Matriarchs Quotes

• Man, born of woman, has found it a hard thing to forgive her for giving him birth. The patriarchal protest against the ancient matriarch has borne strange fruit through the years.

  Lillian Smith

  Men, Years, Giving

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• All I want to do really is get married and be a matriarch.

  Sally Phillips

  Want, Married

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• The tradition of Italian cooking is that of the matriarch. This is the cooking of grandma. She didn't waste time thinking too much about the celery. She got the best celery she could and then she dealt with it.

  Mario Batali

  Food, Grandma, Italian

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• I grew up with all mothers, all women. I come from a long line of matriarchs, very strong women.

  Erykah Badu

  Inspiring, Mothers Day, Strong Women

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• The most-honored ancestors of your matriarch besmirched the season of the orange blossom.

  Nick Bakay

  Sports, Hockey, Orange

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• Mum was the matriarch and the patriarch of the family.

  Tony Scott

  Mum, Patriarch

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• I wouldn't be honest if I didn't say my mom. Apart from the fact that she's my mother, she's a brilliant comedian and a force as a producer. She paved the way for women to produce and star in their own films, and to balance that with being the matriarch of our family is really inspiring.

  Kate Hudson

  Mom, Mother, Stars

  "Our Own Private Hollywood". Elle Interview, www.elle.com. October 7, 2010.

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• When you're single, you're very independent. Very independent women raised me. We didn't have a lot of male figures as the head of our household, so I got, and took on, a lot of that strong spirit from the matriarchs in my family.

  Tichina Arnold

  Strong, Independent, Males

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• When you look at me you don't immediately imagine a very very glamorous icon, so it's only in the theater that I get to do these experiments. I've been an actor about 51 years now. I've played everything from an 8-year-old black boy to a 72-year-old French matriarch, and they hardly hire you to do that on TV.

  Tyne Daly

  Boys, Years, Icons

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