- Me
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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
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
Until I was six years old we lived in the projects, then my two brothers and three sisters and I moved to a three-bed that my mother's father built.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was always about being first, about winning. There were no prizes for second place. My mother and father said, 'Do whatever you want, as long as you're the best at it.'
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father and mother treated us children as intellectual equals, thus greatly bolstering our self-confidence and our interest in ideas of all kinds.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in Birmingham, but my parents are originally from Barbados. My dad, Romeo, was a long-distance lorry driver, and my mother, Mayleen, worked in catering.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am truly my mother's son.
- Integrity
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father and mother had tremendous integrity, and obviously that affected me.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother cared more about how you reasoned than about the conclusions you reached.
- Clothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother had to label all our clothing. As the youngest boy, all my tags read Droga5.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm kind of like both of them: My mother grew up wanting to save the world, and my father grew up wanting to rule the world.
- Mother And Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
Well, I was about six or seven, and my mother and father separated.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother came here to New York. She and my grandmother were domestics, cooking, cleaning for other people.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother, Evelyn, was an actress and singer, and my father, Jack, was an actor. My earliest recollection of my father is being taken to see him in a matinee.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember my mother had this deck of cards that her mother had given her and that she passed on to me. It was a gypsy tarot deck that I used to carry everywhere.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020