- People
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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
- Making
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- Nov 07, 2020
Cucumber reminds me of my mother making me eat sprouts.
- Nature
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- Nov 07, 2020
Seems you can't outsmart Mother Nature.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father is Chinese, Spanish, and Filipino; my mother is half-Irish and half-Japanese; Greek last name; born in Hawaii, raised in Germany.
- Equality
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe every child has the right to a mother and a father. Men and women are not the same. That's not to say they're not entitled to equal rights, but they are not the same.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started riding bikes when I was really young, but I stopped when I was 19 because my mother asked me to, so I stopped riding for 35 years and now I'm just addicted. It is my only addiction.
- Imagination
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was thirteen, I was in a supermarket with my mother, and for no reason at all, I picked up a science-fiction book at the checkout stand and started reading it. I couldn't believe I was doing that, actually reading a book. And, man, it opened up a whole new thing. Reading became the sparkplug of my imagination.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always been inspired by small details that make me wander. My mother would ask me, 'What are you looking at so intensely?' I would answer, 'Everything and nothing.' She really supported my wanderings, called me Marco Polo.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
That's how I make work. Along the way, I take notes, I read about history and popular culture. Sometimes I act out things in the studio. I go back to my mother's hair salon so I can hear three voices going all at once. I pull inspiration from everything.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother always told me I had to do 100 times better than a man. I had to work hard at maths, and learn four languages.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wasn't happy at all as a child. I was very privileged and knew extraordinary people, but I felt very lonely: my mother thought I was extremely difficult and my grandmother was extremely severe.
- Late
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father, Melvin van Peebles, and my mother were both very active politically when I was a kid. The first time I was allowed to stay up late was to attend a demonstration.
- Episcopal
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first memories of religion were being taken to Episcopal church. My father was Catholic, but my mother, I believe, was Episcopal. So I sort of veered off into the watered-down version of Catholicism.
- Confide
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- Nov 07, 2020
Be able to confide your innermost secrets to your mother and your innermost fears to your father.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother and father had a terrible marriage. They celebrated their wedding anniversary one year with their friends. Why did they celebrate? Maybe because they had lasted so many years without killing each other.
- Sad
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- Nov 07, 2020