- Lunch
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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
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was 11, I realised that I did not have to live the life my mother had: school, marriage, children, apartment, summer house.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes I feel as if I am read before I write. When I write a poem about my mother, Palestinians think my mother is a symbol for Palestine. But I write as a poet, and my mother is my mother. She's not a symbol.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
We were five kids at home, and my mother and grandmother ensured that we all had a very grounded upbringing in Madras. Even in school, I never used to tell anyone that my dad was an actor.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
I felt it was a privilege that I came from such a rich background. I had the best of both worlds. My mother was a Shia Muslim, while my father was a janoi-clad man. He never pretended to be secular.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was perhaps lucky to be born in a single-parent home where my mother, Shirin Mohammed Ali, was the sole figure I revered. My father's absence in my life in my formative years exposed me to only one person, who was my source of learning the lessons of life. So to me, listening to a woman and her worldly view is almost automatic.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been travelling, returning home for promotional appearances, and juggling it all with being the mother of a five-year-old.
- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was a Bohemian - in the good sense of the word. A searcher. And she investigated various religions.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to do roles that take women a step farther. I don't want to be slotted into anything. But if I get a brilliant role which requires me to be a mother, then I will do it. But I want people to see that a woman could be anything at whatever age, even if she is married or has two kids.
- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
My sisters used to learn dance, and I used to stand behind them and dance. So my guruji suggested that I also learn, as I seemed interested. I started learning at the age of three and was always on stage for something or the other. My mother is proud of me, and clearly my artistic bent comes from her.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
The only thing I have to go by is what my mother and father told me, how I was brought up.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was eight years old I went to visit my brother who was working on a movie of the week with my mother and I saw how much fun he was having and I decided I wanted to try it too.
- Better Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a better person when I am writing, and I am probably a better mother because I can focus all that laser attention on these characters rather than worrying about my kids.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in a bookless house with a father and brother who have spent most of their lives in prison, psychiatric hospitals, or living rough, and a mother who has spent her life slaving and scrimping to pay the bills, living a nervous and troubled life.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020