- 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
- My Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a mother, the things that I wanted for my own four children, I want for all the children of France.
- Community
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- Nov 07, 2020
For example, when my mother died, the people who showed up just to put an apron on to cook, people who really do the right thing, so to speak, as my momma would always say to show that they care, a sense of community that we've lost so much in our country.
- Beautiful
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I'm a little bit upset, my eyebrow goes up, and that is a trait that my beautiful mother passed down to me. We always knew in the house: 'Mommy's upset; her eyebrow just went up.'
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020
The idea behind 'Gloria' was to take a secondary character - the aunt, the mother - and stay with her as she becomes our protagonist.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother saw the magazine, and she was like, 'You made it.' I've been on Showtime and Comedy Central, but none of that matters - all that matter is that she sees me in 'People!'
- First Generation
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a first generation American. My mother is Italian and Russian and a lot of other things, and my father is Uruguayan. In fact, my mother's been married twice, and both men were Uruguayan. So I grew up in a very European/Latin American-influenced home.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up speaking Spanish and English. My mother can speak Spanish, English, French and Italian, and she's pretty good at faking Portuguese. I wish that I spoke more languages than I do.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a child, the most important people in my life were my pet rabbit and Mary, mother of Jesus.
- Nov 07, 2020
I suppose you could say my father's world was Thomas Hardy and my mother's D.H. Lawrence.
- Hurt
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother wouldn't let me play football because she was afraid I would get hurt, so I played flag football.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother and father raised their eyebrows at first when I said I wanted to be an actor because I was in this industrial city. My dad had done a bit of boxing on the side, but he was a welder first and foremost. I was 17, and I said, 'I want to be an actor.' They worried it was a waste of time.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother taught me to be honest, to be selfless, and to touch people in a positive way.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father is a Japanese-American and my mother is a Caucasian. So obviously, New Year's Day is big for our family, you know, oshogatsu. We had obon festivals every year. All those things.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My bedroom was plastered with pictures of Van Damme. My mother was worried about me. Most teenage boys have half-naked women on their walls, and I had Jean-Claude.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020