Quotes About Family

My mom was the breadwinner in my family. I always thought, That's how it is. I never thought that was the exception.

My mom saved my life. She gave me mouth-to-mouth more than once.

My mom would have liked it that I patterned myself more after Jimmy Reed.

All four of my grandparents were educators, my mom was a school nurse, and I went through the public school system.

In her whole life Mom never earned more than five or six dollars a week. Being without a husband, it was hard for her to find any place at all for us to live.

I'd like to have and adopt children. I think I'd be a great mom, honestly. I don't think I'll have any problem giving them all the love in the world. Discipline will be the hard part.

A good mother loves fiercely but ultimately brings up her children to thrive without her.

My brother and I were born in an Irish county called Tipperary. We were both very math- and science-inclined in high school. My dad trained as an electrical engineer, and my mom is in microbiology.

AIDS can destroy a family if you let it, but luckily for my sister and me, Mom taught us to keep going. Don't give up, be proud of who you are, and never feel sorry for yourself.

My biggest role model? Def my Mom and my sisters!

I love seeing my mom and my daughter embrace their natural hair. I'm glad I've embraced it, too.

I do remember being teased by my cousins on my mom's side for not being black enough. And then I'd spend the summer with my dad and be sent to all white summer camps where I was 'that black girl.'

A mom forgives us all our faults, not to mention one or two we don't even have.

My mom died when I was 8.

I see myself as mom first. I'm so lucky to have that role in life. The world can like me, hate me or fall apart around me and at least I wake up with my kids and I'm happy.

One piece of advice that I would give to any young athlete or performer is remember to thank your mom.

My mom is American, so I was raised in her household in my formative years.

Only one party sticks out in my mind as a kid. It was the best party ever. I was 5 years old, and my mom dressed me up in a church dress and stockings to go to the party and park.

My dad served 21 years and my mom did 13, so through that process, they taught me that I always have to give back.

My mom's chicken, with rice and gravy was my favorite dish as a kid, and it still is now. That's my favorite meal from her or from anybody. It's a family favorite.

I grew up in such a macho family. I had a former Green Beret for a dad, a mom who's really rough-and-tumble, and three very macho brothers.

Culture, when it comes to food, is of course a fancy word for your mom.

My mom told me when I was younger that when you jack off all of your dead relatives are watching. But then I figured who were they going to tell.

Grim sighed heavily. "I swear I'm getting a migraine." "My mom suffers from those a lot, too." "Being around you, I imagine she does.