- 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
- Equality
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- Nov 07, 2020
Among the best traitors Ireland has ever had, Mother Church ranks at the very top, a massive obstacle in the path to equality and freedom. She has been a force for conservatism... to ward off threats to her own security and influence.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are only two things a child will share willingly; communicable diseases and its mother's age.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother's a Peruvian Indian from Lima who raised me and my four brothers and sisters as a single mom.
- Silence
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- Nov 07, 2020
Silence is the mother of truth.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
An author who speaks about their own books is almost as bad as a mother who speaks about her own children.
- Morning
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is a fundamental situation in which the country has reached rock bottom, that a mother can't send her children out of the house in the morning. The country has reached rock bottom and this needs to be changed.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother took me to Venice one time and showed me all the houses where famous composers used to live. It gave me a fascination for music and the city, but also for architecture. It was a valuable lesson.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have led an unusual life. I have buried a father killed at age 50 and two brothers killed in the prime of their lives. I raised my children as a single mother when my husband was arrested and held for eight years without a conviction - a hostage to my political career.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I demand for the unmarried mother, as a sacred channel of life, the same reverence and respect as for the married mother; for Maternity is a cosmic thing and once it has come to pass, our conversation must not be permitted to blaspheme it.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't consider myself Jewish. I am half-Jewish by race but not through my mother.
- Nov 07, 2020
My favorite subject was recess. Fortunately for me, I had a mother who believed I was smart.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
People often talk about the characters in books as if they were considering whom to invite to a dinner party. 'Oh, I just hated her - she was so mean.' 'He's a bully; I didn't like how he treated his mother.'
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020