- 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
- Negative
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the '70s, '80s and '90s, noted actors like Iftekhar used to get mainly police officer roles, Bindu ji would do a negative role, and Nirupama Roy was the on-screen mother. All this had its own charm. There was a fixed casting.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew with it, and I used to go to see the monks, who had no possessions, even more extreme than my mother.
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
Life is a corrupting process from the time a child learns to play his mother off against his father in the politics of when to go to bed; he who fears corruption fears life.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Becoming a mother cannot help but change things. An author's life is reflected in their writing, whether they want it to be or not, and parenthood is one of the biggest life changes there is.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hope I'm very similar to my mum because she is a fantastic mother. She was driven as well as being incredibly protective and caring, and I think that is important.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
All my friends went to the Madonna concert when I was in, maybe, the 9th grade, and my mother refused to let me go.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother raised three kids on her own, so I was taught that to be a working mom was a good thing.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
You know how everyone - there's this maxim that we all become our mother or we all become our parents. And, generally, I really wouldn't mind becoming my mother. I really like her, so I wouldn't mind becoming her. But I definitely need to edit her.
- Community
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- Nov 07, 2020
On becoming a mother, I sort of feel like every kid is my kid. I really do get that sense in a much more profound way that we all are a global community and we all have to band to try and give the children of our this generation whatever tools we can to go out into this world and try and make it a better place.
- Getting Dressed
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- Nov 07, 2020
I still like getting dressed up and having the opportunity to borrow beautiful dresses, but as a mother - and as somebody who's schedule isn't always my own - I don't shop a lot, or think about clothes a lot.
- Parenting
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being a mother of two myself - and two small girls - I think that single parenting is hard.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've changed in my sympathies since I've become a mother myself. In high school I went through a period where I was close with my mom and had to break with her in order to find myself and come back. Since that was my experience, that's often what happens in my books.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think my mother characters have changed a lot since Sasha was born, just because I understand what a hard job it is now, and I'm coming at it from another angle - like you just love and care about this person so much, and just want to protect them from everything.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020