My mother made me take piano lessons, and because I am her oldest and she had not yet been worn down by… — Sheri L. Dew Copy Share Image
“my mother always used to tell my sister and I : “Look down, and watch where you are walking.” She didn’t want… — Pamela Sommers Copy Share Image
I've always had a sense of groundedness as a person. I think that's helped me. My mother sort of beat into me… — Elijah Wood Copy Share Image
As a little girl in Arizona, none of the women in my family had a cultural connection with Girl Scouts, but the… — Anna Maria Chavez Copy Share Image
Listen to the cry of a woman in labor at the hour of giving birth - look at the dying man's struggle… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
Mother liked beauty wherever she found it, and she found it in many different places, both in nature and in contemporary art.… — David Rockefeller Copy Share Image
We take the star from Heaven, the red from our mother country, separating it by white stripes, thus showing that we have… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Listen," he said. "If you was a fish, Mother Nature'd take care of you, wouldn't she? Right? You don't think them fish… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
After I won the Pulitzer, there was this sense of, 'OK, that's enough for you. Now go away.' What I wanted was… — Marsha Norman Copy Share Image
“My baby is five. She falls asleep in my arms . . . . Her breath is warm on my face, all… — Ann Voskamp Copy Share Image
For many years, I did pantomime with Marcel Marceau. I was a writer for him and got to know very well how… — Alejandro Jodorowsky Copy Share Image
All your life you have done things that have brought a smile to my face. Today is your special day to sit… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Mr. Darling used to boast to Wendy that her mother not only loved him but respected him. He was one of those… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“His mother had always been a headstrong woman, and with her grayish-white mane and unsmiling face, she appeared as regal and intimidating… — Yiyun Li Copy Share Image
“And I said, “I needed to sit down and be quiet and think.” And he said, “OK, let’s keep it simple. What… — Mark Haddon Copy Share Image
My greatest inspiration is my mother, the bravest person I ever knew. She overcame incredible odds, worked while raising two kids, and… — Safra A. Catz Copy Share Image
But I got drafted out of high school, and my mother wasn't having it. She was like, you're not about to think… — Shemar Moore Copy Share Image
I've been described as a tough and noisy woman, a prize fighter, a man-hater, you name it. They call me Battling Bella,… — Bella Abzug Copy Share Image
There are many challenges, sadly many challenges our mothers were used to but have endured, which is inspiring. Sadly there are many… — Teri Gender Bender Copy Share Image
History is not everything, but it is a starting point. History is a clock that people use to tell there political and… — Dr. John Copy Share Image
I cannot feel like a duchess in my mother’s sitting room.” “What do you feel like, then?” “Hmmm.” She took a sip… — Julia Quinn Copy Share Image
When I stopped my work in films and took over the management of the house, sometime after marriage, my new avatar was… — Saira Banu Copy Share Image
I wanted to own a junk yard as a child, you know. I used to smash cars and think, 'Oh, my God,… — John Waters Copy Share Image
Although my father's mother, Nancy, has dementia, and her experiences gave me ideas for some of the scenes in the book, it… — Emma Healey Copy Share Image
The mother's battle for her child with sickness, with poverty, with war, with all the forces of exploitation and callousness that cheapen… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
I know it was a gift from God. My father was a preacher and my mother worked in churches all her life.… — Darlene Love Copy Share Image
My mother is an ordained minister. I'm a Muslim. She didn't do back flips when I called her to tell her I… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
I am sure that all people know deep down inside that the little child in the mother's womb is a human being… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
I was always an unusual girl. My mother told me I had a chameleon soul, no moral compass pointing due north, no… — Lana Del Rey Copy Share Image
My first job now is as a mother, everything else is secondary. My kids understand that I am an actress, and they… — Joan Cusack Copy Share Image
Nicole Kidman in particular seems to bring out the butt-kisser in the sassiest of hackettes, as they ceaselessly strive to portray her… — Julie Burchill Copy Share Image
I'm sorry to have to tell you this way, but your mother and I are separating." When I pressed my mouth together,… — Darynda Jones Copy Share Image
My father and mother have given me so much love, so much support, that it would trivialize their parenthood if I would… — Jeff Van Gundy Copy Share Image
Time does not really exist for mothers, with regard to their children. It does not matter greatly how old the child is-in… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“She was reminded of her mother's prophecy one day before her wedding that - he will go completely mad one day. But… — Manu Joseph Copy Share Image
Mothers are given by god to nurture and guide their children... And greater still, to LOVE them with all their hearts. God… — Kaylee Copy Share Image
It took three years from talking about it, to meeting with Wendie Wilson-Miller from 'Gifted Journeys' Surrogacy, to finding the right doctor,… — GloZell Copy Share Image
A miscarriage is a natural and common event. All told, probably more women have lost a child from this world than haven't.… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
“Oh, so you're untouchable, huh, Delilah? You and your fucked-up relationship with your mother and everyone else in your life? Great. Does… — Sarah Ockler Copy Share Image
Every life and every childhood is filled with frustrations; we cannot imagine it otherwise, for even the best mother cannot satisfy all… — Alice Miller Copy Share Image
