#mother

All the laws and legislation in the world will never heal this world like the loving hearts and arms of mothers and fathers. If every child could drift to sleep feeling wrapped in the love of their family - and God's love - this world would be a far more gentle and better place. ↗

— Mitt Romney

#better #better place #child #could #drift

If you asked anybody in my family, they would have very stridently proclaimed themselves middle class. My mother and father were separated, so he doesn't count. ↗

— Dave Van Ronk

#asked #class #count #family #father

I was in control of what people thought of me, but I had no control over what they thought of my mother. When I asked my mother, 'How do I tell people about you?' her answer was, 'Tell the truth'. But of course, the truth is never simple. ↗

— Jeannette Walls

#answer #asked #control #course #had

THE autumn of 1850 brought an event freighted with deep significance to me. My mother died. ↗

— John Sergeant Wise

#brought #deep #died #event #freighted

So I told Robert from the start that if we couldn't get Charles and Max to take part, but especially Charles, that I didn't want to make the film. So would he call his mother and talk to Charles and see if Charles would at all be interested. ↗

— Terry Zwigoff

#charles #especially #film #get #his

The less I behave like Whistler's mother the night before, the more I look like her the morning after. ↗

— Tallulah Bankhead

#before #behave #her #i #less

Yeah, I read Judy Blume. My mother didn't like that, but I read it anyhow. ↗

— Alison Bechdel

#i #judy #like #mother #read

My mother worked in factories, worked as a domestic, worked in a restaurant, always had a second job. ↗

— Ed Bradley

#always #domestic #factories #had #job

I grew up singing. My mother was a music teacher. ↗

— Connie Britton

#i #mother #music #singing #teacher

My mother was the prettiest woman in the town. He was a bit older than her. They made me. And he split. ↗

— Pierce Brosnan

#her #made #me #mother #older