- Honor
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mother Quotes
On mothers, their advice, and what stays with us.
Several of these lines trace back to childhood impressions left by a mother's words, whether about appearance, privacy, or simply keeping close watch. For prayer-toned reflections, see Prayers.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been surrounded by strong, hardworking women like my mother all my life.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whether you are pro-choice or strongly pro-life, as I am, there should be common ground that abortion ceases to be an option when a baby can live outside the mother's womb or experience excruciating pain from a procedure.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Both my parents died on the young side. My father was 45, and my mother was 61, so cancer's affected me in a big way.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wouldn't just come home from school and watch TV everyday, they had me involved in lots of local theatre. I was a very dramatic, talkative child. And that was part of my mother's creative solution - to put me in workshops and classes and children's theatre programmes.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was a doctor, and I grew up with her in a little apartment belonging to my grandmother, because the Soviet Union never saw fit to let our family have its own apartment.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother taught me how to write.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother is my biggest role model, and she showed me how to do it right. She was very present in our lives and has a great career of her own. Same with my father. So I knew it was possible going in to stay closely connected to my children while also chasing big dreams. And it's given me great perspective.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know it's superficial, and you can't measure art, which is supposed to be up to the individual, but I've watched the Oscars since I was a baby with my mother.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have 10 brothers and sisters. My mother raised us because my father died when I was 8.
- Partner
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- Nov 07, 2020
Look, my mother's not a welfare woman. She certainly had plenty of help. But there's no substitute for a husband and partner.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
My husband is in politics and my kids are already a campaign organ for him and I really love being their mother.
- Hair
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- Nov 07, 2020
I might have been told to put a comb through my hair once or twice - by my mother!
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother - who's from Iowa - owns and runs her own day-care centre, while my father's a developer. And my musical influences, I think, came from my father's side of the family.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I came from the South with a mother who was hard working, so I love going to work every day.
- Poor
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- Nov 07, 2020