- 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
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've managed to get some beautiful bags. I have a great collection, and so does my mother. My favourite is a purple one by Gucci, which I take everywhere!
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
You must be ready to give up everything, not only material attachments but also human attachments - father, mother, wife, children - everything that you have. But the one thing which you have to abandon unconditionally is your self.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
The inspiration came suddenly again to surrender to the Mother. It was quite unexpected: And so somehow I made a surrender to the Mother. Then I had an experience of overwhelming love. Waves of love sort of flowed into me.
- Alone
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think the Mother is gradually revealing itself to me and taking over. But it is not the Mother alone. It is the Mother and the Father, the male and the female, sort of gradually having their marriage.
- Everybody
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hate it when everybody thinks I'm a... what's the word, a marauding mother! It's bigger than that.
- Eyes
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- Nov 07, 2020
You never know where someone else is coming from. Even within best friendships or within mother- daughter relationships, you never fully know what's behind someone's eyes.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
But I was very, very unhappy because my mother was very charming and generous, but to me, very dominating.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was probably 5 or 6, my mother put me into an acting, singing, and dancing class.
- Magic
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad was a Muslim and would pray five times a day. I would pray with him as much as I could, in the morning before school. Sometimes he would tell us moralistic tales about genies, magic carpets and wondrous lands. My mother is not religious - she's just English.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was a huge influence on me. She was a living example of what a Christian should be. Her conviction, her discipline. She would rather see other people happy than herself.
- Females
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- Nov 07, 2020
After my mother died, I learned that she'd had a scholarship to the University of Nebraska, but - in kind of a tradition that females don't do things like that - her father prevented her from going. She always said that she wasn't allowed to go to college, but until she died, I never knew that she'd had this scholarship.
- Loved
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- Nov 07, 2020
My aunts told wonderful stories. Not to me, but to each other. We had a very strong family. My mother's sisters loved each other intensely. The uncles loved each other intensely.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
To live in Australia permanently is rather like going to a party and dancing all night with one's mother.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Anyone dying is not easy, but certainly not a mother. Me and my brother, we stuck together. The foster families were good to me, and then my nanny took me in.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020