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title: "6 Doing Mother Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [There is no theoretical study of motherhood. You know, before I became a mother, I did play a mother, but I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-chen/there-is-no-theoretical-study-of-motherhood-you-know-before-i-became/)

[Joan Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-chen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/657/joan-chen-13493_education_there-is-no-theoretical-study-of-motherh_273443.png)

> [All these people keep waxing sentimental about how fabulously well I am doing as a mother, how competent I am, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-lamott/all-these-people-keep-waxing-sentimental-about-how-fabulously-well-i/)

[Anne Lamott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-lamott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/002/anne-lamott-188_feel_all-these-people-keep-waxing-sentimental_708165.png)

> [I got a part as a chorus girl in a show called Every Sailor and I had fun doing it. Mother didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cagney/i-got-a-part-as-a-chorus-girl-in-a-show-called-every-sailor-and-i-had/)

[James Cagney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cagney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a65/james-cagney-19036_chorus_i-got-a-part-as-a-chorus-girl-in-a-show_1958923.jpg)

> [I couldn't carry on straight after doing 'Mother,' it was really hard. Getting my anger out was a catharsis but it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/goldie/i-couldn-t-carry-on-straight-after-doing-mother-it-was-really-hard/)

[Goldie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/goldie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ac/goldie-5227_anger_i-couldn-t-carry-on-straight-after-doing_2179562.jpg)

> [I'm not a big fan of doing what my mother wants me to do, like any daughter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabourey-sidibe/i-m-not-a-big-fan-of-doing-what-my-mother-wants-me-to-do-like-any/)

[Gabourey Sidibe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabourey-sidibe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/817/gabourey-sidibe-4030_big-fan_i-m-not-a-big-fan-of-doing-what-my-mothe_2436736.jpg)

> [It really bothers me when I see people doing my mother in drag. I mean, just imagine if you saw people doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chaz-bono/it-really-bothers-me-when-i-see-people-doing-my-mother-in-drag-i-mean/)

[Chaz Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chaz-bono/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b0/chaz-bono-16917_bother_it-really-bothers-me-when-i-see-people-d_3067207.jpg)

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