- Mom
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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
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every boy grows up trying to be like his father, but what if a boy grows up to be like his mother?
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was the nicest person in the world. I still have people coming to me to say how she was so warm, generous, and kind-hearted. She never washed her dirty linen in public. She always maintained her equations with people.
- Lost
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- Nov 07, 2020
When 'Ishaqzaade' released, I was going through hell. It didn't matter what I said or did, because I had lost my mother.
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother, Lillie Specter, was an angel and totally uninterested in politics.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My only description for me is that there's no throwaway people. That's the creed that I live by. It doesn't matter if I'm singing or not. That's the kind of person that my father and mother wanted me to be. The end obligation is to make people feel good about who they are.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother had introduced me to a lot of my father's friends because she believed that I would get to know the guy my dad was better through his friends than just in the hospital visits.
- Graham
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think of my parents as a single unit, and it's interesting because they shared so much, and they were totally opposite. My mother, a Martha Graham dancer, had a classical background; my father had a back-porch background.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
Tollywood has a special place in my heart because Telugu is my mother tongue, and when I sing in the language, my mom feels really happy.
- Fear
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think she's the foundation of everything I've done. I think, definitely, my mother's fear of failure helps make me more resilient and helps make me persevere.
- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a kid, my mother's parenting style teetered between benign neglect and intense bouts of violence.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
For 10 minutes, I was somebody's mother, and that was both the most traumatic and also the most transcendent experience of my life.
- Black
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- Nov 07, 2020