- Disease
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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
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I answer number one to myself, because I know myself. I answer to my fans, because they know me. My mother knows me and God knows me, and that's where it's at.
- Hero
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- Nov 07, 2020
Gene Krupa was my big hero, and I used to play on my mother's flour cans and sugar cans with the kitchen knives, listening to the big bands on my dad's records. Gene Krupa and Harry James.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in a household that was a labor household. My dad was a Teamster and a milk truck driver. My mother was a secretary. Neither of them got through high school. But they worked hard and they gave me very, very important opportunities to go to school, get a good education.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you have a good mother and no father, God kind of sits in. It's not enough, but it helps.
- Lady
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was the sweetest lady who ever lived on this planet, but if you tried to tell her that Jesus wasn't a Christian, she would stomp you to death.
- Milk
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- Nov 07, 2020
Coconut milk is the only thing on this planet that comes identically to mother's milk.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not the only one; most people's mothers are the most influential person in their life. But my mother survived the camps, and she was very strong. She made me strong, but she wanted me to be strong. That's more important.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Eighteen months before I was born, my mother was in Auschwitz. She weighed 49 pounds. She always told me that God saved her so she could give me life. I was born out of nothing.
- Early Years
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother would say, 'Stay ready so you don't have to get ready.' I spent a lot of my early years preparing for beautiful moments that have unfolded in my life so far.
- Born
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was actually born in Toledo and raised in Detroit.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I come from a family of storytellers. My grandmother was great at telling stories, and my mother was an amazing storyteller.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was 8, I began to study ballet. In seventh grade, my mother took me into New York to study at the School of American Ballet. I loved ballet - its precision, the escape from uncertainty, and the music.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father's from Australia and my mother was born in India, but she's actually Tibetan. I was born in Katmandu, lived there until I was eight, and then moved to Australia with my mother and father. So yeah, I'm very mixed up, been to many different schools.
- Everyone
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- Nov 07, 2020