- Me
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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
- Inspirational
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in a very spiritual home in a Liberty City neighborhood of Miami, FL. I was raised in the church, and my mother was a very inspirational person in my life.
- Formal Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother, who was professional schoolteacher, was particularly concerned about our formal education and even went so far as to start a private school together with some other parents so that our intellectual needs would be met.
- Pleasure
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother also had us take piano lessons, and this had a similar effect. I hated those lessons, but I now play regularly for pleasure and have even tried my hand at composing.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My grades put me in about 5,000th place in all of South Korea. If I kept going down that path, I would've become a successful man with a regular job. However, I was positive I'd be number one in the country as a rapper. So I asked my mother whether she wanted to have a son who was a first-place rapper, or a 5,000th-place student.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
We make authentic Maharashtrian food at home. My mother supervises the preparation and the menu every day. She has been doing this since before I was born. I absolutely love the mutton sukka that she makes.
- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father is a chemist, my mother was a homemaker. My parents instilled in us the feeling that learning was the most exciting thing that could happen to you, and it never ends.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
I told Mother of my decision to study medicine. She encouraged me to speak to Father... I began in a roundabout way... He listened, looking at me with that serious and penetrating gaze of his that caused me such trepidation, and asked whether I knew what I wanted to do.
- Build
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- Nov 07, 2020
Neurotics build castles in the air, psychotics live in them. My mother cleans them.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most turkeys taste better the day after, my mother's tasted better the day before.
- She
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother's mother is a very tough cookie. She buried three husbands. Two of them were just napping.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother is Greek and my father is Bulgarian. I am a first-generation American and native Los Angeleno. I was born and raised in Hollywood.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was a pediatrician, and she kept busy hours. I learned from her you could pack a lot into the day. Every minute had to count, and multitasking was a given.
- King
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father was the Formica King of Long Island, and my mother was the daughter of a Bengal Lancer in India.
- Grass
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- Nov 07, 2020
I bought a racehorse, Tropical Saint, that belonged to the Queen Mother. I used to go down to Banbury and watch him train, but during a televised race, his jockey pulled up and said there was something wrong. They put him in the grass to try and settle him but found him dead in the field.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020