5,322 Quotes About Mother

  • Author Nina Simone
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    Since I was three I've been playing the piano. I've been onstage. My mother is an Evangelist and I used to play the piano at her revival meetings.

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  • Author O. J. Simpson
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    I could not tell you the date of my mother's death. I could not tell you the date of my dad's death. These are not dates that I find significant.

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  • Author Pat Summerall
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    There were a couple of things in the intervention that made me know I needed help. One was a letter from my daughter saying that she was ashamed she had the same last name as I did, which will shock you a little bit.

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  • Author Patricia Schroeder
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    The question was asked, how can you be a mother and a congresswoman? I said, I have a brain, I have a uterus and they both work.

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  • Author Patti Smith
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    My mother and father had so many ups and downs and stayed with each other and helped each other. My mother took in ironing and she was a waitress. My father was working in the factory and he did people's tax returns.

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  • Author Patti Smith
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    I wanted to see who this Yeats person was, and I said to my mother, 'I want a book by this person.' And she bought it for me, and a lot of it was over my head, but I had it.

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  • Author Patti Smith
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    My mother had no end of tragedy in her life. She would make herself get up and take a deep breath and go out and do laundry. Hang up sheets.

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  • Author Patti Smith
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    I've lost lots of men in my life, besides my mother, which is a whole different loss.

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