Quotes with mother-in-law

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  • Buffalo Bill My mother's sympathies were strongly with the Union. She knew that war was bound to come, but so confident was she in the strength of the Federal Government that she devoutly believed that the struggle could not last longer than six months at the utmost.
    Buffalo Bill
    American soldier, bison hunter, and showman (1846 - 1917)
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  • Bonnie Tyler My mother, who died aged 82, had Alzheimer's. Losing your memory is bad enough, but everything shuts down. You can't remember how to eat or go to the toilet. It's a terrible disease and so distressing to watch it take over someone you love.
    Bonnie Tyler
    Welsh singer (1951 - )
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  • Antonia Fraser My mother, who was quite sharp when I was young, became utterly mild.
    Antonia Fraser
    British author of history, novels, biographies and detective (1932 - )
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  • Bonnie Tyler My mum was a wonderful mother. She died, aged 80, of Alzheimer's disease, which was dreadful to watch. I remember she said to me: 'Believe in yourself because no one else is going to do it for you.' I'm sure a lot of my success is due to her words of advice.
    Bonnie Tyler
    Welsh singer (1951 - )
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  • Augusten Burroughs My parents had this relationship that was really terrifying. I mean, the level of hatred that they had, and the level of physical abuse - my mother would beat up my father, basically - and I think I was drawn to images on television that were bright and reflective.
    Augusten Burroughs
    American writer (1965 - )
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  • Bill de Blasio My parents were divorced when I was young. I was really brought up by my mother's side of the family.
    Bill de Blasio
    American politician (1961 - )
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  • Anthony Doerr My sister-in-law is a painter, and I'll say, how long did it take you to paint that painting. She'll say, It took me maybe three days, but it took me all my life to get the skills to paint that painting.
    Anthony Doerr
    American author (1973 - )
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  • Betsy Brandt My son is pre-K and my daughter is in elementary school. So they don't watch the show. But my son knows that I'm on it - he says that 'Breaking Bad' is his favorite show even though he's never seen it. It's really great that he says that, because it makes me look like mother of the year.
    Betsy Brandt
    American actress (1973 - )
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  • Bob McDonnell My wife and daughters work. My campaign manager in 2005 was a working mother. I appointed 5 women to my senior staff as Attorney General.
    Bob McDonnell
    American politician and lawyer (1954 - )
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  • John Barrymore My wife is the kind of girl who will not go anywhere without her mother, and her mother will go anywhere.
    John Barrymore
    American actor (1882 - 1942)
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  • Solomon Short Nature abhors a hero. For one thing, he violates the law of conservation of energy. For another, how can it be the survival of the fittest when the fittest keeps putting himself in situations where he is most likely to be creamed?
    Solomon Short
     
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  • Samuel Johnson Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Gilbert Keith Chesterton Nature is not our mother, Nature is our sister.
    Source: The Eternal Revolution
    Gilbert Keith Chesterton
    English writer (1874 - 1936)
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  • Desiderius Erasmus Nature, more of a stepmother than a mother in several ways, has sown a seed of evil in the hearts of mortals, especially in the more thoughtful men, which makes them dissatisfied with their own lot and envious of another s.
    Desiderius Erasmus
    Dutch humanist and philosopher (1469 - 1536)
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  • Oliver Cromwell Necessity has no law.
    Oliver Cromwell
    Parliamentarian General, Lord Protector of England (1599 - 1658)
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  • Mark Twain Necessity is the mother of taking chances.
    Mark Twain
    American writer (ps. of Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835 - 1910)
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  • Publilius Syrus Necessity knows no law except to conquer.
    Publilius Syrus
    Syrian poet (85 - 43)
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  • Percy Bysshe Shelley Necessity! thou mother of the world!
    Source: Queen Mab VI, 58
    Percy Bysshe Shelley
    English poet (1792 - 1822)
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  • Jane Welsh Carlyle Never does one feel oneself so utterly helpless as in trying to speak comfort for great bereavement. I will not try it. Time is the only comforter for the loss of a mother.
    Jane Welsh Carlyle
    Scottish writer (1801 - 1866)
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  • George Herbert Night is the mother of counsels.
    George Herbert
    English poet (1593 - 1633)
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