Quotes about mother
mother children men
Far too many black men who praise their own mother feel less accounted to the mothers of their own children. Patricia Hill Collins
mother parent generations
Women gain social influence through their roles as mothers, transmitters of culture, and parents for the next generation.
mother lying fake
That's the hardest part of acting: when it is ultra-personal, when it is deeply personal, and there's no lying involved. You can't fake it, you can't get by it. This is dealing with the most primal instincts and emotions that a mother can have. Patricia Clarkson
mother two wife
When I was in second grade, my mother moved from Miami to this evangelical conservative environment in western North Carolina, two miles down the road from Billy Graham and his wife, Ruth. Patricia Cornwell
mother elegance excellent
Robert Walker as Bruno was excellent. He had elegance and humor, and the proper fondness for his mother Patricia Highsmith
mother shopping perfectly-good
I don't remember my mother ever playing with me. And she was a perfectly good mother. But she had to do the laundry and clean the house and do the grocery shopping. Patricia Heaton
mother knowing-everything rooms
My foster mother always laughed and said it was his reputation for knowing everything that allowed for him to appear infallible: all he had to do was walk through the room and see who looked guiltiest when they saw him. Maybe she was right, but I tried looking innocent the next time, and it didn't work. Patricia Briggs
mother sweet thinking
His voice was soft and sweet as molasses; but my mother once told me that you had to trust that the first thing out of a person's mouth was truth. After they have a chance to think about it, they'll change what they say to be more socially acceptable, something they think you'll be happier with, something that will get the results they want.
mother hot mercy
Mercy," said my mother thoughtfully, "you never told me your werewolf neighbor was quite that hot.
mother children stories
My mother was a children's librarian. I remember when traditional stories were revised for modern audiences until they bore only a nodding acquaintance with the originals, but were released as 'authentic Indian stories' when they were, in fact, nothing of the kind.
mother brother expression
His brother maintained that what sent people backing away was neither his size nor his mother's blood, but solely the expression on his face. To test Samuel's theory, Charles had tried smiling - and then solemnly reported to Samuel that he had been mistaken. When Charles smiled, he told Samuel, people just ran faster.
mother enemy scripture
Love thy enemies, it says in the scriptures. My foster mother always added, "At the very least, you will be polite to them.
mother gun law
Remember that all tax revenue is the result of holding a gun to somebody's head. Not paying taxes is against the law. If you don't pay your taxes, you'll be fined. If you don't pay the fine, you'll be jailed. If you try to escape from jail, you'll be shot. ... Therefore, every time the government spends money on anything, you have to ask yourself, 'Would I kill my kindly, gray-haired mother for this?' P. J. O'Rourke
mother hunger suspects
I suspect that hunger was my mother. Plautus
mother plato stories
[Aristotle] was the most eminent of all the pupils of Plato.... He seceded from Plato while he was still alive; so that they tell a story that [Plato] said, " Aristotle has kicked us off, just as chickens do their mother after they have been hatched. Plato
mother giving different
Give me a different set of mothers and I will give you a different world
mother invention
Necessity is literally the mother of invention.
mother daughter grandparent
I'm raising my daughter with her grandparents in the picture, and that feels good. Paula Cole
mothers-day mom cry
Mom's always know how to make us happy, but they also know exactly how to make us cry. Phil Jones
mother children saddest
A mother is only as happy as her saddest child. Phil McGraw
mother beach children
When a mother takes pictures of her children on the beach, she doesn't take herself for an artist; she does it for love, which is an excellent reason, from my point of view. Martin Parr
mother brother childhood
My mother's brother was killed while clearing mines in 1945. Those are things that mark your childhood and they help explain why we are so devoted to European unity. Martin Schulz
mother believe catholic
I'm one of those cliff-hanging Catholics. I don't believe in God, but I do believe that Mary was his mother. Martin Sheen
mother giving long
I have to warn you. I promised my mother, a long time ago. She said I had to give folks a chance to walk away. Lee Child
mother wife call-me
My mother still calls me Jim and that is about it. Everyone else calls me Lee. My wife calls me whatever.
mother father kids
My father wasn't around when I was a kid, and I used to always say, 'Why me? Why don't I have a father? Why isn't he around? Why did he leave my mother?' But as I got older I looked deeper and thought, 'I don't know what my father was going through, but if he was around all the time, would I be who I am today?' LeBron James
mother daughter sin
Sin is the mother, and shame the daughter of lewdness. Philip Sidney
mother men sick
When he is sick, every man wants his mother. Philip Roth
mother humorous florida
Only in America do these peasants, our mothers, get their hair dyed platinum at the age of sixty, and walk up and down Collins Avenue in Florida in pedal pushers and mink stoles - and with opinions on every subject under the sun. It isn't their fault they were given a gift like speech - look, if cows could talk, they would say things just as idiotic.
mother disgusting variety
Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure. Petrarch
mother daughter dad
My dad has worked so hard his whole life. He doesn't deserve to see his daughters going out embarrassing themselves and flashing their knickers. I want to make my parents proud. Petra Stunt
mother taken earth
Uranium is the raw material of a power-elite who has taken Mother Earth's every living creature hostage. Petra Kelly
mother blood dressing-up
As far back as I can ever remember, without really knowing it I wanted to be an actor. I was always dressing up, you know, playing pretend, putting on mothers hats and things. I'm sure Freud would have something to say about that. It was very much in my blood. Peter Cushing