I know what it meant to me to play the Reverend Mother, a…

I always wanted to play a nun, and to play the Reverend Mother was a thrill of a lifetime for me. But, generations back,…

— Melissa Leo

“The Reverend Mother must combine the seductive wiles of a courtesan with the untouchable majesty of a virgin goddess, holding these attributes in tension…

— Frank Herbert

“...I met a reverend mother once who cried...ah, it's all so sad' - 'What did she cry about?' - 'I don't know, after talking…

— Jack Kerouac

While in 'Komban' I played the mother of Karthi, a relatively quiet character, the mother role in 'Kanchana 2' was a stark contrast.

— Kovai Sarala

I think the best thing, or the greatest thing my girls have going for them, is having their mother as a role model,

— Tim McGraw

I never turned down a mother role.

— Dorothy Malone

Mother's Day. The backbone of every family, who knows what you need even before you asked or wished, who's ready to make food for…

— Nishan Panwar

I took the role of Rochelle in 'Everybody Hates Chris,' and that was it. I was going to play mother roles all the time.…

— Tichina Arnold

I think historically it's good for younger people to see where so much influence has come from. If you're using my mother as a…

— Nicole Fosse

A mother's role is God-ordained. Mothers are to conceive, bear, nourish, love, and train. They are to be helpmates and are to counsel with…

— Ezra Taft Benson

My mother's role is as important as Dhanush's. I leave my kids with her and go for my shoots. I can be rest assured…

— Aishwarya R. Dhanush

A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after.

— Peter De Vries

“A suburban mother’s role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after.” —Peter De Vries”

— Jenny Lee Sulpizio

Being a mother is the role I'm most proud of.

— Arianna Huffington

I was raised by a hard-working single mother, so my first role model was a woman. My only caretaker was a woman, and I…

— Louis C. K