- Hope
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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 Aug 01, 2026
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.
- Teacher
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was a teacher.
- Nov 07, 2020
When you make your first film at 47 and anybody but your mother goes to see it, to me, that's a miracle.
- Most
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- Nov 07, 2020
Well, knowledge is a fine thing, and mother Eve thought so; but she smarted so severely for hers, that most of her daughters have been afraid of it since.
- Opinion
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother came to see me in a play when I was a student, and afterwards, I asked her what she thought. She said, 'Honest opinion? No.'
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
By the grace of God, my parents were fantastic. We were a very normal family, and we have had a very middle-class Indian upbringing. We were never made to realise who we were or that my father and mother were huge stars - it was a very normal house, and I'd like my daughter to have the same thing.
- Wife
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe strongly in the rights of women... my mother is a woman, my sister is a woman, my daughter is a woman, my wife is a woman.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
From a pretty early age, my mother realized that I was a little bit more gifted and talented than my own age group. So, she moved me over to play with the boys' travel soccer team when I was about 11 years old.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother and my grandmother are pioneers of Mexican cuisine in this country, so I grew up in the kitchen. My mom, Zarela Martinez, was by far my biggest influence and inspiration - and toughest critic.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother turned me onto St. Jude back in the days when I was wild and crazy. She took me to the shrine on Rampart Street.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
Shortly after I was born he emigrated to Durban, where members of my mother's family had settled at the turn of the century, and the rest of the family followed soon thereafter.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel betrayed by own mother.
- Fictive
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up with that completely fictive idea of motherhood, where the mother never strayed from the kitchen. All the women in my books are very afraid that if they do anything with their minds they won't be complete women. I don't think my daughters' generation has that feeling.
- Engineer
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- Nov 07, 2020