We say that necessity is the mother of invention, and no country has more of a necessity to develop clean power than China.
Write verse, not poetry. The public wants verse. If you have a talent for poetry, then don't by any means mother it, but try your hand at verse.
The problems of rebellious youth can be traced to homes where the mother disobeyed the father or showed lack of respect for his authority.
My parents divorced when I was born, and my mother is a political science professor, like a feminist Mormon, which is sort of an oxymoron.
It makes me sad when I find sisters who aren't joyful. They might smile, but with just a smile they could be flight attendants!
If what I have to do is share a sandwich to lift someone's spirits, put a smile on their face - the worst thing that happens is I go broke!
One of the most obvious parts of my character is the smile, and if I wasn't comfortable in myself then I wouldn't be able to smile so much.
I was very inspired by my mother. She was a vocal teacher and sang in a band, and my first memories of her were going out with her on the local circuit.
I enjoyed school - although I ran away on the first day. I'd reminded the teacher that it was nearly time for 'Watch With Mother' on TV.
My mother wanted me to be a teacher. She had this vision of me walking across the quadrangle in an Oxford college wearing my academic gown.
I love being a mother; I hate being a housewife - the cooking, the laundry - because it takes away time I could be with my kids.
In Japan, mothers insist on achievement and accomplishment as a sign of love and respect. Thus to fail places children in a highly shamed situation.
There are occasions that I love to be fashionable and enjoy, you know? But the work day of a mother doesn't include a hair making team or any consideration of your shoe.
I knew that love was around. I truly believe my mother loved me. But feeling it all the time? I didn't.
It's like my parents' musical tastes are the mother and father of my music. It's their fault for making me so emotional and in tune with my emotions!
Don't believe bands who say it's all about the fans and they want to give their music away for free. The result is they will continue to live in their mother's basement.
Music was a central part of my childhood because my mother played organ and piano in the church, and that meant all us kids had to be in the church choir.
My father used to sing to me in my mother's womb. I think I can name about any tune in two beats.
The less I behave like Whistler's mother the night before, the more I look like her the morning after.
My mom has always been kind of my backbone. She keeps me strong. She is a mother, a friend. She is really everything to me.
The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.
