The loss of a mother is always keenly felt, even if her health be such as to incapacitate her from taking an… — Alphonse de Lamartine Copy Share Image
“My mother picked me up in her arms, touching my checks comforting my distress. I stared into her eyes and held her… — Joseph McGinnis Copy Share Image
“If it is your fault that your mother is miserable, it becomes a potentially fixable affront. Taking blame means that at least… — Victoria Secunda Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I loved really loud things. My grandmother and I went to the Fulton Mall, and I bought… — Wyatt Cenac Copy Share Image
So (if) some cracker come and tell you 'Well, my mother and father blood go back to the Mayflower,' you better hold… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
You know, I never really paid attention to sports, which, coming from the mecca of football in Texas, is kind of odd.… — Sarah Shahi Copy Share Image
“And, Momma, if there is a separate heaven for gay people,” Danny continued with a smile, “well, you’ll just have to come… — Greg Hogben Copy Share Image
My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school,… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
A little girl who finds a puzzle frustrating might ask her busy mother (or teacher) for help. The child gets one message… — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
To be a good mother, a woman must have sense, and that independence of mind which few women possess who are taught… — Mary Wollstonecraft Copy Share Image
The very first role I ever played was as a 17-year old South African girl who dreamed of being a star and… — Kandyse McClure Copy Share Image
In the States, the HIV transmission from mother to child is almost completely preventable - the only mothers who really do transmit… — Annie Lennox Copy Share Image
I felt unhappy and trapped. If I left baseball, where could I go, what could I do to earn enough money to… — Jackie Robinson Copy Share Image
I'm sure my priorities will change. My mother was such a great mother and is still such a big part of my… — Beyonce Knowles Copy Share Image
My mother could never have said she loved fall, but as she walked down the steps with her suitcase in hand toward… — Dinaw Mengestu Copy Share Image
“If you’re worried that skipping the pain of childbirth means you’re somehow cheating your baby, or yourself, you’re not. Because the truth… — Jessi Klein Copy Share Image
He cut her off with brutal precision. "And one last thing." His eyes flicked toward the door, through which Jace, Alec, and… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
“As she spoke, I wanted to cry, because sometimes it's just so damn hard to be a mother. We have to wait… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
If it wasn't for good," my mother says, "we human beings would have been wiped out a long time ago. Either the… — Joseph Bruchac Copy Share Image
I'm no longer just a candidate. I'm the President. I know what it means to send young Americans into battle, for I… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My mother carried me for 10 months. I asked her 'Mother, you had an extra month, why you didn't make me a… — Mstislav Rostropovich Copy Share Image
Ego's trick is to make us lose sight of our interdependence. That kind of ego-thought gives us a perfect justification to look… — Gelek Rimpoche Copy Share Image
On 'Hairless Toys,' I've tried to create an ambiguous character to go with an ambiguous record. She's anything but rock n' roll… — Roisin Murphy Copy Share Image
I credit my parents for many things that had never seemed remarkable when I was growing up, and one of those things… — Hanya Yanagihara Copy Share Image
Elizabeth’s hands flew to her mouth; tears filled her eyes with happiness as she realized he was fulfilling yet another of her… — Cecelia Ahern Copy Share Image
“For as I am standing there I look closer into the grandstand and see that there is someone waiting. It is my… — Louise Erdrich Copy Share Image
I'm working at trying to be a Christian, and that's serious business. It's like trying to be a good Jew, a good… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I would like to say, historically, from the very beginning, our people have time and again expressed the need for people to… — Leonard Peltier Copy Share Image
If winter is slumber and spring is birth, and summer is life, then autumn rounds out to be reflection. It's a time… — Mitchell Burgess Copy Share Image
It's not my fault that there is this gap between rich and poor, it is the fault of governments. I want a… — Emma Thompson Copy Share Image
My mother scrubbed other people's floors for a living, and I remember vividly her worrying about being down to the last half… — David Starkey Copy Share Image
“Dylan Caine came over last night and worked with me to strip the walls.” Her stomach tingled again as she remembered that… — RaeAnne Thayne Copy Share Image
I told my kids I just want three words on my tombstone, if I have one. I'll probably be cremated. One is… — Madalyn Murray O'Hair Copy Share Image
Truth is dangerous. It topples palaces and kills kings. It stirs gentle men to rage and bids them take up arms. It… — Frances Hardinge Copy Share Image
It's right around this time that her Grandmother Hall dies. And Eleanor Roosevelt is responsible for making all the funeral arrangements. And… — Blanche Wiesen Cook Copy Share Image
My mother was a master juggler. If you ask her, she'll say she was a wreck. There's plenty of screaming that went… — Sarah Jessica Parker Copy Share Image
“She bore an uncanny resemblance to my mother, but the same beauty bloomed differently in each of them. My mother's fairness was… — Susan Abulhawa Copy Share Image
Forecasting Armageddon has become trendy of late, with a great deal of attention being given to an interpretation of the Mayan Calendar… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
“If she does everything right at work, things usually go as planned, but it doesn’t matter if she does absolutely everything in… — Fredrik Backman Copy Share Image
Besides, I'd heard too many Karen Carpenter tales at Gladstone PTA meetings, and they often took the form of boasts. The prestigious… — Lionel Shriver Copy Share Image
