Quotes with mother-death

Quotes 421 till 440 of 1059.

  • William Faulkner If a writer has to rob his mother, he will not hesitate; the ''Ode on a Grecian Urn'' is worth any number of old ladies.
    William Faulkner
    American writer (1897 - 1962)
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  • Barbara W. Tuchman If all were equalized by death, as the medieval idea constantly emphasized, was it not possible that inequalities on earth were contrary to the will of God?
    A Distant Mirror
    Barbara W. Tuchman
    American historian (1912 - 1989)
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  • Carrie Fisher If anything, my mother taught me how to sur-thrive. That's my word for it.
    Carrie Fisher
    American actress, writer and comedienne (1956 - 2016)
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  • Marcus Valerius Martial If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
    Marcus Valerius Martial
    Latin poet and epigrammatist (40 - 104)
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  • Anna Quindlen If I get the forty additional years statisticians say are likely coming to me, I could fit in at least one, maybe two new lifetimes. Sad that only one of those lifetimes can include being the mother of young children.
    Anna Quindlen
    American author and journalist (1952 - )
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  • Beyonce Knowles If I weren't performing, I'd be a beauty editor or a therapist. I love creativity, but I also love to help others. My mother was a hairstylist, and they listen to everyone's problems - like a beauty therapist!
    Beyonce Knowles
    American singer and actress (1981 - )
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  • Samuel Butler If life must not be taken too seriously - then so neither must death.
    Samuel Butler
    English poet (1835 - 1902)
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  • H. Youngman If my mother knew I did this for a living, she'd kill me. She thinks I'm selling dope.
    H. Youngman
    American comedian and violinist (1906 - 1998)
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  • David Rockerfeller If necessity is the mother of invention, discontent is the father of progress.
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  • Jean de la Bruyère If poverty is the mother of crime, lack of good sense is the father.
    Jean de la Bruyère
    French writer (1645 - 1696)
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  • Jean de la Bruyère If some persons died, and others did not die, death would be a terrible affliction.
    Jean de la Bruyère
    French writer (1645 - 1696)
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  • Pythagoras If there be light, then there is darkness; if cold, heat; if height, depth; if solid, fluid; if hard, soft; if rough, smooth; if calm, tempest; if prosperity, adversity; if life, death.
    Pythagoras
    Greek philosopher (580 - 504)
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  • Alphonse Karr If we are to abolish the death penalty, I should like to see the first step taken by my friends the murderers.
    Alphonse Karr
    French writer and editor of Le Figaro (1808 - 1890)
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  • Mother Teresa If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.
    Mother Teresa
    Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary (1910 - 1997)
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  • Caitlin Doughty If we ignore our death, we end up just going around completely oblivious to why we do the things we do!
    Caitlin Doughty
    American author, blogger (1984 - )
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  • Betty Friedan If women's role in life is limited solely to housewife/mother, it clearly ends when she can no longer bear more children and the children she has borne leave home.
    The Fountain of Age
    Betty Friedan
    American feministisch writer (1921 - 2006)
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  • Alex Trebek If you can't be in awe of Mother Nature, there's something wrong with you.
    Alex Trebek
    Canadian-American television personality and actor (1940 - )
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  • Mother Teresa If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.
    Mother Teresa
    Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary (1910 - 1997)
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  • Jerome K. Jerome If you desire to drain to the dregs the fullest cup of scorn and hatred that a fellow human being can pour out for you, let a young mother hear you call dear baby ''it.''
    Jerome K. Jerome
    British Humorous Writer, Novelist, Playwright (1859 - 1927)
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  • Mother Theresa If you judge people, you have no time to love them.
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