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I'm trying to be a loving and caring mother, a loving and caring wife-to-be, a loving and caring daughter, a loving and… — Lauryn Hill Copy Share Image
When I moved to New York out of college, that was my goal. To be a stage actress. And to do dramatic… — Rachael Harris Copy Share Image
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This is our problem, our dilemma, yes? We cannot celebrate and declare ourselves to belong to the victorious nations because our brothers… — Manfred Rommel Copy Share Image
It's really quite simple. Mr. Isinglass robbed my father, destroyed my mother, exiled my brothers, and ruined me. If I catch him… — Larry McMurtry Copy Share Image
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Elephants are my favourite creatures and have been since I was a boy and my mother read Kipling's The Elephant's Child to… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
So I went home and I told my mom that I wanted to quit and be an actress and she said, “Huh,… — Gena Rowlands Copy Share Image
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Heavenly Father and Mother, make us thankful for all the blessings of this life, and make us ever mindful of the patient… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton Copy Share Image
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The myth of motherhood as martyrdom has been bred into women, and behavioral scientists have helped embellish the myth with their ideas… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
No parent is perfect; we all can look back and think of things we could've done to help our children be better… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
Historically, and even now, women have been asked to give up on their dreams way more than men, mostly - because it's… — Susan Kelechi Watson Copy Share Image
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No mother is ever, completely, a child's idea of what a mother should be, and I suppose it works the other way… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
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A woman has a right to a safe, legal abortion. I've never wavered in that position since I was, like, eight years… — Elizabeth May Copy Share Image
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My father, in a way, was a mentor in the way he instilled the basic values and ethics in me. My mother… — Chanda Kochhar Copy Share Image
I grew up in New York City during the Depression. My earliest recollections were of my parents talking about what they would… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
“the Father is the primordial principle. However, in addition, the Son and Holy Spirit have their own unique principle as well. The… — John G. Shobris Copy Share Image
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Sometimes my family got me in the door. Somebody would say, 'Bruce Dern's daughter - sure I'd like to meet her.' It… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
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