Quotes with mother-death

Quotes 581 till 600 of 1059.

  • Bel Powley Movies make teenagers have quippy answers for every question. Nothing seems to faze them, and they're like, 'Oh, whatever.' You're not like that when you're a teenager. You're really earnest. Things really feel like life or death. And you kind of oscillate between emotions at one time. It's very emotionally draining being a teenager.
    Bel Powley
    English actress (1992 - )
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  • Plato Must not all things at the last be swallowed up in death?
    Plato
    Greek philosopher (427 - 347)
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  • Antonia Fraser My advantage as a woman and a human being has been in having a mother who believed strongly in women's education. She was an early undergraduate at Oxford, and her own mother was a doctor.
    Antonia Fraser
    British author of history, novels, biographies and detective (1932 - )
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  • Barry Hannah My aunts told wonderful stories. Not to me, but to each other. We had a very strong family. My mother's sisters loved each other intensely. The uncles loved each other intensely.
    Barry Hannah
    American novelist (1942 - 2010)
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  • Bruce Forsyth My biggest regret is that my mother didn't see me walk on to that London Palladium stage, being the star she always wanted me to be. But I always say that when she reached Heaven, she had a word with a few agents.
    Bruce Forsyth
    British presenter, actor, comedian, singer, dancer and screenwriter (1928 - 2017)
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  • Buffalo Bill My brother was a great favorite with everybody, and his death cast a gloom upon the whole neighborhood.
    The Life of Hon. William F. Cody, Known as Buffalo Bill, the Famous Hunter, Scout, and Guide: An Autobiography (1978 edition), U of Nebraska Press
    Buffalo Bill
    American soldier, bison hunter, and showman (1846 - 1917)
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  • Gilbert Keith Chesterton My country wrong or right, is like saying my mother, drunk or sober.
    Gilbert Keith Chesterton
    English writer (1874 - 1936)
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  • Bode Miller My daughter's name is Neesyn Dacey but everyone calls her Dacey. Her mom chose Neesyn and I chose Dacey after she was born. The mother is a good friend of mine who I was seeing a while ago. We are no longer together.
    Bode Miller
    American former World Cup alpine ski racer (1977 - )
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  • Barack Obama My family, frankly, they weren't folks who went to church every week. My mother was one of the most spiritual people I knew but she didn't raise me in the church, so I came to my Christian faith later in life and it was because the precepts of Jesus Christ spoke to me in terms of the kind of life that I would want to lead.
    Barack Obama
    American politician (1961 - )
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  • Bruno Mars My father moved to Hawaii from Brooklyn and my mother came there as a child from the Philippines. They met at a show where my dad was playing percussion. My mom was a hula dancer.
    Bruno Mars
    American singer, songwriter, record producer and dancer (1985 - )
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  • Benigno Aquino III My father offered his life so our democracy could live. My mother devoted her life to nurturing that democracy. I will dedicate my life to making our democracy reach its fullest potential: that of ensuring equality for all. My family has sacrificed much, and I am willing to do this again if necessary.
    Benigno Aquino III
    Filipino politician (1960 - )
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  • Blake Bailey My father was a golden boy from a very small town. He won a very prestigious law scholarship to NYU Law School, and there in Greenwich Village, he met my mother, who was very young, fresh off the boat from Germany.
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  • Broderick Crawford My father was always telling himself no one was perfect, not even my mother.
    Broderick Crawford
    American actor (1911 - 1986)
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  • Arthur Rock My father was an immigrant from Russia and my mother was first generation.
    Arthur Rock
    American businessman and investor (1926 - )
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  • Brooke Shields My father's death, my move, and my frightening and difficult delivery created a tremendous amount of stress, pain, and sadness for me. I was practically devastated beyond recovery.
    Brooke Shields
    American actress and model (1965 - )
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  • Ben Carson My favorite subject was recess. Fortunately for me, I had a mother who believed I was smart.
    Ben Carson
    American politician, and author (1951 - )
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  • Huey Newton My fear was not of death itself, but a death without meaning.
    Huey Newton
    African-American political activist (1942 - 1989)
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  • Bonnie Bedelia My grandfather had been on the New York City force with his 11 brothers around the turn of the century. He was killed in the line of duty. My father, who was 16, was the oldest son, so he had to quit school and go to work to support his mother.
    Bonnie Bedelia
    American actress (1948 - )
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  • Kin Hubbard My idea of walking into the jaws of death is marrying some woman who has lost three husbands.
    Kin Hubbard
    American cartoonist, humorist, and journalist (1868 - 1930)
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  • Bobby Fischer My main interest right now is to expose the Jews. This is a lot bigger than me. They're not just persecuting me. This is not just my struggle, I'm not just doing this for myself... This is life and death for the world. These God-damn Jews have to be stopped. They're a menace to the whole world.
    Radio Interview, March 10 1999 [9]
    Bobby Fischer
    American chess grandmaster (1943 - 2008)
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