Mother Quotes · Page 154

Of course I wanted children. Bright, gorgeous, loving children. I could almost see them.

— Maeve Binchy

As a midwife, I am immersed in Oxytocin day and night.

— Robin Lim

My mother was sarcastic and delightful and, trust me, quite remarkable.

— Kevin Spacey

“It’s a choreography of sorts: some birds, her mother once told her, dance before they mate.”

— Dan Vyleta

The earth is not just our environment. The earth is our mother.

— Dalai Lama

My mother tried to keep me away from Tekken...now I know why.

— Jin Kazama

I have a daughter and two grand-daughters and a great grandson in Africa, in Cape Town.

— Doris Lessing

A lot has been said about single mothers. Most of it has been less than flattering.

— Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

My mum had this amazing ability to deflect things, and from an early age, I knew what I was not supposed to…

— John Lanchester

I have transmitted genetic material, all I have to do between my daughters' birth and my death is to decorate my life.

— Peter Greenaway

I am very fond of the people, landscape, poetry, music, history and the Guinness. Being there makes me think of my mother…

— Stephen Lang

The queen, I say, is the mother bee; it is undoubtedly complimenting her to call her a queen and invest her with…

— John Burroughs

I've never been short of words. I think my mum will tell you that. I think I've known that since primary school.

— Edith Bowman

“Mothers have an interesting way of rebuking wayward children, but they do it so nicely that you have to forgive them. Even…

— Jeff Wheeler

I always pray to God for your long live! May I always feel your warm touch. Love you Nana. Happy Mothers

— Mr Iua

Growing up in Sunderland, I had two uncles on my mother's side - both of whom became father figures after my dad…

— George Clarke

As motherhood as a "private enterprise" declines and more mothers rely on the work of lower-paid specialists, the value accorded the work…

— Arlie Russell Hochschild

Not all Americans are living the American dream by a long shot. Many can't even imagine it. There are impoverished Americans, the…

— George H. W. Bush

“...nobody was ever really ready to turn off their mother's machine, no matter what they thought; to turn off the light of…

— Fannie Flagg

Even if he doesn’t eat, he knows the cookies. I’ll bet his mother stuffed him full as a kid. (Tory) Not really.…

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

“blue-gold sky, fresh cloud, emerald-black mountain, trees on rocky ledges, on the summit, the tiny pin of a telephone tower-all brilliantly clear,…

— Barbara Blatner

My mother would never let me in the kitchen. I always wanted to cook, but I was never allowed to. Her view…

— Ina Garten

I like my body so much more now since having my baby. It”s just kind of empowering when you become a mother.…

— Nelly

I think about my mother every day. But usually the thoughts are fleeting - she crosses my mind like a spring cardinal…

— Meghan O'Rourke

Mothers shoulders are always there for children to take their weight.

— Kishore Bansal

I'm in charge of raising a young woman one day, to be a mother and hopefully a wife.

— Tionne Watkins

“There is no one who takes care of us as lovingly as our mother does. She is our living God.”

— Mohtasham Usmani

I feel like the best thing, as far as what I do with kids, is I treat them like human beings.

— Mike Vallely

Do you know why love is blind??? Because your mothers starts loving you before seeing you.

— Anonymous

Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.

— Petrarch

My father was a minister, and my mother was a music teacher.

— Walter F. Mondale

Adult started from child; Clever start from stupid; I'm start from my mother

— Anonymous

Conscience is what your mother told you before you were six years old.

— Brock Chisholm

I grew up with a single mother, and I wasn't out shooting too many guns.

— Jason Momoa

I grew up with my mother but still got some things from my daddy girl you'll see...

— Drake

I think my love of journalizing my life comes from my mom.

— Jeff Bridges

My kids ask me questions on what I do and I'm very honest with them.

— Sophie Gregoire Trudeau

It's crazy when I look at my daughter. It's like a little Mini-Me running around.

— Darrelle Revis

I learned to play the piano on my mother's knee - that was before we got a piano.

— Victor Borge

I'm a better cook and more of a perfectionist than my mother.

— Alexis Stewart