I would have to say that my mother's entrepreneurial perspective, and that of her father's, are very evident in my own outlook. — Lewis Schiff Copy Share Image
My mother's great line was, Grasp the nettle with two hands, girl, because if you don't somebody else will. — Fiona Wood Copy Share Image
My life is black and white and mixed. My mother's a Rastafarian, my dad was a short white guy - it's not… — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
Loving me with my shoes off means loving my long brown legs, sweet dears, as good as spoons; and my feet, those… — Anne Sexton Copy Share Image
My father was frightened of his mother. I was frightened of my father and I am damned well going to see to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You know, jazz is the mother of all American music. R&B and pop and rap and everything are the branches on the… — Eric Burdon Copy Share Image
My father was on the faculty in the Chemistry Department of Harvard University; my mother had one year of graduate work in… — Kenneth G. Wilson Copy Share Image
My mother and father, Joe and Theresa Montana brought me along and taught me to never quit, and to strive to be… — Joe Montana Copy Share Image
“I have noticed,” she said slowly, “that time does not really exist for mothers, with regard to their children. It does not… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
The Roman Christian mythology (and theology) discourages the vice of licentiousness, and so this is better than the heathen, but it encourages… — Theodore Parker Copy Share Image
My mother really was an extraordinary, inspirational, tough, cool, sexy, funny woman and that's the kind of woman I've always surrounded myself… — Joss Whedon Copy Share Image
Don't you ever touch my car again," Santangelo says with the same fury he had on his face when Jonah Griggs made… — Melina Marchetta Copy Share Image
“Mariam saw now the sacrifices a mother made. Decency was but one...Mariam wished she's been a better daughter to Nana. She wished… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
It's hard either way, at home or on the bus, I think the hardest thing probably for me is going one second… — Lee Ann Womack Copy Share Image
Fathers have a special excitement about them that babies find intriguing. At this time in his life an infant counts on his… — Louise J. Kaplan Copy Share Image
When I was in junior high, I would carry around this huge volume of Shakespeare. I just like the romantic vibe. I… — Fefe Dobson Copy Share Image
If the mother can't break the attachment, they say that the baby can't leave this world. For him to be happy in… — Park Gye-Ok Copy Share Image
I was lucky that my mother had a very well-adjusted perspective of the world, and never pressured me to do anything I… — Gugu Mbatha-Raw Copy Share Image
Until I separated from Parker, I had never been without them-and it's the hardest thing to share them. But we're trying to… — Kirstie Alley Copy Share Image
What are you looking at?” she asks. What am I looking at? My future wife? The mother of my children? The person… — Pete Wentz Copy Share Image
Mothers need to know what they are feeding their children. They need the freedom to make educated choices at the market. — Neil Young Copy Share Image
The loving care of Mother Earth is in many quarters replacing the former sense of obedience to the Heavenly Father. — Lloyd Geering Copy Share Image
My mother's greatest joy in life was to make people laugh. Although that is difficult to do right now, I know her… — Melissa Rivers Copy Share Image
My kids and I sometimes will just sit in my office and talk about what the world was like 68 million years… — Phil Mickelson Copy Share Image
My mother implanted in me as a young girl...you can either be an actor in your own life, or a reactor in… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
My mother was actually a breeder, believe it or not, and she used to name horses after some of my songs. — Chris de Burgh Copy Share Image
Oh, God, who does not exist, you hate women, otherwise you'd have made them different. And Jesus, who snubbed your mother, you… — Edna O'Brien Copy Share Image
I'm just proud that I created something that helped me pay my bills because I was so flat broke. I was borrowing… — Marc Cherry Copy Share Image
I was very worried about my mother, growing up - a lot. I do not want my children to be worried about… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
My mother tells the story about how I'm fussing and she's like, 'Baby, what do you want? What do you need?' And… — Kamala Harris Copy Share Image
While he bore no real resemblance to anyone in my family, his features were a collection of my mother's and father's best… — Lisa Lutz Copy Share Image
We started out covering income inequality in the magazine [Mother Jones], but that ongoing body of work positioned - and sourced -… — Clara Jeffery Copy Share Image
Fathers and mothers,” she found herself saying, “leave their mark, no matter if we’ve known them a lifetime or only a day. — Nalini Singh Copy Share Image
My wife Neelam is a North Indian, so she will make North Indian food, while my mother will make Bengali food. — Ronit Roy Copy Share Image
My mother's sister was killed in a trolley car accident, so I was raised as one of eight with my sister and… — Alan King Copy Share Image
Happy Mother's Day to someone who carried me for 9 months physically and for 29 years financially. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Being a father or a mother is not only a great challenge, it is a divine calling. It is an effort requiring… — James E. Faust Copy Share Image
I take no leave of you, Miss Bennet: I send no compliments to your mother. You deserve no such attention. I am… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
[To the mother of two unruly children in a restaurant after the woman said she really didn't know what to do with… — Joan Crawford Copy Share Image
I've longed for kids since I was very, very young. And so I'm waiting to find the right person, someone who's willing… — Prince Harry Copy Share Image