- Getting
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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
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother and I were very close and even when I left home and came to London I would ring her every day. She was very proud of me and loved my celebrity. She would often come to shoots and TV shows with me.
- Magic
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was very, very little - it was the first time I ever cooked on my own, with my mother's supervision - and I made scrambled eggs. I felt so accomplished, like magic!
- Focal
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother's kitchen was built to be the focal point of our house. I got into the kitchen often as a child.
- Happiness
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am Gabrielle Anwar: mother, lover, daughter, sister, friend, and creator in the pursuit of happiness.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
I myself am mixed race - my mother is Korean, and my father is an American Jew - so I've always felt other.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom was a single mother, raising my sister and me. My mom has an incredible talent for living in the world without traditional structure, and her friend, who was in advertising, put me in a commercial when I was five. It was just to make money.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never set out to be an actor. Again, my mother presented this job by job to me at the time, and if it sounded fun, I would say yes and if it didn't, I would say no. I always knew, since I was 7 or 8 years old, that it was a means to an end and that I wanted to go to college.
- Cindy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Her mother, Laurie Simmons, is a contemporary artist, and my stepmother, Cindy Sherman, is a photographer, so they've known each other forever. Lena and I were often at the same dinner parties when we were kids.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents separated when I was very small. I grew up with my mother, and I was a single child then. She was very independent, doing her things and having fun alone and working.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Yes, it's true that my mother has a go at me when I don't track back. We are very, very close, and she demands a lot from me, which is great.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm very attached to my family. My mother is hard on me when she has to be, and that makes a huge difference. Their support means I need concentrate only on playing.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whenever I score for Manchester City, my mother calls me. As soon as the ball hits the back of the net, the phone rings. It doesn't matter if she's back home in Brazil or if she's in the stadium watching me. She calls me every time. So I run to the corner flag, and I put my hand to my ear, and I say, 'Alo Mae!'
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was lucky because my mother worked extremely hard, and our family always had food to eat.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father left the family right after I was born, so my mother was working every single day to support me and my brothers.
- Everyone
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everyone knows I care very deeply for my mother and that I love her very much.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020