role and the imaginative role. And the true listener is much more beloved, magnetic than the talker, and he is more effective, and learns more and does more good. And so try listening. Listen to your wife, your husband, your father, your mother, your children, your friends; to those who love you and those who don't, to those who bore you, to your enemies. It will work a small miracle. And perhaps a great one.
mother father book
I played Little League for one year. That was it. Then my mother realized I liked books and threatened my father. I owe her forever for that. Brad Meltzer
mother daughter fighting
As I tell my daughter, when you want something in life - no matter how impossible it seems - you need to fight for it.
mother daughter book
But to me, the most important page in my daughter's book is the last one - because it's blank. It says 'Your Hero's Photo Here,' and 'Your Hero's Story Here.'
mother children flare-up
What occurred to me on [‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’], and also with the passing of her mother, is that there's going to come a time when I'm not going to get to be with this person anymore. I'm not going to get to be with my children anymore. Or friends, people I love and respect. And so, if we have a flare-up, it evaporates now. I don't want to waste time being angry at someone I love. Brad Pitt
mother daughter years
I have a 13-year-old daughter who rents these bloody horror movies, and I can't even walk into the room when she's watching them with her friends. Brad Dourif
mother running children
My mother used to say when we were children, 'When a boy gets a stick in his hand, his brains run out the other end of it.' Power is a stick in the hand, and I have never heard of anybody who wielded a very big stick of power whose brains did not run out the other end. As a nation, our brains are running out the other end of our power right now. Jane Jacobs
mother baby matter
I know that a mother, no matter how impoverished or uneducated, will do anything to save her babies. Jane Chen
mother dream children
UNICEF is helping mothers realize their dreams for the future - a future in which the basic needs for a child's survival: food, clean water and simple health care - are guaranteed. Jane Curtin
mother daughter real
I had a daughter who was 9 years old and I had the feeling I wasn't going to be a real parent if I didn't quit making movies for a while and spend time with her. I also felt that I'd made enough movies and said what I had to say at the time. Jane Campion
mother children expression
It's the bond between mother and child, which is really, for us and for chimps and other primates, the root of all the expressions of social behavior. Jane Goodall
mother supportive patient
A good mother is protective but not over-protective. She's patient, she's affectionate, she's playful, but above all she is supportive.
mother baby intelligent
I learnt from Flo how to be mother. Flo was patient, tolerant. She was supportive. She was always there. She was playful. She enjoyed having her babies, as good mothers do.
mother mad supportive
I had this wonderful, supportive mother who didn't get mad because of all the earth mucking up my bed. She just said they'd die - they needed the earth.
mother good-mother
There are good mothers and bad ones, but most of them are somewhere in-between.
mother thinking taught-us
My mother always taught us that if people don't agree with you, the important thing is to listen to them. But if you've listened to them carefully and you still think that you're right, then you must have the courage of your convictions.
mother trying i-can
My mother killed herself when I was 12. I won't complete that relationship. But I can try to understand her. Jane Fonda
mother exercise dieting
A mother who is obsessing about being thin and dieting and exercising is not going to be a very good mother.
mother daughter men
Connecting with my daughter is the most important thing in my life - the priority. I want to be a man who shows up for her. I want to have such a big influence on her, so that she knows she can call me about anything, which she does. Jamie Foxx
mother daughter made
Will.i.am and I performed at Wango Tango. That's when my daughter said that I had made it in music.
mother simple birth
The explanation is quite simple. I wished to be near my mother. James Whistler
mother helping busy
My mother was kept very busy with her sewing; sometimes she would have another woman helping her. James Weldon Johnson
mother giving-up law
Give up all hope of peace so long as your mother-in-law is alive. Juvenal
mother children hands
Do you expect, forsooth, that a mother will hand down to her children principles which differ from her own?
mothers-day mom growing-up
I got to grow up with a mother who taught me to believe in me. Antonio Villaraigosa
mother jobs writing
It was only after five years in the army, when I was having to do a very boring job in a very boring place, that I thought: 'Why not try writing a novel?' partly out of youthful arrogance and partly because there had been a long line of writers in my mother's family. Antony Beevor