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- Mom always said people worried too much about their children. Suffering when you are young is good for you, she said. It immunized your body…
- Mom told us we would have to go shoplifting. Isn't that a sin?" I asked Mom. Not exactly," Mom said. "God doesn't mind you bending…
- One time I saw a tiny Joshua tree sapling growing not too far from the old tree. I wanted to dig it up and replant…
- She was developing what Mom called a bit of a sarcastic streak.
- Mom always said people worried too much about their children. Suffering when you're young is good for you, she said. It immunized your body and…
- She wore tight corsets to give her a teeny waist - I helped her lace them up - but they had the effect of causing…
- Since Mom wasn't exactly the most useful person in the world, one lesson I learned at an early age was how to get things done,…
- The way Mom saw it, women should let menfolk do the work because it made them feel more manly. That notion only made sense if…
- Don't worry, God understands,' Mom said. 'He knows that your father is a cross we must bear.
- Mom could say that in hindsight, but it seemed to me that when you were in the middle of something, it was awful hard to…
- I hate Erma," I told Mom... "You have to show compassion for her..." She added that you should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies.…
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- Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. — Aristotle
- Growing up, my ideals were Barbra Streisand, Cher, and my mom. — Kevyn Aucoin
- My mom was such a strong character. I don't want to say she was like a man, but she was tough. — Lance Armstrong
- Completeness? Happiness? These words don't come close to describing my emotions. There truly is nothing I can say to capture what motherhood… — Anita Baker
- I've always competed in those shows. Like, I won 'Fear Factor', I did 'I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here', I… — Stephen Baldwin
- Education commences at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character. — Hosea Ballou
- A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond… — Honore de Balzac
- The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness. — Honore de Balzac
- The art of motherhood involves much silent, unobtrusive self-denial, an hourly devotion which finds no detail too minute. — Honore de Balzac
- It is only in the act of nursing that a woman realizes her motherhood in visible and tangible fashion; it is a… — Honore de Balzac
- My mom never taught me to be waiting for some prince on a white horse to swipe me off my feet. — Tyra Banks
- My mom listened to the Beatles and Elvis, a lot of different types of music. — Travis Barker