- 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
- Handsome
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- Nov 07, 2020
Now I have children of my own. They ask their mother what will I be. Will I be handsome, will I be rich?
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother always made me do ball-handling and all that because she was like, 'What if you stop growing?'
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father was a big Bruce Lee fan. He's Chinese-Hawaiian, and my mother is Chinese. He used to take us to all these really fantastical films with martial arts in them.
- Big
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father was a big Bruce Lee fan. He's Chinese-Hawaiian, and my mother is Chinese. He used to take us to all these really fantastical films with martial arts in them. And Bruce Lee was amazing.
- Dumb
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not going to normally get hired to play those emotional things, and I'm capable of it. I was raised by a single mother in Iowa - I'm just trapped in a big, dumb body.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father was an electrical engineer who worked at Westinghouse in Pittsburgh. When I was growing up, my mother wrote humor columns for the local paper. She was the Erma Bombeck of Murrysville, Pa.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
Because I was very big and she was very small, my mother had a horrible birth when I was born. So she always said: 'I'm never having any more kids!'
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have my father to thank for my build and height, and my mother to thank for my lips and eyes.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never looked at fan mail, for some reason. My mother and grandmother handled my mail - although it's not like I was ever in the stratosphere of Kirk Cameron or Scott Baio.
- Marriage
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father was a Catholic, but my mother wasn't. She had to do that weird deal you do as a Catholic - they deign to sanction your marriage and you have to bring your children up as Catholics.
- Floyd
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't know, when I was a kid, when I would see shows that changed my life, I would go to see shows where there was my mother taking us to see classic rock concerts, like Zeppelin, or when I saw Pink Floyd or when I saw, you know, when I was a little older, and I saw Nine Inch Nails, and I saw The Cure.
- Respect
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother is very, very smart and commands respect because she has a lot of respect for herself.
- Back
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- Nov 07, 2020