It is strange that of all the pieces of the Bible which my mother taught me, that which cost me the most… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
“I want to go to the mother, take her hand, and tell her that although she and her daughter believe that every… — Sarah Bird Copy Share Image
Why, Jon, why?" his mother asked. "Why is it so hard to be like the rest of the flock, Jon? Why can't… — Richard Bach Copy Share Image
My father worked for the same firm for 12 years. They fired him and replaced him with a tiny gadget that does… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
“No one had asked about his life, the years aboard ship. As a child she had been fascinated by the way he… — Lakambini A. Sitoy Copy Share Image
Sometimes, when we're feeling challenged in life, we feel a pull to isolate, and for me part of the joy of being… — Kerry Washington Copy Share Image
My family background really only consists of my mother. She was a widow. My father died quite young; he must have been… — Derek Walcott Copy Share Image
The blessing of my mother is that she is so interested, she is so bright, she never complains - the joy of… — Anne Graham Lotz Copy Share Image
My mother has often said that the issue of women is the unfinished business of the 21st century. That is certainly true.… — Chelsea Clinton Copy Share Image
When I was in the second grade, one of my teachers said, "Where are you going to find a husband? How are… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
99 per cent of your life recognises things without definition, a baby recognises its mother's face without having it defined. It's just… — Robert M. Pirsig Copy Share Image
That's the advice I would give to women: Don't look at the bankbook or the title. Look at the heart. Look at… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
“You are lucky in your looks,” she says. “Your mother was always a beauty and you are very like her: fair, slender,… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
I believe in a world where mothers are not expected to shed any physical evidence of their child-bearing experience. In that same… — Olivia Wilde Copy Share Image
When I have a cocktail, I love a vodka and cranberry. But when I was a kid my mother was really against… — Stephanie Seymour Copy Share Image
My greatest hope is to be able to pass the same dreams and hopes and vision that I've been able to enjoy… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When my son was a mere three months old, I started working at the State Department. I was not only the youngest… — Susan Rice Copy Share Image
He didn't call his father and mother 'Father' and 'Mother' but Harold and Alberta. They were very up to date and advanced… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
When my daughter Paula died, I was in the deepest pain, and my mother said, "This kind of sorrow is like a… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
In my formative years, when I was a little kid, I'd get out of elementary school, and because my mother worked as… — Kelvin Sampson Copy Share Image
“ Ai-ee! ” Woman with Many Robes crossed the packed grass-and-dirt floor and leaned forward to peer at Loretta. After babbling shrilly… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
His mother called such people ignorant and superstitious, but his father only shook his head slowly and puffed his pipe and said… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
The human body is constantly undergoing a process of decay and of reconstruction. First builded into the astral form in the womb… — Annie Besant Copy Share Image
What had I expected of the first child? Everything. Rocket scientist. Neurosurgeon. Designated hitter. We talked wisely at cocktail parties about the… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
When I look at him, I don't see the cowardly young man who sold me out to Jeanine Matthews, and i don't… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I think it's easier to play when you do have a balanced home. I think if I did have alcoholism in my… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
“My father got to know my mother because on his hunts he would sometimes collect medicinal herbs and sell them to her… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
“Has the old man lost his freaking mind? Would I ask him to share something he’s worked his ass off for? Would… — Emma Chase Copy Share Image
Nurses told my mother that I was going to be OK. They thought I could walk without a limp and without a… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share Image
I think now is our time. My mother was told by everyone that she had two choices: She could be a nurse… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
We [me and Jennifer Salke] talked about the characters and different kinds of families and where are we today. We certainly pitched… — Ryan T. Murphy Copy Share Image
I would like especially to mention you, the women, wives and mothers of Paraguay, who at great cost and sacrifice were able… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I've never really been serious about my villainy. I don't have a master plan. I suppose my philosophy is: Every villain has… — Anthony Zerbe Copy Share Image
It's entirely ridiculous and hopeless to try to compete with somebody who made such a huge contribution to photography... I knew when… — Amy Arbus Copy Share Image
“But she ignored it, leaning her brow against the cool glass of the window. She let the starlight gently brush her head,… — Sarah J. Maas Copy Share Image
“If the boy did have a good and loving mother somewhere, surely they would find her. God only knew how she wanted… — Lene Kaaberbøl Copy Share Image
I would rather be the child of a mother who has all the inner conflicts of the human being than be mothered… — Donald Woods Winnicott Copy Share Image
It is quite hard to be a working mother. At the same time, it is hugely rewarding. I have learnt to appreciate… — Konkona Sen Sharma Copy Share Image
My mother's favorite photograph was one of herself at twenty-four years old, unbearably beautiful, utterly glamorous, in a black-straw cartwheel hat, dark-red… — Amy Bloom Copy Share Image
When I was a young boy in San Francisco, I remember being sent home from playing with a friend, and I remember… — Jeffrey Tambor Copy Share Image