- Cindy
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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
- Filtering
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- Nov 07, 2020
Oddly enough, I'm not a particularly judgmental person. I just don't have a lot of filtering when I'm in 'tiger mother' mode. I say what comes into my head.
- Foundation
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everything I do as a mother builds on a foundation of love and compassion.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was little, my parents really only wanted me to be a scientist or a doctor; they had never even heard of law school. I think even these days if you were to tell your mother you want to be a fashion designer, or an artist or a writer, a lot of Asian parents would be alarmed because they don't think that's a secure career.
- Nov 07, 2020
Whose mother wants to see her son fight? It's very hard for her - but boxing is in my blood.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Modi government's accountability towards the common man can be gauged from the fact that be it Indians trapped overseas, a helpless mother looking for a doctor for her ailing child in a train, or a housewife struggling to get a gas cylinder, help is just a tweet away, with no protocol or red tape intervening.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother came from a very affluent background, very Westernized, while my father was more Eastern. So I've had a very good blend of the East and the West. I guess this has been extremely helpful in making my career and the way I function.
- Makeup
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's a huge change from when I started in the 1960s, but what is really impressive is that the number of ladies on set, the women working on set is a huge percentage. There used to be no women. It was just the leading lady's mother, perhaps the hairdresser and the makeup person.
- Past
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have always kept notes and have kept letters from my friends and mother, which is rather depressing, as it takes you to the past.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in India during the 1960s and '70s in a meat-eating Hindu family. Only my mother and my grandparents were vegetarians. The rest of us enjoyed eating - on special occasions - chicken or fish or mutton.
- Next
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted - and still want - to tell my mother's story. She fled Stalin's army in 1944, leaving Latvia, which was to be occupied by the Soviets for the next 50 years, and arrived to the U.S. when she was 11.
- City
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was born in Latvia. She and most of her family fled from the capital city of Riga in 1944 with the final approach of the Soviet army.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
Where there is a mother in the home, matters go well.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Across the board, from my mother to my father to my aunts and uncles, everybody has always given me a lot of love.
- Born
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- Nov 07, 2020
When my mother was born on 14 April, he named her after a Latin American holiday, the Day of Americas, that nobody knew about. My due date also happened to be 14 April.
- Islam
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- Nov 07, 2020