My mother's influence in molding my character was conspicuous. She forced me to learn daily long chapters of the Bible by heart.… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
I particularly recollect your saying one night, after they had been dining at Netherfield, 'SHE a beauty!--I should as soon call her… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
Anthony sneezed and pushed them aside. "Mother, I am trying to have a conversation with the duke." Violet looked at Simon. "Do… — Julia Quinn Copy Share Image
You see, Greg, my mother is going through a feline phase. Blinky is a Persian,' Hale said simply, as if that should… — Ally Carter Copy Share Image
On the way to the delivery room, I almost changed my mind about having a baby. I wouldn't have found it so… — Phyllis Diller Copy Share Image
When my mother passed, I realized that somebody who lives life with that kind of dedication to their family is the most… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
“But the truth is, the ten or twenty minutes I was somebody’s mother were black magic. There is no adventure I would… — Ariel Levy Copy Share Image
Mother Teresa was brilliant. She said, “I will never attend an anti-war rally. If you have a peace rally, invite me.” She… — Jack Canfield Copy Share Image
One of my greatest joys is poetry. I read it almost every day, and I've even taken a stab at writing some… — Maria Shriver Copy Share Image
All of us humans have myriad other species to thank. Without them, we couldn't exist. It's that simple, and we can't afford… — Alan Weisman Copy Share Image
I certainly know what it is like to go to work and leave your baby at home. It is an ache that… — Leigh-Allyn Baker Copy Share Image
We forgot about Buddha. We forgot about God. We developed a coldness inside us that still has not thawed. I fear my… — Julie Otsuka Copy Share Image
Please, please, help me grow to be like them, the ones'll soon be here, who never grow old, can't die, that's what… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
“My mother, without a doubt, occupied the center of our home. Universal respect surrounded her in the entire village. Certainly she had… — Lajos Ordass Copy Share Image
“I love my mother. My mother loves my dad. Those two facts are undeniable. I want my father to live. I want… — John Passaro Copy Share Image
Putin described Kiev is the mother of Russian cities. These - the Russian people view Ukraine as an extension of Russia. And… — Clarissa Ward Copy Share Image
“My distant but always a close friend, the loss of a mother is always painful for her children, I am beside you… — Nuno Rosa Copy Share Image
Out of your awareness you cannot become soldiers in a war because you will be able to see, with clear eyes, that… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
It takes twenty or so years before a mother can know with any certainty how effective her theories have been--and even then… — Mary Blakely Copy Share Image
“I found it idiotically distressing that a sharp finger whistle could no longer summon them outdoors into a playful twilight. An ancient… — Joseph O'Neill Copy Share Image
I'm kind of a reluctant Anglophile. My mother's a children's librarian, and all of the children's literature I read was from her… — Jefferson Mays Copy Share Image
My mother went into the Peace Corps when she was sixtyeight. My one sister is a motorcycle freak, my other sister is… — Billy Carter Copy Share Image
I love my mother Ali so much. I'm a momma's boy. I just have a very cool mom. It's not as though… — Hayden Christensen Copy Share Image
A lot of children don't find forever homes because they're on that special-needs list, even if it's because of something as simple… — Katherine Heigl Copy Share Image
The Christians do not commit adultery. They do not bear false witness. They do not covet their neighbor's goods. They honor father… — Aristides of Athens Copy Share Image
“...I owed her a debt of gratitude. More than gratitude, much more. I could finally see what had always been there. She… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
“What does it mean when society says your unfit to be a mother? Are there circumstances to be factored in before that… — Laura Schroff Copy Share Image
“I would describe myself like a landscape I’ve studied at length, in detail; like a word I’m coming to understand; like a… — Rainer Maria Rilke Copy Share Image
Let's celebrate today because it marks the end of one and beginning of another joyous year of togetherness spent together. Every second… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Good parents use the mistakes they did in the past when they were young to advice the children God gave to them… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Then, there's the modern mother-in-law. In her mid 40s, she is the compact car of her breed: efficient, trim, attractive and in… — Abigail Van Buren Copy Share Image
My mother negotiated a plea deal, and my father went to trial. I think one thing we notice in their case that… — Chesa Boudin Copy Share Image
Everything I've done was above board, as an actor I wanted to do two things. I wanted to entertain as well as… — Mr. T Copy Share Image
My mother was the kind of person who was very much part of her tribe and very much a satellite of her… — Goldie Hawn Copy Share Image
The responsibility of building leadership in the Church belongs to the father and the mother. . . . As youth grow and… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
“An hour later we were pulling into the hospital parking lot. Sparkly and shiny from my hair and makeup job, I had… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
No theory is too false, no fable too absurd, no superstition too degrading for acceptance when it has become embedded in common… — Henry George Copy Share Image
I never set out to be an actor. Again, my mother presented this job by job to me at the time, and… — Gaby Hoffmann Copy Share Image
“I'd say he's not much older than you," Mother said when she noticed. "Really?" Lynn peered closer at his face. "How can… — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share Image
The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mother's side, yet this… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image