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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
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you've ever watched someone who is a mother talk on the phone, feed the dog, bounce the baby, it's just astounding to see someone manage, more or less well, to do all those things. But on a computer, multitasking is really binary. The task is either in the foreground, or it's not.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Literature has always been a part of my life. I studied history and literature in college. My mother is a novelist; I grew up around books.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
The mother cannot expect her daughter to understand the mysteries of housekeeping without education. She should instruct them patiently, lovingly, and make the work as agreeable as she can by her cheerful countenance and encouraging words of approval. If they fail once, twice, or thrice, censure not.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Tenderness has created the first 'social order' - that of the mother with her offspring. Through motherliness, woman later makes her great contributions to civilization.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had a beautiful mother and a famous father, and I didn't know where I fit in.
- Fun
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was very glamorous. She was very beautiful, and she had a lot of friends; she was fun and loved to drink.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls. They always say because it's such a beautiful animal. There you go. I think my mother is attractive, but I have photographs of her.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in a broken home, working class. My paternal grandmother raised me and my brother; my father was with us, and my mother lived in Jersey.
- Mirror
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I look in the mirror, I also see a mother and a wife and someone I am proud to be. I see an advocate. I see a survivor.
- Courage
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been through it all, baby, I'm mother courage.
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- Nov 07, 2020