- Survive
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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
- Kitchen
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- Nov 07, 2020
My interest in theatre and storytelling began in my mother's kitchen. It was a meeting place for my mother's large circle of friends.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I knew that there was a great deal of depth and life that was sitting just beyond my mother's gaze.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents are avid consumers of art, collectors of African American paintings, and have always gone to the theater. My mother has always been an activist, too. As long as I can remember, we were marching in lines.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
That's what my mother did. And my father was the first person she'd met who treated her kindly. She was terrified of men, and she married a very meek, kind, dear man. And she had the upper hand. She ruled the roost.
- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was a very literate person who had educated herself. She had an exceptional vocabulary.
- Handled
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- Nov 07, 2020
But even though all this was going on at home, if someone had tried to take me away and put me in a children's home, I couldn't have handled it. Even though my mother was very brutal, it was my home.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
After I got this job at the syndicate, I started sending them money so they could go on trips and do the things they could never afford to do. All the while, I never knew that my mother was socking money away.
- Clothes
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a child, I was tortured because my mother was a brilliant seamstress who made most of my clothes. I was despised by the children at school because I looked like I was going to an opening every day. We weren't wealthy at all; we lived in a row house in Philadelphia.
- Generously
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- Nov 07, 2020
This is a moment that I deeply wish my parents could have lived to share. My father would have enjoyed what you have so generously said of me-and my mother would have believed it.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am very proud of my mother - she is one of the greatest influences in my life.
- Born
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- Nov 07, 2020