--- title: "12 Parents Mother Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 12 Parents Mother quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Parents Mother sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b3/phaedra-parks-5959_family_i-have-a-great-relationship-with-apollo_1766364.jpg" --- > [I have a great relationship with Apollo's parents. My mother-in-law is a very supportive and caring lady. We both consider family very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phaedra-parks/i-have-a-great-relationship-with-apollo-s-parents-my-mother-in-law-is/) [Phaedra Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phaedra-parks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b3/phaedra-parks-5959_family_i-have-a-great-relationship-with-apollo_1766364.jpg) > [Even though I was 27 when I left, I still was largely treated like a child, because I wasn't married. My parents,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-phelps-roper/even-though-i-was-27-when-i-left-i-still-was-largely-treated-like-a/) [Megan Phelps-Roper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-phelps-roper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a98/megan-phelps-roper-6233_children_even-though-i-was-27-when-i-left-i-still_2124428.jpg) > [From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. - Your mother will never see you again if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-austen/from-this-day-you-must-be-a-stranger-to-one-of-your-parents-your/) [Jane Austen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-austen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/757/jane-austen-39_mr-collins_from-this-day-you-must-be-a-stranger-to_2875723.jpg) > [I acquired long-lived parents. My mother died at 94. Father died at 90, holding a glass of whisky. I think that's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/khushwant-singh/i-acquired-long-lived-parents-my-mother-died-at-94-father-died-at-90/) [Khushwant Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/khushwant-singh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64a/khushwant-singh-9061_died_i-acquired-long-lived-parents-my-mother_1817837.jpg) > [I had good parents. My mother had morals and standards and she brought us up to be good kids - some of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-somerville/i-had-good-parents-my-mother-had-morals-and-standards-and-she-brought/) [Jimmy Somerville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-somerville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f5/jimmy-somerville-24531_good_i-had-good-parents-my-mother-had-morals_1651453.jpg) > [My parents - my mother, particularly - were very focused on our succeeding. I loved my parents, and was very grateful to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/my-parents-my-mother-particularly-were-very-focused-on-our-succeeding/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbf/chang-rae-lee-3318_disappoint_my-parents-my-mother-particularly-were-v_1331304.jpg) > [My household runs the same way it was with my parents, who were a mother and father with their kids.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karamo-brown/my-household-runs-the-same-way-it-was-with-my-parents-who-were-a/) [Karamo Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karamo-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/208/karamo-brown-5694_family_my-household-runs-the-same-way-it-was-wi_2198703.jpg) > [When I was little, I thought about becoming a lawyer like my parents, and my mother would always tell me, "You can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-daddario/when-i-was-little-i-thought-about-becoming-a-lawyer-like-my-parents/) [Alexandra Daddario](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-daddario/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7f/alexandra-daddario-3390_becoming_when-i-was-little-i-thought-about-becomi_2952790.jpg) > [“As a child, my wife hated her school and wished she could leave. Years later, when she was in her twenties, she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dawkins/as-a-child-my-wife-hated-her-school-and-wished-she-could-leave-years/) [Richard Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dawkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5f/richard-dawkins-115_children_as-a-child-my-wife-hated-her-school-and_1243395.jpg) > [An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. Your mother…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-austen/an-unhappy-alternative-is-before-you-elizabeth-from-this-day-you-must-2/) [Jane Austen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-austen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/971/jane-austen-39_alternatives_an-unhappy-alternative-is-before-you-eli_2957309.jpg) > [I had two different kind of parents. My mother was obsessive with movie stars and cinema and Hollywood because she worked in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alessandro-michele/i-had-two-different-kind-of-parents-my-mother-was-obsessive-with/) [Alessandro Michele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alessandro-michele/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa9/alessandro-michele-6225_art_i-had-two-different-kind-of-parents-my-m_429652.jpg) > [Above all else, children need to know and feel they are loved, wanted, and appreciated. They need to be assured of that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/above-all-else-children-need-to-know-and-feel-they-are-loved-wanted/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce6/ezra-taft-benson-443_appreciated_above-all-else-children-need-to-know-and_2531375.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parents-mother/#itemlist", "name": "Parents Mother Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have a great relationship with Apollo's parents. My mother-in-law is a very supportive and caring lady. 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