Family: Mother Quotes

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"I was dictating to my mother when I was 5"

Judith Rossner, Novelist

"Even now, after whatever gains feminism has made in involving fathers in the rearing of their children, I still think virtually all of us spend the most formative years of our lives very much in the presence of women"

Reynolds Price, Novelist

"My mum actually gave up work to look after my child, which is so touching"

Jamelia, Musician

"I do a lot of work with the Dyslexia Institute because, for people with dyslexia who do not have parental support, it is a huge disadvantage. I was fortunate because my Mum was a teacher and she taught me to work hard"

Susan Hampshire, Actress

"My mom died of cancer when I was really young. I'm not someone who tries to work out their own stuff with a role, but I think that happened despite my best efforts to keep myself separate from it"

Sarah Polley, Actress

"My mother was a personal friend of God's; they had ongoing conversations"

Della Reese, Musician

"My mother did literally hitchhike barefoot to the country store"

Moon Unit Zappa, Musician

"I've played Henry Fonda's mother so often that, whenever we run into each other, I call him 'son' and he calls me 'Ma', just to save time"

Jane Darwell, Actress

"It was definitely a part of our life. I mean, my mom had both her brothers and her fiancee in Vietnam at the same time, so it wasn't just my dad's story, it was my mom's story too. And we definitely grew up listening to the stories"

Vanessa Kerry, Celebrity

"There are 80 million moms in the United States. Forty million stay at home with their children"

Andrew Shue, Actor

"Working mothers are just as likely to want to conform to a standard of perfection and just as likely to suffer from their failure to meet it as their stay-at-home counterparts"

Melinda M. Marshall

"Irish is the prominent nationality in the family, but beyond that, I really don't know. I see a lot of artistic or creative influence coming through on my mother's side"

William Wiley, Soldier

"Lee was such a fine, high-class boy. If my son killed the president he would have said so. That's the way he was brought up"

Marguerite Oswald

"Even if my mother had no qualms of conscience concerning ownership of negroes, her sense of duty carried her far beyond the mere supplying of their physical needs, or requiring that they render faithful service"

John Sergeant Wise, Author

"After Babar's mother was killed by the hunter, he went to the big city"

Jean de Brunhoff, Writer

"You know, I loved math. My mom was a math teacher"

Joan Cusack, Actress

"That's one thing I find about having children - it does unlock a door that separates you from other women who've had children"

Rebecca Miller, Director

"Even a secret agent can't lie to a Jewish mother"

Peter Malkin, Public Servant

"Motherhood in all its guises and permutations is more art than science"

Melinda M. Marshall

"My mother thought Hollywood was a den of iniquity, and people came to terrible bad ends there"

Kitty Carlisle, Musician

"My original inspiration was my mom: a few years after the death of my dad, she started dating one my teachers!"

Meg Cabot, Author

"The death of Mrs. Lincoln was a serious loss to her husband and children. Abraham's sister Sarah was only eleven years old, and the tasks and cares of the little household were altogether too heavy for her years and experience"

John George Nicolay, Writer

"After about six months, I told my mother that I wanted the lessons to stop, and she was intelligent enough not to force me to continue. Besides, the lessons cost money, which was anything but abundant in our household"

Georg Solti, Musician

"Mama is slowly getting better. So many people are so fond of her"

Rocco DiSpirito, Celebrity

"Simon is cool. You know, it's different if you ever see him around his mom. He acts totally different!"

Ruben Studdard, Musician

"Domestic goddesses have infiltrated everybody's lives and raised the bar way too high"

Daisy Donovan, Actress

"The mother-daughter relationship is the most complex"

Wynonna Judd, Musician

"I remember when I got to 16, my mum was like, 'No, now you've got to go and get a proper job. We've indulged you long enough.' I don't think they ever thought I was going to be successful in entertainment at all"

Kelly Brook, Model

"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, Actress

"The most consistent gift and burden of motherhood is advice"

Susan Chira, Journalist

"My mom is a sculptress"

P. J. Harvey, Musician

"An uncle gave me a side drum, and my mother decided I should have lessons"

Humphrey Lyttelton, Musician

"My mother kept asking me, 'When are you going to do a gospel album?' And I've always wanted to do a gospel album. Everybody was going on about it, so mom started hounding me more"

Alan Jackson, Musician

"I spend a lot of time at my son's school and I really wanted to do a movie that the kids could see. The good thing about being my age and not having to be the ingenue anymore is that I get to be a mom. I get to have kids in my movies"

Virginia Madsen, Actress

"When I go home, my mother still makes me take out the garbage"

Nomar Garciaparra, Athlete

"My mother asked me what I wanted for my birthday, so I said I wanted to read poetry with her"

Guy Johnson, Writer

"I always tell people, I'm a better swimmer because I'm a mom and a better mom because I'm swimmer"

Amanda Beard, Athlete

"They very seldom let me lose my cool. They made me like I was Polly Perfect, which was ridiculous so that when I bump into kids on the street they'd say 'I wish my Mom were like you'"

Charlotte Rae, Actress

"My mother was a politician in my formative years"

Antonia Fraser, Author

"Even though mother's issues are not front page news, they touch us all personally, some more than others, and I believe passionately in the power of grassroots engagement"

Joan Blades, Businessman

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