- Necessity
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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
- District Attorney
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was the only girl in the family. One brother was District Attorney of Odessa or something; another was teaching classical languages; another was a captain of a battleship of the Black Navy; and still another was a chemist and icthyologist.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents separated soon after I was born, so I left Helsinki when I was a year old. My mother took me to Paris and then other places throughout Western Europe.
- Hands
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- Nov 07, 2020
My stepfather met my mother when I was seven years old, and he was a guitar player. So he caught me messing with his guitar, his electric guitar, and he tried to show me some chords, but my hands were too small.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
After about six months, I told my mother that I wanted the lessons to stop, and she was intelligent enough not to force me to continue. Besides, the lessons cost money, which was anything but abundant in our household.
- Graduate School
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother, whose interest in chemistry was rather minimal, nevertheless went to graduate school in the subject and married my father, for whom it was as important as life itself.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother is French-Italian with a little Spanish blood in her. I've been raised, and she was, as far as I know, raised as a Christian.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother enjoyed few things more than investing in the underdogs and showing them that they were special and could achieve their dreams.
- Difficult
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- Nov 07, 2020
It gradually dawned upon me that there was no one more difficult to please than my mother.
- Creative Expression
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being a wife and a mother is very gratifying, but it's not a creative expression and that's something I need to be happy.
- Hero
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I first found out that Superman wasn't real, I was about maybe eight. And I was talking to my mother about it. And she was like, 'No, no, no. There's no Superman.' And I started crying. I really thought he was coming to rescue us. The chaos, the violence, the danger. No hero was coming.
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
What a different world it was when I first sailed for Europe in 1930, with my mother, sister, and brother to spend six months abroad.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020