- Me
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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
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was an altar boy. My mother wanted me to be a priest. I am very Christian and Catholic. ... I'm very faithful. I believe in God, in Jesus Christ.
- Nov 07, 2020
My father and my mother were both teachers. They inculcated to us the importance of studies.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was an altar boy. My mother wanted me to be a priest. I am very Christian and Catholic... I'm very faithful.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was passionate. She was stubborn, the dominant one in the family. She dominated my father.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
Education commences at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character.
- Downstairs
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- Nov 07, 2020
When my dad needed a shirt ironed, he would yell downstairs to my mother, who would drop everything and iron his shirt.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother's very proud of the name she gave me. She thought it sounded rhythmically better. It doesn't really make a difference to me what people call me, but since my mother calls me Holly Marie when she's angry, I prefer just my first name.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was the product of very young parents, and they had wild ways. My mother was in a punk band. Rebelling would have been learning to play piano.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
You never feel like you're 100 percent at either one. I don't ever feel like I'm the best actress I can be or the best mother I can be.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm looking forward to sproglets but, as I'm the main breadwinner, I feel I ought to capitalise on my career for a bit longer. Mother keeps telling me I should go and freeze some eggs. Not terribly romantic, is it?
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
London is not a healthy place. I feel much healthier when I'm living in the countryside or, indeed, anywhere out of London. When I go back to the countryside to visit my mother, I get out of the car, and suddenly there's great wafts of fresh air.
- Loved
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother loved films! She adored Ingrid Bergman, Joan Fontaine, Vivien Leigh. We couldn't afford to go together to the cinema, but she was always watching their movies on TV.
- Proud
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- Nov 07, 2020