“I think my mother would be very happy if I found a nice Welsh girl.” IfsThinkingWould BeMotherGirlFoundNiceVery HappyWelsh Author:Matthew Rhys
“It's interesting to me that I get cast as mothers and really maternal, sweet, nice people... Maybe I have a vulnerability or something; maybe that's what it is.” PeopleMotherInterestingNiceSweetCastsVulnerabilityNice People Author:Elizabeth Reaser
“Listen, it's not nice to have your mum kill herself, that is difficult. But at the end of the day, it happened a long time ago. My mother was, I hope, not the reason that I have been successful. It's not as simplistic as 'My mum killed herself; I've got to prove myself.' I was very lucky that my parents took an interest in me...” LongHas BeensEndsReasonMotherParentDifficultInterestSuccessfulNiceHappenedLuckyProveLong TimeThe End Of The DayMumLong Time AgoProve MyselfYour Mum Author:Stuart Rose
“My parents were very supportive and always encouraged us. My father was a gentle, nice man. My mother was quite a colourful character and a keen reader who encouraged me to write.” MenWritingCharacterMotherFatherParentNiceReaderGentleSupportiveColorfulNice Man Author:Alexander McCall Smith
“I eat excellent bread, clean meat, good crisp veggies, organic fruits and nice wine and cheese. It is one of the things I am truly grateful for. I'm not kidding. You can't ask a single mother of three working two jobs for minimum wage to eat that way. I am lucky.” WayTwoJobsMotherThreeAsksNiceLuckyGratefulWineCleanFruitBreadExcellentMeatCheeseMinimumMinimum WageCrispsSingle MotherTwo JobsWine And Cheese Author:Rachael Taylor
“Oh, nice one, honey. Yes. Clever. That's becoming quite a familiar quotation in its own right, isn't it? Maybe I should just add it to the next edition. 'Mother was right.' Author: Mrs. Bartlett, world-renowned nag. Year: 1859. Attribution: A short play entitled Every Goddamn Weekend!” WorldShouldYearsPlayMotherNextNiceBecomingAddCleverFamiliarHoneyWeekendEntitledQuotationsRenownedAttributionWorld Renowned Author:John Bartlett
“When my mother was trying to teach me how to make friends when I was a kid, she'd bring girls over to the house and I'd give them all my clothes. Nothing changes, I still do it. And then I wonder, "Where is that really nice Isabel Marant dress that I spent a fortune on? Oh my god, I gave it to Liza."” GivingTryingStillsKidsMotherGirlHouseWonderTeachNiceClothesDressesFortuneThings ChangeReally Nice Author:Courtney Love
“I called my mother up when they announced the Nobel Prize, waiting until 7 in the morning. She said, "That's nice - and when are you going to see me next?"” SaidMotherNextWaitingMorningNicePrizeNobelNobel Prize Author:Steven Chu
“My father died when I was two years old. But my mother was quite capable. She raised three children with his war pension which was peanuts. Yet we did not want for anything. We grew up with a certain parsimony, which is a nice thing. Then if life gives you more good, otherwise you get used to. I'm still thrifty.” IfsWantGivingYearsChildrenStillsTwoWarUsedMotherCertainThreeFatherNiceGrewGrew UpCapableDiedRaisedTwo YearsNice ThingsPeanutsPensionFather DiedTwo Year OldsMy Father DiedThriftyParsimony Author:Giulio Andreotti
“[After her 18-day disappearance in 1974:] I love my husband very, very much, but he didn't ask me when he ran for mayor and he didn't consult me about running for governor. It would be nice to be asked. ... You know, I've been my mother's daughter, my father's daughter, the wife of my husband, the mother of my six children, and grandmother to my eleven grandchildren, but I have never been me. But I am now because I went away. I am a changed woman.” KnowsChildrenWould BeRunningMotherAsksFatherNiceWifeChangedHusbandSixDaughterAsk MeRanGrandmotherMy HusbandGovernorsBeing NiceGrandchildrenElevenMayorsDisappearanceAssertivenessLove My HusbandI Love My Husband Author:Angela Alioto
“My mother once said "If you don't pay attention to age, then it won't pay attention to you." And she says it, and it sounds nice, but I don't buy it.” IfsSaidAgeMotherSoundPayAttentionNicePay Attention Author:Cher
“My mother wanted me to go to church to meet women. That's wrong, ain't it? 'Praise the Lord! Hey, how ya doing? Nice dress. Look, I'm going to go over there and get some of this wine and crackers, want some?'” WantLooksWantedMotherChurchLordNicePraiseDressesWineHeyCrackersPraise The Lord Author:Warren Hutcherson
“A real man doesn't have to run from his mother, and may even have to face the reality that no great deed is going to be great enough for him to ransom himself completely, and he may always be in his mother's debt. If he understands that . . . he won't have to feel guilty, and he won't have to please her completely. He can go ahead and be nice to her and let her be part of his life.” IfsMenFeelsMayRealEnoughRealityRunningFacesMotherNicePleaseDeedsDebtGuiltyBeing NiceReal MenRansom Author:Frank Pittman
“She got really mad a month ago, because she had e-mailed me a naked picture of herself - which is a nice thing to do - but then I messed up, and I accidentally forwarded that e-mail to both of my parents. Now, my girlfriend is furious, mortified, but I don't even care, 'cause now I have to call up my mother and say 'Mom, I am so sorry - that picture was just for dad.'” HumorCareFunnyMotherCausesParentNiceMomMonthsDadMadSorryNakedThings To DoGirlfriendMailMy GirlfriendNice ThingsFuriousMessed UpI Am So Sorry Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“Because I don't have a child and as much as you can sort of imagine it it's always nice to hear from all different walks of life what motherhood is like and what that feels like. And particularly young mothers.” FeelsChildrenDifferentYoungMotherWalksNiceImagineMotherhoodWalks Of LifeYoung MotherDifferent Walks Of Life Author:Abbie Cornish
“I did a lot of work with myself over the course of being pregnant and the first few months of being pregnant. It's nice, the pace of being pregnant; it gives you a long time to not just germinate a baby but germinate the mother that you're gonna be.” GivingFirstsLongMotherCoursesNiceBabyMonthsLong TimePacePregnantBeing Pregnant Author:Ani DiFranco
“I had a happy childhood in a nice suburban area, pretty idyllic, upper middle class and very, very white. My dad is an attorney. My mother is a housewife. They had five kids in seven years: me, my brother, and three sisters. I'm the oldest. We were all very active. My mother was exhausted.” YearsKidsMotherThreeWhiteClassFiveNiceChildhoodMiddleBrotherDadAreasSevenMy DadActiveMy BrotherMiddle ClassExhaustedSeven YearsAttorneyHousewifeHappy ChildhoodIdyllicUpper Middle ClassThree Sisters Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“I enjoyed being what I was in radio, which some thought of as a shock jock although, to this day, I still can't figure out what I've done that's so shocking. As to my favorite interviews, I loved having my mother and father on. I also enjoyed talking to Elmo, who's a puppet. I found T.I.'s trying to be extra-cool very endearing. Tyra Banks was not the diva I expected her to be. I loved talking to her. And Simon Cowell is a really nice guy. Yeah! He's my fave, and he's handsome.” TryingStillsDoneMotherGuyFoundFatherTalkingNiceFiguresYeahMy FavoriteRadioExpectedEnjoyedExtrasInterviewsShockThis DayShockingHandsomeReally NicePuppetsMother And FatherNice GuyJocksEndearingFaveElmo Author:Wendy Williams
“In fact almost everyone in my yearbook wrote the same thing to me: "To weird girl, you're nice." I didn't think it was bad. When I showed my mother she said, "Everyone is different." Being weird became my tool. I'm weird; that's who I am. It was my coping badge.” ThinkingSaidDifferentFactsMotherGirlNiceToolsWho I AmCopingBadgesYearbookBeing WeirdEveryone Is Different Author:Jenny Lawson