- 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
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother never took my hand.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I saw how, when my brother smoked reefer, it made my mother cry. He was 16 at the time. And I saw that she broke down and cried. I never wanted to hurt my mother, so I kept away from drugs.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents took an interest in nothing, at home no books, no records. My mother and my father are the emblem of indifference, dryness and bad taste. My father is also terribly stingy, in life as well as in feelings: I have never seen him filling up the bathtub.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents were dishonest people. If it was my birthday, I knew my mother took me to the K-Mart and she stole my toy. She'd put it in the shopping cart and we'd walk out. I was raised with that.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I heard my mother talking badly of me to people who were talking badly of me in her salon. That's probably the thing that I'm most sensitive of in all my friendships and my relationships. I just... I just can't take that. I'm comfortable with enemies, but I can't take it from friends.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was religious; she was knowledgeable about mythology and scriptures; she could tell the metaphysical nuances and make the story come to life with their deeper significance. The current generation is missing out on this.
- Cuz
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother gave me this book called Feature Films at Used Car Prices by a guy named Rick Schmidt. I gotta credit the guy, cuz he gave me the most practical advice. It empowers you.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I trained in medicine in India, and after that, I chose psychiatry as my specialty, much to the dismay of my mother and all my family members who kind of thought neurosurgery would be a more respectable option for their brilliant son.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father is a Sindhi and my mother, a Bengali.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
Post my parents' divorce, when I was 10, my mother, Deepa Motwane, took up a job as a line producer with documentary filmmaker Shukla Das, who was a cousin of hers. When I was 17, she did a TV talk show and I helped her with research and assisted her as she was also producing that show.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My sister-in-law, my mother, grandmother, and the entire family have been the biggest support for me.
- Girl
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to show that the underdog can win. I believe we're all the same: you, a slum girl, my mother.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother, she didn't believe in praise. She'd never say anything was great. I think that's quite Northern, to not make people feel too good. I didn't mind if she was proud of me or not, it didn't bother me. I was never trying to please her.
- Hairdressing
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother had a premonition and she felt that hairdressing would be very very good for me.
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- Nov 07, 2020