Quotes about mother
mother song piano
I've written lots of songs on the piano. My mother had a piano and it was the first instrument I played Mick Taylor
mother dad father
My father was Catholic, my mother was Protestant, and because of that I got Christened in both churches, so I've got all these names... but my Dad always called me Mick. Mickey Spillane
mother butlers grades
over protective? a butler in a grade- B movie? someones jewish mother? you got it Margaret Weis
mother acting young
My mother died when I was young, and I was filming all the time. I was all over the place. Acting was the one constant. Mara Wilson
mother clothes expectations
My mother has a very chic sense of style, but she also has high expectations for her clothes to be functional and practical. Joseph Altuzarra
mother pain believe
How can we love days that are filled with sorrow? We can't-at least not in the moment. I don't think my mother was suggesting that we suppress discouragement or deny the reality of pain. I don't think she was suggesting that we smother unpleasant truths beneath a cloak of pretended happiness. But I do believe that the way we react to adversity can be a major factor in how happy and successful we can be in life. Joseph B. Wirthlin
mother teacher son
My third grade teacher called my mother and said, 'Ms. Cox, your son is going to end up in New Orleans in a dress if we don't get him into therapy.' And wouldn't you know, just last week I spoke at Tulane University, and I wore a lovely green and black dress. Laverne Cox
mother awards achievement
My mother has all my awards, because if I walked downstairs every day and saw all my achievements it would be so easy to become complacent. Lauryn Hill
mother sleep player
I used to play my records aloud until one night my mother was like, "This is too loud. I'm not having it," and so I put on headphones. But the headphones didn't stretch all the way to my bed from the record player, so I had to sleep on the floor in order to hear the records. I slept on the floor right next to the record player until I was probably 19 years old.
mother father piano
My parents had a love for music. There were so many records, so much music constantly being played. My mother played piano, my father sang, and we were always surrounded in music.
mother strong son
That strong mother doesn't tell her cub, Son, stay weak so the wolves can get you. She says, Toughen up, this is reality we are living in.
mother daughter successful
I'm trying to be a loving and caring mother, a loving and caring wife-to-be, a loving and caring daughter, a loving and caring friend, a responsible person. And every day is another opportunity for me to be successful at that.
mother encouragement thinking
My mother gave me a piece of bread, which was love and encouragement. The correction was the meat, the substance. And then she would sandwich that with another piece of bread, which was love and encouragement. That was very important in shaping and molding our morality, our understanding of ourselves, making sure that we didn't think we were better than or less than anyone, feeling no more worthy or no less worthy than anyone else.
mother mean sleep
I slept with my mother until I was nine years old. It was OK for the first few years, and then I don't know what happened. I just couldn't do it anymore. I mean, sleeping with the same woman, night after night. Boring! Laura Kightlinger
mother agriculture grandfather
I carry in my datebook a piece of paper that my mother copied out for me, from the 1840 Census. Hardy Callaway Culver of Hancock County, Georgia, had 42 slaves, 31 "employed in agriculture." Culver was my great-great-great grandfather. I carry this piece of paper with me every day because I don't want to forget. I don't know what to do with the information, but I don't want to forget it. Laura Lippman
mother play clothes
The more famous an actress becomes, the less she's allowed to eat. Unless she wants to play people's mothers. And in bad clothes, yet. Lana Turner
mother do-it-yourself ifs
My mother told me...if you're going to get anywhere, you're going to have to do it yourself, because no one is going to do it for you. Lance Armstrong
mother endurance looks
And when I look at my mother, I reflect on her strength and endurance. She's cranky sometimes, but she is lovable and loving. I'd be happy to be there at 86. Lisa Scottoline
mother children wells
Everyone always talks about how well mothers know their children. No one ever seems to notice how well children know their mothers. Lisa Unger
mother home bye
You [meaning mothers] said good-bye a little every day -- from the minute they left your body until they left your home.
motherhood bye circles
Motherhood was an ever widening circle of good-byes.
mother suicide children
If it is perfectly acceptable for a widow to disfigure herself or commit suicide to save face for her husband's family, why should a mother not be moved to extreme action by the loss of a child or children? We are their caretakers. We love them. We nurse them when they are sick. . . But no woman should live longer than her children. It is against the law of nature. If she does, why wouldn't she wish to leap from a cliff, hang from a branch, or swallow lye? Lisa See
mother one-day ordinary
Maybe we're all like that with our mothers. They seem ordinary until one day they're extraordinary.
mother pain heart
When I knew I couldn't suffer another moment of pain, and tears fell on my bloody bindings, my mother spoke softly into my ear, encouraging me to go one more hour, one more day, one more week, reminding me of the rewards I would have if I carried on a little longer. In this way, she taught me how to endure — not just the physical trials of footbinding and childbearing but the more torturous pain of the heart, mind, and soul.
mother gratitude husband
I am still learning about love. I thought I understood it--not just mother love, but the love for one's parents, for one's husband, and for one's laotong. I've experienced the other types of love--pity love, respectful love and gratitude love. But looking at our secret fan with its messages written between Snow Flower and me over many years, I see that I didn't value the most important love--deep-heart love.
mother country pain
In our country we call this type of mother love teng ai. My son has told me that in men's writing it is composed of two characters. The first means pain; the second means love. That is a mother's love.
mother silly kids
I actually made an effort to reject acting, to shove it out of my body, because I didn't want my kids to have an actress as a mother-to have, like, a silly person. Lisa Kudrow
mother daughter school
I'm old-school. I want to be there to drop off my daughter at school and pick her up. Lisa Loeb
mother balance being-a-mother
It's really hard to balance work and being a mother.
mother memories lunch
I have many memories of waking up to eat breakfast that my mother carefully prepared for us and her saying, what do y'all want for lunch, and as we're eating lunch, what do y'all want for dinner? It's always about the next meal
mother daughter redneck
Being Elvis Presley's daughter is a whole lot of pressure. It's been a constant burden in my life. Lisa Marie Presley
mother baby ebay
From what I was able to hear," Dane said, "Tara dumped off a surprise baby with your mother, who's planning to sell it on eBay." "Social Services," I said. "She hasn't thought of eBay yet. Lisa Kleypas
mother baby dark
Dane was shaking his head firmly. "Don't bring it here, Ella. No babies." I gave him a dark look. "What if it were a baby polar bear or a baby Galapagos penguin? I bet you'd want it then." "I'd make an exception for endangered species," he allowed. "This baby is endangered. It's with my mother.