I wish I had been a better mother and a more compassionate and understanding wife in both of my marriages.
Like the appearance of silver in mother of pearl, the world seems real until the Self, the underlying reality, is realized.
My mother emails me stuff about when she finds a paparazzi photo and they're like, his hair is out of control.
Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their children is for them to be wise... specialized competence and success are all that they can imagine.
I don't think children's inner feelings have changed. They still want a mother and father in the very same house; they want places to play.
'My country, right or wrong' is a thing no patriot would ever think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying 'My mother, drunk or sober.'
When I got married, my mother was very surprised. She said: 'What on earth is going on? I thought you were gay?'
Writing about the 1950s has given me tremendous respect for my mother's generation.
Yet the only girl who'd love him is his mother...' - A Girl Worth Fighting For (song)
The ring comes whenever it will because it's dark where the mountains mother and being stuck in one spot is something to ring bells about
My mother always told me I wouldn't amount to anything because I procrastinate. I said, 'Just wait.
When I look at female characters, I want to recognize myself in them: my trials, my tribulations as a mother, as a lover, as a daughter.
I didn't grow up with a mother, so I don't have that resource to rely on and ask a million questions.
I know my father and my mother, but beyond that I cannot go. My ancestry is blurred.
My mother was extremely controlled, sort of flawless. And I always tend to be a bit more hippie.
You don't have to become Mother Teresa to make an impact in the world. But nothing can be achieved if, at the very least, we are not talking about it.
Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to have a really affectionate mother.
Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children; and here was one who was worshipping a stone!
Even my mother told me: 'You are a handsome woman, but you're not pretty. Pretty girls don't have those big bones.'
The day we serve humanity, as we serve our mothers, we shall find Allah.
The most common reason new mothers return to work sooner than they'd like to is because they can't afford to go without their salaries any longer.
