Mother Quote by Margaret Truman Download Open image “Mother considered a press conference on a par with a visit to a cage of cobras.” — Margaret Truman ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Mother Parenting
Mother ... considered a press conference on a par with a visit to a cage full of cobras. — Margaret Truman Daniel Copy Share Image
Mothers are supposed to listen and, afterward, to respond with some wisdom and perspective, but these things were not my mother's strong suit. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“She talks to herself as she hollows out a stoneware bowl. She is saying something about containment. She talks to her dogs and to… — Eula Biss Copy Share Image
“Your mother’s coming,” he said. “I know—she probably heard us arguing. Do something!” “What?” “Anything!” “Fine!” He grabbed her around the waist, dragged her… — Jennifer Probst Copy Share Image
“Good,' she said. Then she exhaled a long breath and leaned back in her seat. 'I can't believe I just talked to you like… — Jennifer Sturman Copy Share Image
“Who is this woman, and what has she done with my ever worrying mother?” — Shannon Messenger Copy Share Image
“...now that I am a mother, I understand what Mother's Day is about: it's about looking through our lives and recognizing the act of… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
“The live, warm presence of my mother had disappeared. In its place stood this remoteness posing as Mama. Her anxiety was unbearable to me.… — Vivian Gornick Copy Share Image
“his mother collapsed at the news that her son had married a shiksa.” — Jason Fagone Copy Share Image
“I can see how your mother would have a point. Having a debate with a politically minded woman can be intriguing and even entertaining… — Gwenn Wright Copy Share Image
I had long been resistant to doing a documentary about my mother for personal reasons. And I thought there was no way she'd want… — Rory Kennedy Copy Share Image
“I love books. I really, really love them. There's something special about bringing people and books together” — Margaret Truman Copy Share Image
He took pride in belonging to the world's most exclusive club: the United States Senate. — Margaret Truman Copy Share Image
It's only when you grow up, and step back from him, or leave him for your own career and your own home-it's only then… — Margaret Truman Copy Share Image
My mother says I didn't open my eyes for eight days after I was born, but when I did, the first thing I saw… — Elizabeth Taylor Copy Share Image
Laughing, laughing, laughing, laughing! It is the jester! A voice from the Void, to cheer poor Cicero! I accept your gift, dearest Night Mother.… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
(knitting while on a motorcycle) "For several years she knitted in secret (my father would not approve; she was to concentrate on motorcycling and… — Elizabeth Zimmermann Copy Share Image
My mother was strong-willed, demanding, and very supportive all at the same time. — Michael Spence Copy Share Image
Everything comes home, my mother used to say; every word spoken, every shadow cast, every footprint in the sand. It can't be helped; it's… — Joanne Harris Copy Share Image
One of the ways that I discovered my confidence and my ability to overpower is becoming a mother. Suddenly, my world wasn't about myself… — Lights Copy Share Image
Surely, if Mother Nature had been consulted, she would never have consented to building a city in New Orleans. — Mortimer Zuckerman Copy Share Image
Peace is the first thing the angels sang. Peace is the mark of the children of God. Peace is the nurse of love. Peace… — Pope Leo I Copy Share Image
I'm a strange mixture of my mother's curiosity; my father, who grew up the son of the manse in a Presbyterian family, who had… — Rupert Murdoch Copy Share Image
