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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
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Saints are the elect children of the spouse of Christ, the precious fruit of her body; they are her crown of glory. And when these dear children quit her to reap their eternal reward, the mother retains precious memorials of them and holds up their example to her other children to encourage them to follow their glorious traces.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
As my mother is a Kerala Brahmin and my father a Kerala Nair, every day in the house is like a religious festival.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was physically and emotionally abusive. My father was an extremely cold man.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents would always have us, as many times as we could, sit together for dinner and talk about what was happening in our lives, and so we created a great recipe where I could be completely honest with my mother and to an extent my father, being an attorney.
- Left
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- Nov 07, 2020
On December 17, 1984, I had surgery to remove two inches of my left lung due to pneumonia. After two hours of surgery the doctors told my mother I had AIDS.
- Mom And Dad
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was very thankful that my mother was a very strong mom. She was mom and dad. She is mom and dad. She is my hero.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was young I was one of the second generation of black people in Holland. My father was the first. My mother was white, and living with a black man at that time and having a how-you-say half-caste boy is not easy.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
What was so extraordinary to me about going through this box of my mother's letters and diaries was meeting my mother not as my mother, but as a real person. And what breaks my heart is that I had no idea how self-aware she was and how protective of me she was.
- Name
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother's name was Miriam, but most people called her Mim.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother started out by being a very good girl. She did everything that was expected of her, and it cost her dearly. Late in her life, she was furious that she had not followed her own heart; she thought that it had ruined her life, and I think she was right.
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- Nov 07, 2020