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"Mother beat the hell out of us. She'd have wild outbursts."

"Mother beat the hell out of us. She'd have wild outbursts."

Burt Lancaster, American Actor

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"My mother gave me a sense of independence, a sense of total confidence that we could do whatever it was we set out to do. That's how we were raised."

"My mother gave me a sense of independence, a sense of total confidence that we could do whatever it was we set out to do. That's how we were raised."

Robin Wright Penn, American Actress

Mother, Confidence, Independence, Sense

41

"I had so many freckles that my mother used to say that they were kisses from the angels. I still have them."

"I had so many freckles that my mother used to say that they were kisses from the angels. I still have them."

Lara Flynn Boyle, American Actress

Mother, Angels, Kisses

41

"My mother, Dorothy Watson, had met my father in a Greek class at Northwestern University."

"My mother, Dorothy Watson, had met my father in a Greek class at Northwestern University."

James Cronin, American Physicist

Mother, Father, Class, University

41

"My mother had always taught me to write about my feelings instead of sharing really personal things with others, so I spent many evenings writing in my diary, eating everything in the kitchen and waiting for Mr. Wrong to call."

"My mother had always taught me to write about my feelings instead of sharing really personal things with others, so I spent many evenings writing in my diary, eating everything in the kitchen and waiting for Mr. Wrong to call."

Cathy Guisewite, American Cartoonist

Mother, Feelings, Eating, Kitchen

40

"I don't believe in messing with mother-nature too much."

"I don't believe in messing with mother-nature too much."

Janine Turner, American Actress

40

"I heard stories from my mother's mother who was an American Indian. She was spiritual, although she did not go to church, but she had the hum. She used to tell me stories of the rivers."

"I heard stories from my mother's mother who was an American Indian. She was spiritual, although she did not go to church, but she had the hum. She used to tell me stories of the rivers."

Tina Turner, American Musician

Mother, Church, Rivers

40

"My mother used to tell me, No matter what they ask you, always say yes. You can learn later."

"My mother used to tell me, No matter what they ask you, always say yes. You can learn later."

Natalie Wood, American Actress

40

"Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master craftsman of idols."

"Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master craftsman of idols."

John Calvin, French Theologian

40

"My playground was the theatre. I'd sit and watch my mother pretend for a living. As a young girl, that's pretty seductive."

"My playground was the theatre. I'd sit and watch my mother pretend for a living. As a young girl, that's pretty seductive."

Gwyneth Paltrow, American Actress

Mother, Living, Pretty, Theatre

40

"My first husband, yes, I eloped with him from Hungary against my mother's wishes."

"My first husband, yes, I eloped with him from Hungary against my mother's wishes."

Eva Gabor, Hungarian Actress

Mother, HusbFirst, Wishes

40

"Just got back from a pleasure trip: I took my mother-in-law to the airport."

"Just got back from a pleasure trip: I took my mother-in-law to the airport."

Henny Youngman, American Comedian

Mother, Pleasure

40

"My mother's wonderful. To me she's perfection."

"My mother's wonderful. To me she's perfection."

Michael Jackson, American Musician

Mother, Perfection

40

"I don't have a bank account because I don't know my mother's maiden name."

"I don't have a bank account because I don't know my mother's maiden name."

Paula Poundstone, American Comedian

Mother, Bank account, Name

40

"The film is about Joe discovering who his mother and father are and his relationship with them, and the identity crisis he goes through once he finds out who his parents are."

"The film is about Joe discovering who his mother and father are and his relationship with them, and the identity crisis he goes through once he finds out who his parents are."

Christopher Eccleston, English Actor

Mother, Father, Crisis, Film

40

"It takes as much discipline to be a mother and a wife as it does to do anything else."

"It takes as much discipline to be a mother and a wife as it does to do anything else."

Suzanne Vega, American Musician

Mother, Wife, Discipline

40

"My mother was the total influence. My father was what we call a nomadic person; he was a wanderer."

"My mother was the total influence. My father was what we call a nomadic person; he was a wanderer."

Danny Aiello, American Actor

Mother, Father, Influence

40

"I wanted to play a mother again. I thought it would be interesting to play the mother of an older child. And it was also the kind of part I've been looking for my whole career, actually, in film. You know, just to play a femme fatale who's very smart, and wicked."

"I wanted to play a mother again. I thought it would be interesting to play the mother of an older child. And it was also the kind of part I've been looking for my whole career, actually, in film. You know, just to play a femme fatale who's very smart, and wicked."

Sigourney Weaver, American Actress

Mother, Thought, Career, Film

39

"I'm a mother with two small children, so I don't take as much crap as I used to."

"I'm a mother with two small children, so I don't take as much crap as I used to."

Pamela Anderson, American Actress

Mother, Children

39

"It was not always easy because I was always an individual and found it difficult to be one of a group. One person who was very supportive was my father. My mother was great but my father really recognised my individuality and supported me in that."

"It was not always easy because I was always an individual and found it difficult to be one of a group. One person who was very supportive was my father. My mother was great but my father really recognised my individuality and supported me in that."

Sharon Stone, American Actress

Mother, Father, Individuality

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"When I told my mother that I wanted to be an actress, she said, you can't live here and do that, and so I moved out. I was determined to prove her wrong because she was so sure that I was going to go astray. And that's the juice that kept me going."

"When I told my mother that I wanted to be an actress, she said, you can't live here and do that, and so I moved out. I was determined to prove her wrong because she was so sure that I was going to go astray. And that's the juice that kept me going."

Cicely Tyson, American Actress

39

"To live in Australia permanently is rather like going to a party and dancing all night with one's mother."

"To live in Australia permanently is rather like going to a party and dancing all night with one's mother."

Barry Humphries, Australian Entertainer

Mother, Dancing, Night, Party

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"I've been through it all, baby, I'm mother courage."

"I've been through it all, baby, I'm mother courage."

Elizabeth Taylor, English Actress

Mother, Courage, Baby

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"My mother always called me an ugly weed, so I never was aware of anything until I was older. Plain girls should have someone telling them they are beautiful. Sometimes this works miracles."

"My mother always called me an ugly weed, so I never was aware of anything until I was older. Plain girls should have someone telling them they are beautiful. Sometimes this works miracles."

Hedy Lamarr, Austrian Actress

Mother, Girls, Miracles, Ugly

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"My mother also had us take piano lessons, and this had a similar effect. I hated those lessons, but I now play regularly for pleasure and have even tried my hand at composing."

"My mother also had us take piano lessons, and this had a similar effect. I hated those lessons, but I now play regularly for pleasure and have even tried my hand at composing."

Robert B. Laughlin, American Physicist

Mother, Effect, Now, Play

39

"As the mother teaches her children how to express themselves in their language, so one Gypsy musician teaches the other. They have never shown any need for notation."

"As the mother teaches her children how to express themselves in their language, so one Gypsy musician teaches the other. They have never shown any need for notation."

Franz Liszt, Hungarian Composer

Mother, Children, Language

39

"Mothers don't want to pinch me or put me in their purse."

"Mothers don't want to pinch me or put me in their purse."

Paul Lynde, American Comedian

Mother, Mothers, Want

39

"I said 'Brian, no one is going to respect me as a mother after this.' He said, 'oh no, yes they will, this is a movie, don't worry about it.' But they're not."

"I said 'Brian, no one is going to respect me as a mother after this.' He said, 'oh no, yes they will, this is a movie, don't worry about it.' But they're not."

Nia Long, American Actress

Mother, Respect, Will, Worry

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"I used to draw a lot. If my mother would ask me to do something else, I'd have a hairy conniption. I'd just go crazy."

"I used to draw a lot. If my mother would ask me to do something else, I'd have a hairy conniption. I'd just go crazy."

Jim Carrey, Canadian Comedian

39

"My mother buried three husbands - and two of them were only napping."

"My mother buried three husbands - and two of them were only napping."

Rita Rudner, American Comedian

Mother, Husbands

39

"I would much rather be a better mother or better human being than I would be a singer. Fortunately for me singing makes me a living."

"I would much rather be a better mother or better human being than I would be a singer. Fortunately for me singing makes me a living."

Tanya Tucker, American Musician

Mother, Being, Living, Singing

39

"My mother insisted that her children read."

"My mother insisted that her children read."

Jimmy Buffett, American Musician

Mother, Children

39

"When I was a kid, I'd kneel down at the side of my bed every night before I went to sleep, and my mother and I would say a Greek prayer to the Virgin Mary."

"When I was a kid, I'd kneel down at the side of my bed every night before I went to sleep, and my mother and I would say a Greek prayer to the Virgin Mary."

Olympia Dukakis, American Actress

Mother, Bed, Night, Prayer

39

"My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent."

"My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent."

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, American Judge

39

"My mother was there every day of the production. You know what? My mother and I are so close, she really understands the fact that I am 18 and I am maturing. I guess I am not your average 18 year-old."

"My mother was there every day of the production. You know what? My mother and I are so close, she really understands the fact that I am 18 and I am maturing. I guess I am not your average 18 year-old."

Michelle Trachtenberg, American Actress

Mother, Day, Fact, Production

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"The most memorable night of The Judy Garland Show for me was the night my mother pulled me out of the audience and sang to me onstage."

"The most memorable night of The Judy Garland Show for me was the night my mother pulled me out of the audience and sang to me onstage."

Lorna Luft, American Actress

39

"For my confirmation, I didn't get a watch and my first pair of long pants, like most Lutheran boys. I got a telescope. My mother thought it would make the best gift."

"For my confirmation, I didn't get a watch and my first pair of long pants, like most Lutheran boys. I got a telescope. My mother thought it would make the best gift."

Wernher von Braun, German Scientist

Mother, Thought, Boys, First

38

"My father was a classical musician and my mother was a writer."

"My father was a classical musician and my mother was a writer."

John Sebastian, American Musician

Mother, Father, Writer

38

"When my mother died, I had to go on air that night and do jokes."

"When my mother died, I had to go on air that night and do jokes."

Graham Kennedy, Australian Entertainer

Mother, Jokes, Night

38

"I believe the question now is: who murdered my mother?"

"I believe the question now is: who murdered my mother?"

Sam Sheppard, American Scientist

Mother, Now, Question

38

"Being a mother adds another emotional dimension, a feel for children that I didn't have before I had one. They were a pain before."

"Being a mother adds another emotional dimension, a feel for children that I didn't have before I had one. They were a pain before."

Julie Walters, British Actress

Mother, Being, Children, Pain

38

"When I was four years old, my mother owned some tenements in the Bronx."

"When I was four years old, my mother owned some tenements in the Bronx."

Cy Coleman, American Composer

Mother, Old, Years

38

"Every mother is like Moses. She does not enter the promised land. She prepares a world she will not see."

"Every mother is like Moses. She does not enter the promised land. She prepares a world she will not see."

Pope Paul VI, Italian Clergyman

Mother, Land, Will, World

38

"My mother was right: When you've got nothing left, all you can do is get into silk underwear and start reading Proust."

"My mother was right: When you've got nothing left, all you can do is get into silk underwear and start reading Proust."

Jane Birkin, English Actress

Mother, Nothing, Reading

38

"I have very happy memories of fairy tales. My mother used to take me to the library in Toronto to check out the fairy tales. And she was an actress, so she used to act out for me the different characters in all these fairy tales."

"I have very happy memories of fairy tales. My mother used to take me to the library in Toronto to check out the fairy tales. And she was an actress, so she used to act out for me the different characters in all these fairy tales."

Mike Myers, Canadian Comedian

Mother, Act, Memories

38

"I was encouraged by my mother and, to a lesser extent, by my father."

"I was encouraged by my mother and, to a lesser extent, by my father."

Carlisle Floyd, American Composer

38

"My mother's very proud of the name she gave me. She thought it sounded rhythmically better. It doesn't really make a difference to me what people call me, but since my mother calls me Holly Marie when she's angry, I prefer just my first name."

"My mother's very proud of the name she gave me. She thought it sounded rhythmically better. It doesn't really make a difference to me what people call me, but since my mother calls me Holly Marie when she's angry, I prefer just my first name."

Holly Marie Combs, American Actress

Mother, Thought, People, Difference

38

"I have many memories of waking up to eat breakfast that my mother carefully prepared for us and her saying, what do y'all want for lunch, and as we're eating lunch, what do y'all want for dinner? It's always about the next meal."

"I have many memories of waking up to eat breakfast that my mother carefully prepared for us and her saying, what do y'all want for lunch, and as we're eating lunch, what do y'all want for dinner? It's always about the next meal."

Lisa Loeb, American Musician

Mother, Eating, Memories, Saying

38

"One girl who stands out was this Miami stripper. She still lives with her mother and father, and they know she strips. They call her by her stripper name, Freaky Red."

"One girl who stands out was this Miami stripper. She still lives with her mother and father, and they know she strips. They call her by her stripper name, Freaky Red."

Method Man, American Musician

Mother, Father, Name

38

"Both my mother and father were very supportive of any career move any of us wanted to make."

"Both my mother and father were very supportive of any career move any of us wanted to make."

James Gandolfini, American Actor

Mother, Father, Career

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