Mom Quotes
Our mom cooks well, and we cook poorly. We try.
FinneasFinneas Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues.
QuintilianQuintilian My skin prickled and I looked back at the ocean. None of us ask for the things we inherit; they are thrust upon us, willy-nilly. Like The Marine.
Aimee FriedmanAimee Friedman I was brought up as an only child, and we were very close. But when I was 14, we got evicted. We came home to a padlock, and I looked up at my mom and she was crying, and there was nothing to do.
Dwayne JohnsonDwayne Johnson My grandmother had this high-tech security system – a rusty nail she used to lock the door.
Quincy JonesQuincy Jones Mom used to frame everything we made, and now I’m following her example. It makes children so proud to see their work on display instead of hidden away.
Aerin LauderAerin Lauder My mom always taught me – you know, little boys listen to their moms too much – that whatever you put into something is what you’re going to get out of it.
Jay-ZJay-Z My mother, was perfectly horrified when I began shooting and tried to keep me in school, but I would run away and go quail shooting in the woods or trim my dresses with wreaths of wildflowers.
Annie OakleyAnnie Oakley My mom and my dad never pushed me into performing. They never prohibited me from trying anything, or being anything. They never restricted me in any way. For which I’ll be forever grateful.
Heath LedgerHeath Ledger At an early age, my mother gave me this feeling that anything is possible, and I believe that.
Howard SchultzHoward Schultz I even thought of adopting a child as a single mother.
Diana RossDiana Ross This is the man my mother lived for. My career means something now because I’ve worked with Robert Redford.
Jennifer LopezJennifer Lopez I would much rather be known as the mother of a great son than the author of a great book or the painter of a great masterpiece.
Rose KennedyRose Kennedy I am lucky. I had a very beautiful mother.
Sophia LorenSophia Loren I can’t point to any major episodes of sexual discrimination in my early life. But I was so aware of the crime, the shame that there was no use of my mother’s ability and energy.
Betty FriedanBetty Friedan I know my father and my mother, but beyond that I cannot go. My ancestry is blurred.
V.S. NaipaulV.S. Naipaul