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title: "14 Mama Taught Quotes by 14 authors"
description: "Browse 14 Mama Taught quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Mama Taught sayings and thoughts."
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> [The reason girls want a country boy is because they are the only ones who's mama's taught them how to treat a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/obviously-me-p/the-reason-girls-want-a-country-boy-is-because-they-are-the-only-ones/)

[Obviously Me :p](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/obviously-me-p/)

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> [My mama taught me that anything worth doing in life should be a little scary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-mcmillan/my-mama-taught-me-that-anything-worth-doing-in-life-should-be-a/)

[Terry McMillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-mcmillan/)

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> [I stand here today as a strong woman because ma mama taught me never to give up. Thank you for being the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josephine/i-stand-here-today-as-a-strong-woman-because-ma-mama-taught-me-never/)

[Josephine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josephine/)

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> [A hell raisin sugar when the sun goes down, mama taught her how to rip up a town.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-aldean/a-hell-raisin-sugar-when-the-sun-goes-down-mama-taught-her-how-to-rip/)

[Jason Aldean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-aldean/)

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> [“mama taught me waste not want not. i try not to waste but i'll be damned if i don't want.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-leigh-cutler/mama-taught-me-waste-not-want-not-i-try-not-to-waste-but-i-ll-be/)

[Amy Leigh Cutler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-leigh-cutler/)

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> [“Mama taught me to be wary of handing him all my glory at once. He must also do some polishing of edges.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-mahfouz/mama-taught-me-to-be-wary-of-handing-him-all-my-glory-at-once-he-must/)

[Sabrina Mahfouz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-mahfouz/)

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> [Mama, you taught me to do the right things / So now you have to let your baby fly / You've given…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-underwood/mama-you-taught-me-to-do-the-right-things-so-now-you-have-to-let-your/)

[Carrie Underwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-underwood/)

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> [“It came as naturally to him as breathing or lying, or worse. His mama had only taught her son to be cautious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-s-carnes/it-came-as-naturally-to-him-as-breathing-or-lying-or-worse-his-mama/)

[V.S. Carnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-s-carnes/)

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> [Mama always taught her children that words were pretty, but anyone can talk. She said, pay attention to that man or woman…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-conroy/mama-always-taught-her-children-that-words-were-pretty-but-anyone-can/)

[Pat Conroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-conroy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0e/pat-conroy-768_attention_mama-always-taught-her-children-that-wor_1646300.jpg)

> [My own grandmother went to great lengths to make sure I knew simple things like how and when to open the door…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronnie-dunn/my-own-grandmother-went-to-great-lengths-to-make-sure-i-knew-simple/)

[Ronnie Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronnie-dunn/)

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> [Of course mama has taught us all to use our manners. Though there are times that are appropriate for you to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/epifania-savea/of-course-mama-has-taught-us-all-to-use-our-manners-though-there-are/)

[Epifania Savea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/epifania-savea/)

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> [“My fairy drag mother. The woman who had taught me to trust myself and my instincts. Morgan could teach me magic. My…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-j-klune/my-fairy-drag-mother-the-woman-who-had-taught-me-to-trust-myself-and/)

[T.J. Klune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-j-klune/)

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> [“My mama taught me the most important lesson of all: "Sometimes you don't know why things happen until later." She still gets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-megan-varnadore/my-mama-taught-me-the-most-important-lesson-of-all-sometimes-you-don/)

[Jennifer Megan Varnadore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-megan-varnadore/)

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> [I knew I had found my life's passion after writing my first column for The Washington Post. The response was like nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-singletary/i-knew-i-had-found-my-life-s-passion-after-writing-my-first-column/)

[Michelle Singletary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-singletary/)

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