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My Mother Quotes (page 14)

Alan Alda quote: "My mother didn't try to stab my father until I was six, but..."
My mother didn't try to stab my father until I was six, but she must have shown signs of oddness before that. Alan Alda
Danny Aiello quote: "My mother was the total influence. My father was what we call..."
My mother was the total influence. My father was what we call a nomadic person; he was a wanderer. Danny Aiello
My mother had to send me to the movies with my birth certificate, so that I wouldn't have to pay the extra fifty cents that the adults had to pay. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
My mother saw in 'Gone With the Wind' the text of liberating herself, ... She took 'Gone With the Wind' as the central book in her life, and made it the central book in her family. Pat Conroy
Augusten Burroughs quote: "My mother is from Cairo, Georgia. This makes everything she..."
My mother is from Cairo, Georgia. This makes everything she says sound like it went through a curling iron. Augusten Burroughs
My mother used to tell me that when push comes to shove, you always know who to turn to. That being a family isn't a social construct but an instinct. Jodi Picoult
Dorothy Height quote: "My mother helped me understand how not to show off what I..."
My mother helped me understand how not to show off what I knew, but how to use it so that others might benefit. Dorothy Height
My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that 'achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is in you. Success is being praised by others, and that's nice, too, but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about success. Helen Hayes
My mother told me that life isn't always about pleasing yourself and that sometimes you have to do things for the sole benefit of another human being. I completely agreed with her, but reminded her that that was what blow jobs were for. Chelsea Handler
My mother, Abra, had taught me that all people are made from the same dust. When our days here are gone, all men and women enter the same garden. Alice Hoffman
My mother walks forward. She's crying, but there's a smile on her face. For God's sake, is it any wonder I can't ever understand what you people are feeling? Jodi Picoult
Andy Rooney quote: "My mother always called me 'sturdy' and said I have big bones...."
My mother always called me 'sturdy' and said I have big bones. A little fat is what I am. Andy Rooney
My mother’s father was just called “The Governor,” or “Himself.” Which, if you have sixteen kids, probably isn’t as crazy as it sounds. Kathy Griffin
Frances Hodgson Burnett quote: "My mother always says people should be able to take care of..."
My mother always says people should be able to take care of themselves, even if they're rich and important. Frances Hodgson Burnett
My mother used to say that rain here pours like a blessing, like a thick veil that parts to reveal the bride's face. But nearly every day, when this rain parted, it revealed a long line of soldiers, like you, like death, marching toward us, and we would scatter with a practiced silence and hide. Mia Kirshner

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