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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
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My eyes are at different levels, and my right ear's a bit bigger than my left - which showed up particularly in school photographs - so my mother used to call me her 'little Picasso.'
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a political analyst. I'm a political wonk. I read everything I can get my hands on as a contributor to the 'Weekly Standard.' Of course I read that. I read the 'National Review' on the right. I read 'Mother Jones' on the left. If I want a good laugh, I'll watch MSNBC or read 'The Nation.'
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
To breed a winner, let alone at Royal Ascot, is unbelievable. I've got four children and they all love the mother. We pat it most days and she's a lovely mare.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was very little my mother would read to me in bed. She gave me a fascination for stories, and for the music in words.
- Past
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think everyone wants to know why I look like this. These jokes I make about looking Chinese… My mother's from Hungary and my dad was from Canada. There's a lot of immigration in my past.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was certainly typecast for a while on television because I was always being cast as the 'compassionate mother' or whatever.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother as a young girl went out with a young SS officer and she didn't really know what was going on - she just liked the uniform. When he told her about the things that he did, she was disgusted and broke up with him.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's unbearable when someone changes around you. Just imagine that your life partner changes, then it is difficult to cope with. Or your mother. Or your father. They were strong and now they're like a baby - it's not so funny.
- Kindness
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- Nov 07, 2020
My sister and I know our lives could have been different - radically, unthinkably, irretrievably different - if we had not been adopted. We might have found ourselves in homes without love, stability or kindness. We might have found ourselves in care for much longer, without the secure attachment that being cradled in a mother's arms brings.
- Growth
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- Nov 07, 2020
Milk contains growth hormones designed by Mother Nature to put a few hundred pounds on a baby calf within a few months.
- Dice
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- Nov 07, 2020
So many times, I have a speech ready but no dice. Always a bridesmaid, never a mother.
- House
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- Nov 07, 2020