“I think once you're a mother to one, you're a mother to them all.” ThinkingMother Author:Samantha Morton
“I think about my mother every day. But usually the thoughts are fleeting - she crosses my mind like a spring cardinal that flies past the edge of your eye: startling, luminous, lovely... gone.” ThinkingMindEyePastMotherGoneSpringCrossesEdgesLovelyFleetingLuminousCardinals Author:Meghan O'Rourke
“When my mother was sick, I found myself needing to put down in my journals all sorts of things - to try to understand them, and, I think, to try to remember them.” ThinkingTryingRememberMotherFoundSickJournal Author:Meghan O'Rourke
“I don't think you necessarily have to be part of a traditional nuclear family to be a good mother.” ThinkingMotherNuclearTraditionalGood MotherNuclear Families Author:Mary-Louise Parker
“I think my mother would be very happy if I found a nice Welsh girl.” IfsThinkingWould BeMotherGirlFoundNiceVery HappyWelsh Author:Matthew Rhys
“One of my mother's friends said to me, 'Your ex-boyfriends didn't stand a chance with you and your mother.' And I think I probably was unfair to them because she was the first person and the last person I called about every single thing. Sorry, ex-boyfriends.” ThinkingFirstsPersonsSaidLastsMotherChanceSorryUnfairExesFirst PersonEx BoyfriendYour Ex Author:Lily Rabe
“I find being a mother is a huge advantage. Of course, I'm probably a little more tired than I might be if I didn't have children, but I think they provide me the balance that I need to keep my mind off of lifting.” IfsThinkingNeedsMindChildrenLittlesMightMotherCoursesHugeBalanceAdvantageTiredLiftingBeing A Mother Author:Melanie Roach
“There's all kinds of mothers, so to use the label 'mother' and to think you really understood all that a human being is because she's a mother, is a mistake.” ThinkingHumansKindUseMotherHuman BeingsMistakeUnderstoodAll KindsLabels Author:Phylicia Rashad
“I think I was well brought up, for my father and mother were of one mind regarding the care of the family.” ThinkingMindWellsCareMotherFather Book:An autobiography Source: An autobiography
“Her death has had a huge effect on me. It felt like a big hole appeared on my left side - apparently your left side is your mother - which I thought could never be filled. Now I think what you have to do is fill it with yourself because your mother is part of you. I'm easing into that space, using it and being comforted by it.” ThinkingBigsMotherLeftFeltSidesSpaceEffectsHugeFilledHoles Author:Imelda Staunton
“Look, if you ask a child, 'Would you rather have a fulfilled mother or a stay-at-home Sylvia Plath,' they'll pick Sylvia Plath every time. But I think it's really important that children don't feel their parents' emotional lives depend on their success.” IfsThinkingFeelsLooksChildrenImportantHomeMotherAsksParentEmotionalDependsPicksFulfilledStay At HomeEmotional LifePlath Author:Ayelet Waldman
“I've hung out at dozens of playgrounds, bored out of my mind, with not even a look of comfort from disapproving mothers all around me. Either they think I'm a pedophile or a deadbeat dad. That's what I get for being a single dad - suspicious looks at the playground.” ThinkingMindLooksMotherDadComfortBoredDozenHungSuspiciousOf My MindPlaygroundsDisapprovingSingle Dad Author:Dominic West
“Whatever is said about roles drying up, I intend to keep working. Certainly now the roles couldn't be more interesting - playing mothers, divorcees. I think it's going to be exciting to play a mother of teenagers. The longer your life, the deeper it gets.” ThinkingSaidPlayMotherInterestingRolesExcitingDeeperTeenager Author:Naomi Watts
“For most mothers, vaccinations become a matter of faith - faith in pharmaceutical companies, faith in public health officials - and I think there's been an erosion of faith.” ThinkingMatterMotherCompanyOfficialsPublic HealthPharmaceuticalErosionVaccinationsPharmaceutical Companies Author:Paul A. Offit
“The mother is the one who is going to help you in the long run! You must make her your friend. It matters what she thinks.” ThinkingLongMatterHelpingRunningMotherLong Runs Author:Sofia Vergara