“Step back in time; look closely at the child in the very arms of his mother; see the external world reflected for the first time in the yet unclear mirror of his understanding; study the first examples which strike his eyes; listen to the first words which arouse within him the slumbering power of thought; watch the first struggles which he has to undergo; only then will you comprehend the source of his prejudices, the habits, and the passions which are to rule his life. The entire man, so to speak, comes fully formed in the wrappings of his cradle.” MenWorldFirstsLooksChildrenEyeMotherPassionSpeakUnderstandingStepsWatchesStruggleStudyExampleSourceArmsHabitFirst TimePrejudiceMirrorsStrikesHis EyesCradleBack In TimeWrappingPower Of ThoughtUnclear Author:Alexis de Tocqueville
“Someone watches over us when we write. Mother. Teacher. Shakespeare. God.” WritingMotherWatchesTeacher Author:Martin Amis
“My mother taught me this trick: if you repeat something over and over again it loses its meaning, for example homework homework homework homework homework homework homework homework homework, see? Nothing. Our existence she said is the same way. You watch the sunset too often it just becomes 6 pm you make the same mistake over and over you stop calling it a mistake. If you just wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up one day you'll forget why.” IfsWaySaidMotherLosesForgetExistenceMistakeWatchesExampleTaughtCallingOne DayWake UpTricksRepeatsSunsetOver YouRoutineHomeworkSamenessMonotonySame MistakesPms Author:Phil Kay
“When I was a little kid, my mother and I used to watch the Golden Globes and I would dress up and she would get sparkling apple cider and we would make a tray of hors doeuvres and watch it together. And I would get up and make a pretend speech.” LittlesKidsTogetherUsedMotherWatchesSpeechDressesGoldenGet UpApplesGlobesLittle KidSparklingTraysCiderApple Cider Author:Lea Michele
“I think being raised by a single mother put me on the outside, and I would watch my mothers married friends and think, Why does she put him down in public? or, Why is he so rude to her? It seemed to me that there were very few marriages where the couple were genuinely in a supportive, loving partnership.” ThinkingDoeMotherWatchesCoupleMarriedRaisedPartnershipRudeSupportiveSingle Mother Author:Cherie Lunghi
“There is a sensuality about fabric. I think all materials should be inviting when they touch the skin. When I watch children stroking their mothers clothes, I feel that I have succeeded.” ThinkingFeelsShouldChildrenMotherWatchesMaterialsClothesSkinsSensualityFabricInviting Author:Azzedine Alaia
“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