“The great irony of motherhood is that while you sometimes long for someone else to be in charge, it is next to… — Rachel Balducci Copy Share Image
I never get any protests from children. All you get are giggles of mirth and squirms of delight. I know what children… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
when the time came I would do battle with my mother for the right to sit at the center of my own… — Twyla Tharp Copy Share Image
The truth of the matter is, you lose a parent to murder when you're 10 years old, and in fact at the… — James Ellroy Copy Share Image
My father might have got me to 5.80 m, but I definitely give just as much credit, and maybe even more, to… — Armand Duplantis Copy Share Image
Having two daughters changed my perspective on a lot of things, and I definitely have a newfound respect for women. And I… — Mark Wahlberg Copy Share Image
I'm not saying my mother-in-law is fat - because she is of reasonable size, and I care about her and her self-image. — Bernard Manning Copy Share Image
I was born in the small city of Hobart in Tasmania, Australia, in 1948. My parents were family physicians. My grandfather and… — Elizabeth Blackburn Copy Share Image
Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents," grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. "It's so dreadful to be poor!" sighed Meg, looking… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My mother, in the last years of her life, became very negative, and it's hard to listen. I remember one day, I… — Julian Treasure Copy Share Image
I made numerous attempts to find a way to do it all, to be a creative singer, songwriter, producer, and to be… — Anita Baker Copy Share Image
Worship isn't destructive, Martin. I know that. I don't. I only know it's the core of his life. What else has he… — Peter Shaffer Copy Share Image
“But her mother had looked at her curiously, gravely, puzzled by this creature who seemed all contradictions - at one moment so… — Radclyffe Hall Copy Share Image
“After the room is finished, my mother and Sky head downstairs. I stack the boxes in the hallway, then turm to shut… — Colleen Hoover Copy Share Image
“One/Or the Other was about the Cole that I heard in the monitors on stage versus the Cole that paced the hotel… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
My house is full of paintings by my mother Pam. She was a fantastic, prolific artist but had no confidence in herself,… — Penny Junor Copy Share Image
My mother and father were partisan national heroes: I learned sacrifice and discipline from them and that a private life is not… — Marina Abramovic Copy Share Image
I was never going to do anything that would have brought shame to my family. I owed too much, and I wanted… — Bruno Sammartino Copy Share Image
Can any man or woman choose duties? No more than they can choose their birthplace or their father and mother. — George Eliot Copy Share Image
I remember, when I got my first period, I was almost afraid to tell me mother, who's quite an open, loving person.… — Aisling Bea Copy Share Image
Stone Mountain, Georgia, still had Ku Klux Klan marches, and I had a wild and courageous mother who'd put us in the… — Nicole Beharie Copy Share Image
My mother and I had a lot of distance between us emotionally, although, on the surface, most of the time, we appeared… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
My mother never wanted me to focus on my physical self. She always said that beauty is what you do. — Halle Berry Copy Share Image
“My mother said my father had a drop of dragon blood.” “Two drops. That, or a cock six feet long.” — George R.R. Martin Copy Share Image
Believing that all women should want to be mothers makes about as much sense as believing that all men should want to… — Harriet Lerner Copy Share Image
My mother sang. But back in the day, it was looked down upon if the lady of the house wanted to sing… — Amit Trivedi Copy Share Image
I'm lucky to have two mothers; a great mother and stepmother. If you don't do it for yourself, do it for a… — Mark Rebb Copy Share Image
The memories I can gather now of my parents are quite contradicting. My mother was the disciplinarian and my dad was the… — Sanam Saeed Copy Share Image
My mother taught me something at a young age - she said 'you are the company you keep'. To define yourself by… — Howard Schultz Copy Share Image
I have had the experience common to many women, of needing to define myself and to find my self-esteem as a person,… — Hazel Hawke Copy Share Image
From the time she was born, until she was fifteen, I didn't know where I left off and she began. We were… — Lee Grant Copy Share Image
My grandfather is a musician, my son is a musician and a singer. My mother played the piano too. — Zico Copy Share Image
I'd just sit with Dee Dee on the corner off of Queens Boulevard and drink and insult people and stuff. That's when… — Joey Ramone Copy Share Image
I never told my kids, 'You've got to work hard.' I just worked hard, and they followed my example. — Maye Musk Copy Share Image
You always wonder when you get pregnant what projects and opportunities will come in or come knocking. — Coco Rocha Copy Share Image
My wife knows me as Vermin. My mother knows me as Vermin. For all intent and purposes, that's my name. — Vermin Supreme Copy Share Image
All my focus is on my son. Every day being a better mom and learning with him. It's an incredible experience. — Ashlee Simpson Copy Share Image
It will be very difficult for whoever will be with me, not even in marriage, whoever goes out with me seriously. Even… — Albert II, Prince of Monaco Copy Share Image
“Parents expect only two things from their children, obedience in their childhood and respect in their adulthood.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
