#mother

I had such high expectations of myself. I was going to be the best mother, the best housewife, the best entertainer, the best nurse, you know - what it was, I was going to be the best. And I could never live up to my expectations. ↗

— Ann Richards

#could #entertainer #expectations #going #had

My mother was a politician in my formative years. ↗

— Antonia Fraser

#formative years #mother #politician #years

No matter how old a mother is she watches her middle-aged children for signs of improvement. ↗

— Florida Scott-Maxwell

#her #how #improvement #matter #middle-aged

My mother said I would have more chances to become a tennis player than a football player. ↗

— Marat Safin

#become #chances #football #football player #i

Being a mother has been my greatest teacher and also the most self-sacrificing thing I've ever done. ↗

— Katey Sagal

#been #being #done #ever #greatest

I couldn't have foreseen all the good things that have followed my mother's death. The renewed energy, the surprising sweetness of grief. The tenderness I feel for strangers on walkers. The deeper love I have for my siblings and friends. The desire to play the mandolin. The gift of a visitation. ↗

— Mary Schmich

#deeper #desire #energy #feel #followed

I had a really happy childhood - my siblings were great, my mother was very fanciful, and I loved to read. But there was always financial strife. ↗

— Patti Smith

#childhood #fanciful #financial #great #had

My father's mother was from Liverpool and she had this very beautiful English china. I only wanted to drink my cocoa out of my grandmother's cup and saucer. ↗

— Patti Smith

#china #cup #drink #english #father

People called me the godmother of punk, but I never name myself anything. ↗

— Patti Smith

#called #godmother #i #me #myself

I am now at an age when they wanted me to play her mother. ↗

— Isabella Rossellini

#am #her #i #i am #me