- 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
- Bottles
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- Nov 07, 2020
We're talking about growing up in regular families, dreaming about better things, instead of popping bottles in the club and spending a lot of money that you don't have while living in your mother's basement.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was tough for my family. My father was working; my mother was working. Sometimes I was alone at home after leaving school.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
The situation was kind of complicated in that my mother didn't speak Spanish. My father spoke English, you know, as best he could.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
Spanish was my first language. Honestly, I learned to first speak in Spanish, not English, because my poor mother had to go to San Diego every day to work and then come back. And she would come home when I was an infant long after I was asleep.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother played piano at home; she came from a musical family. Her father, who I never met, was a conductor and composer.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel a vocabulary in my music that is coming from popular music. Popular music is like the mother of all languages.
- Loved
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother loved Gene Wilder when I was growing up, so I used to watch all his movies with her. I just adore him.
- Name
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father is Portuguese, and in Portugal, it is traditional to take your mother's maiden name as a middle name. My mum is called Tough.
- Wife
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- Nov 07, 2020
The tendency is to think if you are a professional woman, it's because you've turned your back on the traditional side. The tendency is not to recognize that we can excel as professionals without giving up our identity of being mother, wife and homemaker.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father is a teacher; my mother was a telecom employee. I come from Palermo; I was raised in Ethiopia. I am homosexual. I didn't go to film school.
- Great Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
As you probably know, this woman I like to call my mother went on tour for her 'MDNA' album. As a summer job, I decided to work in the wardrobe department. All of my friends were getting summer jobs, and I wanted one, too. Mine was a little unconventional but still a great experience and a lot of fun.
- Night
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother painted and wrote. She always had a painting in progress on an easel in the kitchen, so our house always smelled like oil paint. At night, she wrote after she'd put my sisters and me to bed, and the sound of her typing was our lullaby.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
It definitely puts a strain on family life - I miss them like mad. Being a working mother I've been juggling house and career from day one. I want to hold out for telly for the second half of the year.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020