Mother Quotes · Page 198

Most of my ideals and stuff really come from my mother.

— Nick Cave

My mother belongs to a family of freedom fighters.

— Nagma

My mother dreamed dreams for Joaquin and for me long before we could dream them for ourselves.

— Julian Castro

I woke up when I was 14 and went to speak to my mother and scared us both to death.

— Barry White

My father was a dictator in the true German sense. He suppressed my mother.

— Rainer Weiss

Religion brought forth riches, and the daughter devoured the mother.

— Francis Bacon

A mom reads you like a book, and wherever she goes, people read you like a glowing book review.

— Robert Breault

“His mother was yet another indignity he was forced to endure.”

— Roxane Gay

Praised be You, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, producing varied fruits with coloured flowers and…

— Francis of Assisi

My mother has a very chic sense of style, but she also has high expectations for her clothes to be functional and…

— Joseph Altuzarra

My mother had a very open-minded philosophy about having children: that they should be free to develop in their own way.

— Annabelle Wallis

I have never seen the Almighty God. But whenever I see my mother I realize the God may be like her. Who…

— Anurag Prakash Ray

It's a sacrifice for me. It's not really something I want to do. I don't love the idea of being a U.S.…

— Wendy Long

The work of a mother is hard, too often unheralded work. Please know that it is worth it then, now, and forever.

— Jeffrey R. Holland

Children are easily influenced, and I always want to do things I can be proud to show my kids someday.

— Faith Hill

[On her UNICEF work:] I'm glad I've got a name, because I'm using it for what it's worth. ... I do not…

— Audrey Hepburn

I'm working at trying to be a Christian, and that's serious business. It's like trying to be a good Jew, a good…

— Maya Angelou

Elizabeth’s hands flew to her mouth; tears filled her eyes with happiness as she realized he was fulfilling yet another of her…

— Cecelia Ahern

“For as I am standing there I look closer into the grandstand and see that there is someone waiting. It is my…

— Louise Erdrich

I credit my parents for many things that had never seemed remarkable when I was growing up, and one of those things…

— Hanya Yanagihara

On 'Hairless Toys,' I've tried to create an ambiguous character to go with an ambiguous record. She's anything but rock n' roll…

— Roisin Murphy

Ego's trick is to make us lose sight of our interdependence. That kind of ego-thought gives us a perfect justification to look…

— Gelek Rimpoche

My mother carried me for 10 months. I asked her 'Mother, you had an extra month, why you didn't make me a…

— Mstislav Rostropovich

“To be mother and wife. To be tool and toy, to be bountiful and beautiful, to be expansive and inclusive. To cover…

— Sarah Moriarty

I loved having my baby inside of me, but I was very happy when he was finally here.

— Marion Jones

Every mother on earth gave birth to a child. Except mine, she gave birth to a legend!

— Anonymous

For me, being a mum has been a really, really instinctive thing.

— Rachel Weisz

My mother has always been the biggest inspiration in my life.

— Manushi Chhillar

[My mother] was busy being a homemaker and was not an activist by any means.

— Jill Stein

When I was a baby, my mother tells me I never slept because I never wanted to miss anything

— Scott Baio

I had to work hard to keep up with my mom. That's where I learned it from. She's a freak.

— Stipe Miocic

My mother never watches the start of my races - because she fears for me.

— Felipe Massa

“Being a father describes a man, being a mother defines a woman.”

— Tawny O'Dell

The love between a mother and daughter is forever

— Babloo

On one thing professionals and amateurs agree: mothers can't win.

— Margaret Drabble

A mother is a blend of strength and survivorship, experience and insight, fancy and reflection.

— Anonymous

My mother lost her job, so I left school to work full-time to support her.

— Ayanna Pressley

I'm loving motherhood. It's way harder than soccer, but I love a challenge.

— Brandi Chastain

Spending time with my mother in law really makes me appreciate my own mother.

— Anonymous

War is the father of all things. But who is the mother?

— Gerhard Kocher