“But in my own particular case, there was something that happened when I became a mother. Whenever in the news I saw an example of a child being abused or mistreated, my response went from being appalled to being physically revolted.” ChildrenMotherMy OwnCasesSawsHappenedExampleParticularNewsResponseMistreated Author:Mercedes Ruehl
“As the mother of a son with disabilities, I try to keep an eye out for news that affects people in the large community of which he is a part.” PeopleTryingEyeMotherCommunitySonNewsDisability Author:Judy Woodruff
“Some good news. Finally, President Bush is going to do something about global warming. He became alarmed when another chunk of ice fell off his mother.” MotherPresidentNewsIceGlobal WarmingGood NewsPresident BushChunks Author:David Letterman
“I have heard from my father and mother all the answers that faith in God could offer to those who doubt and search for the truth. In our home and in many other homes the eternal questions were more actual than the latest news in the Yiddish newspaper. In spite of all the disenchantments and all my skepticism I believe that the nations can learn much from those Jews, their way of thinking, their way of bringing up children, their finding happiness where others see nothing but misery and humiliation.” ThinkingWayBelieveChildrenHomeMotherFatherI BelieveNationsAnswersDoubtHeardOffersFindingsEternalNewsMiseryJewNewspapersSpiteFaith In GodSkepticismHumiliationWay Of ThinkingFinding HappinessYiddishDisenchantment Book:Aspects of I.B. Singer Source: Aspects of I.B. Singer
“My mother - my stepmother, really, she herself have been what they call an elocutionist. And she was the one who first encouraged me to write poetry, because she used to read it to us. And then when I began to write when I was nine years old, my first poem was published in the Amsterdam News. I called it "The Graveyard."” WritingYearsFirstsHas BeensUsedMotherNewsNinePoetry IsGraveyardNine YearsAmsterdamStepmothers Author:Ruby Dee
“The mother may be doing ninety percent of the disciplining, but the father still must have a full-time acceptance of all the children. He never must say, "Get these kids out of here; I'm trying to watch TV." If he ever does start saying this, he is liable to see one of his kids on the six o'clock news.” IfsTryingMayChildrenDoeStillsKidsMotherFatherWatchesAcceptanceTvsSixNewsPercentClockNinetyLiable Author:Bill Cosby