Mother Quotes

When a song came on the radio that I wanted to learn, my mother would quickly write down the lyrics for me. Soon after, I would be singing it.

Kiran Ahluwalia
- Song
- Singing
- Lyrics
My family was very loving but also very superstitious. My mother was always telling us, 'Don't walk under a ladder or you'll have bad luck,' or, 'If you spill salt, be sure and toss a pinch over your shoulder, or you're in trouble.'

Charlotte Rae
- Family
- Bad
- Luck

Tell my mother I died for my country. I did what I thought was best.

John Wilkes
- Mother
- Died
I thought she was just the Queen and he was Prince Philip, and that was just who they were, without thinking about them as a mother or a father or daughter.

Claire Foy
- Thinking
- She
- Father
My mother, grandmother and older sister all cooked, so it was hard to get into the kitchen. So I have no talent for cooking. I was always out in the garage with my dad. I have a tool belt. I'm a repair chick.

Cheryl Ladd
- Dad
- Sister
- Cooking
Wearisome as it may seem, women must realize that, in making a commitment to a man, they have merged in his unconscious with his mother and have therefore inherited the ambivalence of that relationship.

Camille Paglia
- Women
- May
- Relationship
I'm a mother, and when you have children, there's a protection. You'll do a lot to protect them, to do what's best for them.

Kelli O'Hara
- Children
- Mother
I grew up in New York City, and both my parents worked. On weekends, we'd go out to the country, and on Sunday nights we'd come back. Sometimes we were a little cranky - it was a long drive. But we could always look forward to one thing: my mother's ziti and meat sauce.

Christa Miller
- Up
- Long
- Country