My mother was kept very busy with her sewing; sometimes…

No one expects a woman busy at her sewing to pay attention to what’s being said around her. Nevermind if a man’s mother and…

— Tamora Pierce

In TV, a woman helping another woman break in? Not that common.

— Megyn Kelly

We're all connected. Helping another woman is helping yourself, your mother, your sister, your children.

— Mariska Hargitay

“But that day I witnessed a greater wonder. As Christina held my hand and Ms. Mina held Mama’s, there was a moment—one heartbeat, one…

— Jodi Picoult

My mother kept all my awards on the sideboard of her front room, and she polished them. She polished everything religiously. And it doesn't…

— Glenda Jackson

My mother has always kept the entire family together - my dad, due to his business, has always been travelling, and hence, she at…

— Karan Patel

I saw how, when my brother smoked reefer, it made my mother cry. He was 16 at the time. And I saw that she…

— Ving Rhames

We lived in a real rough place but my mother kept me straight.

— Evander Holyfield

When my daughter went to school, her last name was mine. The school insisted that her father's name be added to hers, not her…

— Mahesh Manjrekar

“Mrs. (Fanie Lou) Hamer, like her mother, also kept weapons nearby in case she needed them: 'I keep a shotgun in every corner of…

— Charles E. Cobb Jr

My mother kept every single thing that she ever got in her life.

— John F. Kennedy Jr

“Baba was gone forever. My mother kept waiting for him until the day she died, just as she waited to return home, just as…

— Susan Abulhawa

My mother always kept us involved in various types of art.

— Dante Basco

My sense of the family history is somewhat sketchy, because my mother kept a great deal to herself.

— Julie Andrews

From the time I can remember my mother kept me in church. I think my first recollection of any place, being anywhere was in…

— Teddy Pendergrass