893 private quotes tagged mom

“I may be the only mother in America who knows exactly what their child is up to all the time.” — Barbara Bush

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“I think my mother is my biggest influence. There are so many things I hate about her but at the same time I'm thankful for her. All I know is that when I'm a parent I want to be just like my mom. I can talk to my mom more than any of my friends could talk to their parents.” — Nikki Reed

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“The fastest way to break the cycle of perfectionism and become a fearless mother is to give up the idea of doing it perfectly - indeed to embrace uncertainty and imperfection.” — Arianna Huffington

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“The man in our society is the breadwinner the woman has enough to do as the homemaker, wife and mother.” — Dorothy Fields

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“Mother is far too clever to understand anything she does not like.” — Arnold Bennett

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“What is free time? I'm a single mother. My free moments are filled with loving my little girl.” — Roma Downey

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“I wanted to escape so badly. But of course I knew I couldn't just give up and leave school. It was only when I heard my mom's voice that I came out of my hiding place.” — Zhang Ziyi

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“I slept with my mom until I was 16 years old.” — Jennifer Hudson

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“I loved raising my kids. I loved the process, the dirt of it, the tears of it, the frustration of it, Christmas, Easter, birthdays, growth charts, pediatrician appointments. I loved all of it.” — Jane Elliot

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“I think while all mothers deal with feelings of guilt, working mothers are plagued by guilt on steroids!” — Arianna Huffington

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“Everyone checks out my mom. My mom's hot.” — Ashley Scott

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“My sisters and mom raised me to respect women and open doors for them.” — Milo Ventimiglia

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“I am truly my mother's son.” — David Geffen

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“Why do grandparents and grandchildren get along so well? The mother.” — Claudette Colbert

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“Motherhood is at its best when the tender chords of sympathy have been touched.” — Paul Harris

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“I was always at peace because of the way my mom treated me.” — Martina Hingis

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“Always it gave me a pang that my children had no lawful claim to a name.” — Harriet Ann Jacobs

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“My parents, especially my mother, were no influence on me whatsoever.” — Andy Partridge

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“Morality and its victim, the mother - what a terrible picture! Is there indeed anything more terrible, more criminal, than our glorified sacred function of motherhood?” — Emma Goldman

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“I don't deal with death very well. My brother, John Candy, my dad, my mom, Brandon Tartikoff just a couple of weeks ago. I mean, you lose a lot of people in your life, and that's one thing I am constantly working on - pain management.” — James Belushi

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“I auditioned on my own. I tried to make a mark for myself without anybody's help, not even Mom's.” — Kate Hudson

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“I stand fearlessly for small dogs, the American Flag, motherhood and the Bible. That's why people love me.” — Art Linkletter

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“I'm sure that my mom would have been happy with any path I chose.” — Joely Fisher

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“My mother worked in factories, worked as a domestic, worked in a restaurant, always had a second job.” — Ed Bradley

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“Usually a family is led through the mom or the dad and their career and for the family to be led by my career, even though God has led it, could be a lot of pressure.” — Stacie Orrico

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