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Homer Poet
Mother

"Come, Friend, you too must die. Why moan about it so? Even Patroclus died, a far, far better man than you. And look, you see how handsome and powerful I am? The son of a great man, the mother who gave me life-- A deathless goddess. But even for me, I tell you, Death and the strong force of fate are waiting. There will come a dawn or sunset or high noon When a man will take my life in battle too-- flinging a spear perhaps Or whipping a deadly arrow off his bow."

Mother Strong Powerful
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Maya Angelou Poet, Memoirist
Mother

"I have a feeling that I make a very good friend, and I'm a good mother, and a good sister, and a good citizen. I am involved in life itself - all of it. And I have a lot of energy and a lot of nerve."

Mother Feelings Good Friend
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Mike Tyson Professional Boxer
Mother

"I never saw my mother happy with me and proud of me for doing something: She only knew me as being a wild kid running the streets, coming home with new clothes that she knew I didn't pay for. I never got a chance to talk to her or know about her. Professionally, it has no effect, but it's crushing emotionally and personally."

Running Mother Crush
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Mother Teresa Missionary, Nun
Mother

"There is only one God and He is God to all; therefore it is important that everyone is seen as equal before God. I've always said we should help a Hindu become a better Hindu, a Muslim become a better Muslim, a Catholic become a better Catholic."

Important Mother Catholic
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Mother Teresa Missionary, Nun
Mother

"By abortion the Mother does not learn to love, but kills her own child to solve her problems. And, by abortion, that father is told that he does not have to take any responsibility at all for the child he has brought into the world. The father is likely to put other women to the same trouble. So abortion leads to more abortion."

Children Mother Father
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Melinda Gates Philanthropist, businesswoman
Mother

"It's important to remember that behind every data point is a daughter, a mother, a sister—a person with hopes and dreams."

Dream Mother Daughter
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Dalai Lama Spiritual Leader
Mother

"When I look at birds and animals, their survival is without rules, without conditions, without organization. But mothers take good care of their offspring. That's nature. In human beings also, parents - particularly mothers - and children have a special bond. Mother's milk is a sign of this affection. We are created that way. The child's survival is entirely dependent on someone else's affection. So, basically, each individual's survival or future depends on society. We need these human values."

Children Mother Animal
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Princess Diana Philanthropist, Humanitarian
Mother

"I wish all the mothers, fathers and children out there realize how much I need them and how much I value their support."

Children Mother Father
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Prince William Royalty
Mother

"It's my mother's engagement ring so I thought it was quite nice because obviously she's not going to be around to share any of the fun and excitement of it all - this was my way of keeping her close to it all."

Mother Fun Nice
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Erma Bombeck Humorist, Writer
Mother

"Most mothers entering the labor market outside the home are naive. They stagger home each evening, holding mail in their teeth, the cleaning over their arm, a lamb chop defrosting under each armpit, balancing two gallons of frozen milk between their knees, and expect one of the kids to get the door."

Home Kids Mother
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Erma Bombeck Humorist, Writer
Mother

"No one ever died from sleeping in an unmade bed. I have known mothers who remake the bed after their children do it because there is wrinkle in the spread or the blanket is on crooked. This is sick."

Children Mother Family
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Esther Hicks Author, Speaker
Mother

"What is a bad thing anyway? A bad thing is something that is different than what I want. Who gets to decide what the bad thing is? Jerry and Esther watched the mother bird lay her eggs in the nest, and then the neighbor's cat ate the baby bird. Esther said "bad cat!" And the cat said, "good bird!"

Mother Baby Adversity
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Etta James Singer
Mother

"My mother was a jazz fanatic and she wanted me to play the piano so I could play jazz tunes. I wish I had learned but I was too busy getting into trouble!"

Play Mother Piano
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Etta James Singer
Mother

"I really turned into, you know, the real street kid. I was kind of like a runaway, but I had a mother, you know what I mean, and I had a place to stay."

Mean Real Mother
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Etta James Singer
Mother

"My mother always wanted me to be glamorous. When I thought about that, it really fired me up, and once I lost all those pounds, I started to feel really good about myself."

Mother Lost Pounds
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