- Father
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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
- Loneliness
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's just an incredible amount of loneliness as a mother, all this solitude no one really speaks to.
- Body
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- Nov 07, 2020
Part of being a mother - part of the comedy of it, anyway - is what happens to your body.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I first got pregnant, my husband and I were huge consumers of premium cable television, and we were watching all of these shows, and it would either be the B-storyline of a show like 'Homeland,' where she's a working mother, or you have even smaller C-storylines on a show like 'Mad Men.'
- Passionate
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is a societal cost of increased pollution, and that's what I'm passionate about as a mother.
- Judgment
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- Nov 07, 2020
When anyone plays a mother on film, there is a whole raft of judgment in that a mother is a particular archetype or that every mother is the same. That's complete rubbish.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
No doubt, my parents were hardworking, you know, middle class. My father, when my sister and I were younger, he was a parking attendant at the old Dunes Hotel and Casino. My mother was a bookkeeper in a title company.
- Hide
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father had all kinds of instruments in the house that he would hide from my mother. He bought them through mail order!
- Always
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- Nov 07, 2020
A mother's ability to provide for her children is not always tied to income, but rather to education.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm from a family with five kids in it, and my father almost became a Catholic priest. And my mother never went to church, but she's the best Christian I know. My siblings have all chosen different paths to or away from their spirituality.
- Everyone
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- Nov 07, 2020