Mother Quotes

The future destiny of a child is always the work of the mother.

Let France have good mothers, and she will have good sons.

I wondered-not for the first time-whether one was ever justified in neglecting the welfare of one's own family in order to fight for the welfare of others. Can there be anything more important than looking after one's aging mother? Is politics merely a pretext for shirking one's responsibilities, an excuse for not being able to provide in the way one wanted?

I have chosen this latter course, which is more difficult and which entails more risk and hardship than sitting in goal. I have had to separate myself from my dear wife and children, from my mother and sisters, to live as an outlaw in my own land. I have had to close my business, to abandon my profession, and live in poverty and misery, as many of my people are doing.

Greece is the mother of democracy and South Africa is its youngest daughter.

Mother Dear, one day I'm going to turn this world upside down.

My mother always seemed to me like a fairy princess: a radiant being possessed of limitless riches and power.

My mother made a brilliant impression upon my childhood life. She shone for me like the evening star.

Land monopoly is not only monopoly, but it is by far the greatest of monopolies; it is a perpetual monopoly, and it is the mother of all other forms of monopoly.

My mother has always been unhappy with what I do. She would rather I do something nicer, like be a bricklayer.

My mother has all my awards, because if I walked downstairs every day and saw all my achievements it would be so easy to become complacent.

That strong mother doesn't tell her cub, Son, stay weak so the wolves can get you. She says, Toughen up, this is reality we are living in.

Look at mother nature on the run in the 1970's.

I never had, like, a nanny that took care of me. My mom always fed me breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

My mother insisted that her children read.

Being abandoned by my mother gives me a sense of insecurity that I will never recover from. I have to try and recreate that balance by trying to create a sense of self-worth. And yes, being on stage is a part of that.

My moms always told me, 'How long you gonna play the victim?' I can say I'm mad and I hate everything, but nothing really changes until I change myself.

My mom's one of 13 siblings, and they all got six kids, and till I was 13 everybody was in Compton.

My mother was a woman. A black woman. A single mother. Raising two kids on her own. So she was dark skinned. Had short hair. Got no love from nobody except for a group called the Black Panthers. So that's why she was a Black Panther.

My mother taught me three things: respect, knowledge, search for knowledge. It's an eternal journey.