- Guitar
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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
'Lucky Man' I wrote when I was twelve years old. I wrote it when I first was given a guitar by my mother. I only knew four chords, but I used them all to write that song. And it just stayed with me, stayed in my head. I didn't even write it on a piece of paper. I remembered it.
- Light
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- Nov 07, 2020
You know, I used to warm the thermometer on the light bulb... I was really good at being sick. I could forge my mother's signature on a sick note so well I was hardly ever at school.
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother, she worked in the mayor's office in Chicago when I was growing up and has been in democratic politics for a long time.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was a great bringer-up of children. My memories are of a sense of security and comfort.
- Enough
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- Nov 07, 2020
When my mother had to get dinner for 8 she'd just make enough for 16 and only serve half.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have pets, but they're the really ordinary sort - yellow Labrador, tabby cat, white rabbit, a few goldfish - that kind of stuff. Nothing very... extravagant or unusual or exotic, but I find, in terms of inspiration, Mother Nature is just it.
- Champion
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was a champion high-jumper. My three brothers are basketball players. We've all been very athletic.
- Husband
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- Nov 07, 2020
My husband used to shout at my mother, 'What is wrong with your daughter? I'm married to a man.'
- Leader
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother once used to be a Congress leader.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother is Afro-Caribbean and my father is Caucasian-American, and I was born in Pennsylvania and moved to the Cayman Islands when I was about 2. So I grew up there with my mother, and it's really all I know. I grew up there until it was time to go to college, and that's when I moved back to America.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nicolette, Kendalle, and Alexandra are my children. Their mother, Cynthia Beck, and I, love them very much.
- Queen
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was happy to be in England because my mother had always loved the royals, and so do I. My mother had every memento you could find on the Queen.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother always said, 'The best way to ruin a story is to tell the other side.'
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020