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mother able teach
My mother told me not to listen to anyone. She had been told that she wouldn't be able to teach and she did. Archie Panjabi
mother pain doors
There was no warning, not even a knock. The door flew open, and he forgot his present aches and pains in anticipation of what lay in store. The figure that stood in the door was not that of an enemy. It was worse. It was his mother. Barbara Mertz
mother children faithful
By presenting a faithful and honest record of my experience as a mother, I hope to show both my readers and my children how truth can redeem even what you fear might be the gravest of sins. Ayelet Waldman
mother children home
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.
mother children mistake
I have made so many mistakes as a mother. But the one thing that I know I do is I make sure my children know how much I love them and they are absolutely secure in that.
mother daughter two
I have two daughters and I have done everything in my power to prevent them from assimilating, even being aware of, my idiocy about my weight.
mother law appreciate
I went from resenting my mother-in-law to accepting her, finally to appreciating her. What appeared to be her diffidence when I was first married, I now value as serenity.
mother children husband
If a good mother is one who loves her child more than anyone else in the world, I am not a good mother. I am in fact a bad mother. I love my husband more than I love my children.
mother jeans dresses
You can take the babushka off the Jewish mother and dress her up in a pair of Seven jeans and Marc Jacobs sling-backs, but she's still going to expect a passel of grandkids.
daughter truth names
There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said Truth is the daughter of Time. [Lat., Alius quidam veterum poetarum cuius nomen mihi nunc memoriae non est veritatem temporis filiam esse dixit.] Aulus Gellius
daughter rome my-daughter
Is there anyone in Rome who has not slept with my daughter?! Augustus
daughter moving years
[T]here is an inverse correlation between the cleanliness of a bathroom and my 3-year-old daughter's need to move her bowels.
daughter opposites swagger
When I was 15, what I wanted in a boyfriend was just that confidence and swagger. I wanted someone who knew what he was doing, because I was just faking it. What I want for my daughter is the exact opposite.
daughter powerful real
My grandmother was the daughter of pioneers, as was my grandfather, and they were farmers. And they worked the land, and there is a grounded value system that becomes inherent in knowing what's real and what's powerful. And understanding the material nature of not only man, but beasts and profit and all of those things that you fight for. Brenda Strong
daughter mother strong-women
On the day my daughter was born, I started writing a book for her. The plan was that, over the course of her life, I'd fill it with advice on how to be a strong woman. But along the way, I got caught up in the stories of Amelia Earhart, Sally Ride, and so many others. So how do you pick the best heroes for your kids? Brad Meltzer
daughter believe fighting
As I now often tell my daughter Lila, no matter what stage of life you're in, when you want something-no matter how impossible it seems-you need to fight for it. When you believe in something, fight for it. And when you see injustice, fight harder than you've ever fought before.
daughter grandmother given
I don't say "oh, I'm a grandmother; I can't wear this anymore." Everything I can't wear I've already given to my daughter. Carine Roitfeld
daughter mrs-bennet order
Well, my dear," said Mr. Bennet, when Elizabeth had read the note aloud, "if your daughter should have a dangerous fit of illness—if she should die, it would be a comfort to know that it was all in pursuit of Mr. Bingley, and under your orders. Jane Austen
wife good-wife unpredictable
The predictable thing about 'The Good Wife' is how unpredictable 'The Good Wife' is.
wife different looks
Politics is not really different from marriage. You cannot get things done in your relationship if you tell your wife: Look, if you haven't made the bed and if you don't get the food on the table, I will go and just hire someone and you will become irrelevant. That is not how you make a marriage work. Arnold Schwarzenegger
wife my-wife
My wife went off with Elvis. Al Yankovic
wife married my-wife
My wife's married. I'm not. Charles Barkley
wife betrayed teeth
If only one tooth aches, rejoice that not all of them ache.... If your wife betrays you, be glad that she betrayed only you and not the nation. Anton Chekhov
wife pockets my-wife
My wife is very happy about me keeping all my music in my pocket. Craig Finn
wife gold wipe
Today, John Kerry announced a fool-proof plan to wipe out the $500B deficit. John Kerry has a plan, he's going to put it on his wife's Gold Card. Craig Kilborn
wife advice care
Show me a wife who doesn't offer advice and I'll show you one who doesn't care very much. Barbara Bush
wife black loyal
Billionaires prefer Black women. They are loyal and guard your interests. Black wives are for grown ups. Ben Horowitz