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Mother Quotes

"I'd like to be a wife and mother. I guess I'll know Mr. Right when I meet him."

"I'd like to be a wife and mother. I guess I'll know Mr. Right when I meet him."

Marcia Cross, American Actress

Mother, Wife, Right

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"I was happy, I wasn't beaten, and I lacked nothing. But it wasn't what people expect - it was very much sort of pinching and scraping. I don't know how my mother did it."

"I was happy, I wasn't beaten, and I lacked nothing. But it wasn't what people expect - it was very much sort of pinching and scraping. I don't know how my mother did it."

Kristin Scott Thomas, English Actress

Mother, People, Nothing

29

"Being a mother is hard and it wasn't a subject I ever studied."

"Being a mother is hard and it wasn't a subject I ever studied."

Ruby Wax, American Comedian

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"Tell mother, tell mother, I died for my country... useless... useless."

"Tell mother, tell mother, I died for my country... useless... useless."

John Wilkes Booth, American Criminal

Mother, Country

29

"But my mother loved The Elephant Man, and my father gave David Lynch a scholarship to study in Rome."

"But my mother loved The Elephant Man, and my father gave David Lynch a scholarship to study in Rome."

Isabella Rossellini, Italian Actress

Mother, Father, Man, Rome

28

"She is incredibly fit, but we remind staff that she's not just the monarch, but our mother."

"She is incredibly fit, but we remind staff that she's not just the monarch, but our mother."

Prince Andrew, British Royalty

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"My mother told me never explain, never complain. Even as a young actress, I determined I would never give personal interviews, since they made me so uncomfortable."

"My mother told me never explain, never complain. Even as a young actress, I determined I would never give personal interviews, since they made me so uncomfortable."

Jennifer Jones, American Actress

27

"My father was a farmer and my mother was a farmer, but, my childhood was very good. I am very grateful for my childhood, because it was full of gladness and good humanity."

"My father was a farmer and my mother was a farmer, but, my childhood was very good. I am very grateful for my childhood, because it was full of gladness and good humanity."

Roberto Benigni, Italian Actor

Mother, Father, Childhood, Humanity

27

"I was born because my mother needed a fourth for meals."

"I was born because my mother needed a fourth for meals."

Beatrice Lillie, Canadian Actress

27

"I didn't grow up with my mother, and so losing her for real was like, some sort of latent childhood, some sort of unresolved issue. When she left for real, it was sort of like, I was done."

"I didn't grow up with my mother, and so losing her for real was like, some sort of latent childhood, some sort of unresolved issue. When she left for real, it was sort of like, I was done."

Billy Corgan, American Musician

Mother, Childhood, Losing

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"I had a really happy childhood - my siblings were great, my mother was very fanciful, and I loved to read. But there was always financial strife."

"I had a really happy childhood - my siblings were great, my mother was very fanciful, and I loved to read. But there was always financial strife."

Patti Smith, American Musician

Mother, Financial, Childhood

26

"Tell me, Connie, is your mother still dead?"

"Tell me, Connie, is your mother still dead?"

Ed Sullivan, American Entertainer

26

"Never say anything on the phone that you wouldn't want your mother to hear at your trial."

"Never say anything on the phone that you wouldn't want your mother to hear at your trial."

Sydney Biddle Barrows, American Celebrity

26

"My mother and I took over abandoned buildings to sleep in."

"My mother and I took over abandoned buildings to sleep in."

Mark Webber, Australian Celebrity

25

"Until I got married, when I used to go out, my mother said good bye to me as though I was emigrating."

"Until I got married, when I used to go out, my mother said good bye to me as though I was emigrating."

Thora Hird, British Actress

25

"I had this whole ritual with my mother making the bed with me inside it so I would be invisible."

"I had this whole ritual with my mother making the bed with me inside it so I would be invisible."

Ahmet Zappa, American Musician

Mother, Bed, Ritual

25

"Then my mother was taken ill and died and my father took me to St. Mary's."

"Then my mother was taken ill and died and my father took me to St. Mary's."

Desmond Dekker, Jamaican Musician

24

"But in my own particular case, there was something that happened when I became a mother. Whenever in the news I saw an example of a child being abused or mistreated, my response went from being appalled to being physically revolted."

"But in my own particular case, there was something that happened when I became a mother. Whenever in the news I saw an example of a child being abused or mistreated, my response went from being appalled to being physically revolted."

Mercedes Ruehl, American Actress

Mother, Being, Example, News

23

"I was so sad from losing two of my dogs and my mother. I had this vision of all these animals sitting behind bars. They had no control and were scared. That's why I got into fostering and adopting animals out."

"I was so sad from losing two of my dogs and my mother. I had this vision of all these animals sitting behind bars. They had no control and were scared. That's why I got into fostering and adopting animals out."

Linda Blair, American Actress

Mother, Control, Vision, Animals

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"The third lesson and tip actually comes from two of my favorite political philosophers: Mao Tse-tung and Mother Theresa - not often coupled with each other, but the two people I turn to most to basically deliver a simple point which is 'you're going to make choices; you're going to challenge; you're going to say why not; you're going to figure out how to do things that have never been done before."

"The third lesson and tip actually comes from two of my favorite political philosophers: Mao Tse-tung and Mother Theresa - not often coupled with each other, but the two people I turn to most to basically deliver a simple point which is 'you're going to make choices; you're going to challenge; you're going to say why not; you're going to figure out how to do things that have never been done before."

Anita Dunn, American Public Servant

Mother, People, Challenge, Choices

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"I still have my bad days when I think I'm not getting everything I deserve. But those pass quickly once my Mother gets on the phone and says, 'listen, we used to eat rocks and walk 80 miles a day to school."

"I still have my bad days when I think I'm not getting everything I deserve. But those pass quickly once my Mother gets on the phone and says, 'listen, we used to eat rocks and walk 80 miles a day to school."

Bonnie Hunt, American Actress

Mother, Day, School

22

"Sarah will talk to me about someone and I don't know who she's talking about, but if she talks to my mother, the two of them will know exactly - and across several generations, too."

"Sarah will talk to me about someone and I don't know who she's talking about, but if she talks to my mother, the two of them will know exactly - and across several generations, too."

Prince Andrew, British Royalty

Mother, Generations, Talk, Talking

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"Now I have children of my own. They ask their mother what will I be. Will I be handsome, will I be rich?"

"Now I have children of my own. They ask their mother what will I be. Will I be handsome, will I be rich?"

Jay Livingston, American Composer

Mother, Children, Now, Will

21

"If you ever become a mother, can I have one of the puppies?"

"If you ever become a mother, can I have one of the puppies?"

Charles Pierce, American Entertainer

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"Be kind to your mother-in-law, but pay for her board at some good hotel."

"Be kind to your mother-in-law, but pay for her board at some good hotel."

Josh Billings, American Comedian

17

"Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to have a really affectionate mother."

"Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to have a really affectionate mother."

W. Somerset Maugham, British Playwright

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"That was his mother. When she wasn't crying over the breakfast cereal, she was laughing about killing herself."

"That was his mother. When she wasn't crying over the breakfast cereal, she was laughing about killing herself."

Nick Hornby, English Writer

Mother, Chaos, Family, Emotion, Contradiction

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"The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart."

"The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart."

Henry Ward Beecher, American Clergyman

Mother, Heart, First

14

"A mother is the most important blessing of your life."

"A mother is the most important blessing of your life."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Mother, Blessing, Love

12

"The longest tenured First LOVE and Greatest TEACHER, in-fact life long, is none the other, but Mother."

"The longest tenured First LOVE and Greatest TEACHER, in-fact life long, is none the other, but Mother."

Vikrmn, Indian Author

Mother, Love, Life, Lesson

11

"People who lost their mother should be careful about committing crime, because probably no one else is praying to save you."

"People who lost their mother should be careful about committing crime, because probably no one else is praying to save you."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

Mother, Loss, Prayer, Crime

11

"A mother's love is more beautiful than any fresh flower."

"A mother's love is more beautiful than any fresh flower."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Mother, Love, Beauty

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