- I Am
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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
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother never married my father. She was married to and divorced from another man, then she married and divorced my stepfather and then, ultimately, they ended up getting back together.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I get great joy from creating the perfect Norman Rockwell holiday. This is why I think I might be Martha Stewart's brother from another mother.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember when we were called 'colored,' and Dr. King would always tell young people not to get upset at what people called you. He said if it is not the name your mother gave you, then smile, keep walking, and that's exactly what we did.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a child, my father would read out loud to my brother, my mother, and me. Several times in the course of my childhood, he would read 'Alice and Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking Glass' over a few weeks. They were a great favorite with all of us.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Before I left for American University, my mother told me to sign up for everything I could: to take advantage of everything from on-campus lectures to sports and social events to the amazing D.C. culture.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
My very first recollection of life on earth was waking up in bed with my mother, and she was showing me a picture of my father, Charles Jackson, with a group of soldiers.
- Local
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother helped to integrate the local elementary school in the nineteen-sixties.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom is the kind of mom, when we would go to a friend of the family's house, and they would offer us something to drink or offer us something to eat, my mother would always say, 'Tell them no.' You could be starving - you could be dehydrated - but as kids, we were supposed to tell the host, 'No.'
- Lawyer
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother worked for a white family that lived in one of the mansions on the beach. The husband in the family was a lawyer; he worked for a firm in New Orleans.
- Fighting
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father and mother - I figured if I could make them laugh, they'd stop fighting. I stole all their material.
- Except
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ban partial-birth abortion except to save mother's life.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had a very special family life. My mother and father made sure when we were home, we were part of the family, not a TV star. And the other thing: my father was fully employed while I was doing the series.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother taught us the man was the head of the family, but the woman was the neck, and you could turn him any way you like.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020