Mother Said Quotes

76 Mother Said quotes by 69 unique authors

I was terrible at straight items. When I wrote obituaries, my mother said the only thing I ever got them to do was die in… — Erma Bombeck
My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated… — Maya Angelou
I was dating a transvestite, and my mother said, 'Marry him. You'll double your wardrobe.' — Joan Rivers
One evening, when I was yet in my nurse's arms, I wanted to touch the tea urn, which was boiling merrily ... My nurse would… — John Ruskin
I'm very glad my mother didn't let me quit piano lessons at age 10. She said I wasn't old enough or good enough to make… — Condoleezza Rice
Until I got married, when I used to go out, my mother said good bye to me as though I was emigrating. — Thora Hird
My mother said I was a star when I was about four years old. That's all I need. — Jonathan Rhys Meyers
The last thing my mother said to me was, 'SuSu, your life is a celebration of everything that is cheap and tawdry.' I've always liked… — Unknown Author
The wife's Mother said, ‘When you're dead, I'll dance in your grave.’ I said: ‘Good, I'm being buried at sea’. — Les Dawson
I remember nothing about it except a philological fact. My mother said nothing about the dragon, but pointed out that one could not say 'a… — J.R.R. Tolkien
You get to Alcatraz by being the worst of the worst. Unless you're me. I came here because my mother said I had to. — Gennifer Choldenko
My mother said to me, 'Why do you have to call yourself a dyke? Why can't you be a nice lesbian?' 'Because I'm not a… — Lea DeLaria
When I was 14, I wanted to smoke because my mother smoked like mad. I wanted to smoke to look grown-up. But my mother said:… — Karl Lagerfeld
You must not tell anyone,' my mother said, 'what I am about to tell you.' — Maxine Hong Kingston
My real name is Mica, spelled with a C. My dad is called Michael. He wanted me to be called Michael but my mother said… — Unknown Author
As a girl my temper often got out of bounds. But one day when I became angry at a friend over some trivial matter, my… — Elizabeth Kenny
We have to steer our true life’s course. Whatever your calling is in life! The whole purpose of being here is to figure out what… — Oprah Winfrey
Try saying this: 'What's true for me today is that I have angry feelings concerning what I heard you say when you said what you… — Judith Stone
When I look back on my life, I wonder how I survived - my mother said I had a guardian angel. — Micky Dolenz
I was never allowed to read the popular American children's books of my day because, as my mother said, the children spoke bad English without… — Edith Wharton
Never complain. When I did, my mother said that if I didn’t like my life, I could just give up and die. She reminded me… — Hiroo Onoda
When I was very little my mother said I used to draw in the air with my fingers. I needed a pencil. Once I could… — Oscar Niemeyer
My mother said I was a little odd as a kid. I was alone a lot, but I didn't feel alone. — Cyndi Lauper
This is an old family secret, and I just found this out recently, and it almost broke my heart. My mother said to me, 'I… — John Stamos
My mother said I would have more chances to become a tennis player than a football player. — Marat Safin

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