Mum Quotes - Page 24

• I started to get so many letters from unlikely people; a single mum going, "I watch your show, I'm not into survival, but I hold down four jobs and I get it when you say it's about persistence and putting a positive attitude into things during difficult times." That for me was a great liberator to realize that the show isn't about me running around, jumping off stuff and flexing muscles, it's about inspiring people. That makes me really happy.

  Bear Grylls

  Running, Jobs, Attitude

  "​I Went Camping With Bear Grylls, And Survived". Interview with Wes Siler, gizmodo.com. November 20, 2014.

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• My mum loves cats so I took her to see the lion cubs which at about a year old are actually quite big. She wasn't scared at all and went straight over and kissed one on the mouth! She thought they were just like her pets at home.

  Amanda Holden

  Cat, Home, Years

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• Mum used to hide love letters from my boyfriends and put me down. Now I understand that she was a Polish immigrant forced to settle in Chicago. She was jealous of the freedom life gave me.

  Ruby Wax

  Jealous, My Boyfriend, Chicago

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• It's not easy for you, Dad
  You seek your own space
  You slope off to watch telly
  But still see (Mom's Mum's Mam's) face

  John Walter Bratton

  Anniversary, Mom, Dad

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• I watched Italia '90 with my Mum and Dad and my brother, you know, leaping around the house when the penalties were on... It would be great to be part of that, to have that kind of impact.

  Steven Gerrard

  Soccer, Brother, Dad

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• People didn't really like McDonald's, same as her mum didn't really like Catholicism, but when you were new in town, at least it was a known quantity. So that'll be a Quarter-Pounder and a Communion Wafer meal-deal to go.

  Christopher Brookmyre

  Mcdonalds, People, Meals

  Christopher Brookmyre (2009). “Pandaemonium”, p.127, Hachette UK

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• The biggest thing right now is to know that I just didn't give up. It would have been the easiest thing for me to just go ahead and pull out of the tournament with what has been going on over the last week - just to be up there with my mum and support her. But I really wanted to come down here and play with Adam (Scott) and really try to win the World Cup and we achieved that which was great.

  Jason Day

  Giving Up, Winning, Play

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• On her Slave For You video: It's a very sensual video so I thought it was a good reflection of the song. My Mum thought it was... different.

  Britney Spears

  Song, Reflection, Sensual

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• I know that Dad was an idol to millions who grew up loving his music and his ideals. But to me he wasn't a musician or a peace icon, he was the father I loved and who let me down in so many ways. After the age of five, when my parents separated, I saw him only a handful of times, and when I did he was often remote and intimidating. I grew up longing for more contact with him but felt rejected and unimportant in his life.
  ... ... While Dad was fast becoming one of the wealthiest men in his field, Mum and I had very little and she was going out to work to support us.

  Julian Lennon

  Dad, Father, Men

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• I looked at Mum and realized -- twang! -- that she was telling an untruth. A big untruth. And I remember thinking in that instant how thrilling and grown-up it must be to say something so completely untrue, as opposed to the little amateur fibs I was already practiced at -- horrid little apprentice sinner that I was --like the ones about you'd already said your prayers or washed under the fingernails. Yes, I was impressed. I too must learn to say these gorgeous untruths. Imaginary kings and queens would be my houseguests when I was older.

  Christopher Buckley

  Queens, Kings, Prayer

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• As a working mum, it's really hard to find time in the day to just relax and take a break. I am constantly on the go.

  Kirsty Gallacher

  Relax, Break, Hard

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• My mum actually gave up work to look after my child, which is so touching.

  Jamelia

  Children, Touching, Looks

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• I really, really love being a mum and I absolutely love being a singer so I couldn't be happier.

  Jamelia

  Love Is, Singers

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• I was around 15 when I first wanted to compete in an Olympics. I even remember the first time I got to wear a GB kit as a junior. I've even kept it. It's in my mum's loft somewhere, probably gone mouldy by now.

  Jessica Ennis

  Gone, Olympics, Juniors

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• My mum is Croatian, and obviously she's female and she's very emotional, very hot-blooded, very touchy-feely, whereas I think my dad's quite British.

  Tamara Ecclestone

  Dad, Emotional, Thinking

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• My mum brought me up to think that personal happiness is more important than your family.

  Gail Porter

  Thinking, Important, Our Family

  "Gail Porter: My family values". Interview with Jo Mears, www.theguardian.com. February 4, 2011.

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• Mum's a worrier, she looked after everybody apart from herself - I think it runs in the family.

  Gail Porter

  Running, Thinking

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• I was a mixture of being incredibly old for my age and incredibly backwards. I was born quite old, but then I stopped growing. I lived with my mum and dad till I was 30.

  Helena Bonham Carter

  Birthday, Dad, Age

  "Helena Bonham Carter: 'We're the bonkers couple'" by Simon Hattenstone, www.theguardian.com. February 5, 2010.

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• I'd like to thank ma da (dad)... my mum for doin' aw ma washin'

  Charlie Flynn

  Dad, Boxing

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• I feel very warm towards Mum and Dad for giving us the independence they did. My childhood, and the fact we didn't have a TV, gave me a boundless imagination.

  Dido Armstrong

  Dad, Giving, Imagination

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• Your dreams will always be more important to you than anyone else, you can want something as much as you want but at the end of the day your mum doesn't care if your arms are 24 inches or not, but that doesn't mean you give up, chase your dreams.

  Kai Greene

  Dream, Giving Up, Mean

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• I know who my dad is, I've met him a few times, but I don't even call him dad. I know it sounds horrible, but I don't even see him as part of my family, to be honest. If you want the truth, it doesn't bother me because I don't know any different. I just know that me and my mum, that was my family.

  Sally Pearson

  Dad, Want, Sound

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I'm into everything. My iPod is very eclectic - if you kept it on shuffle, you'd be amazed. For example, I was forced to grow up on Dolly Parton. My mum was obsessed by her. She bought all this memorabilia for the front room. It's ridiculous.

  Tinie Tempah

  Growing Up, Ipods, Example

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• My mum would like to see me on the cover of 'Good Housekeeping' demonstrating children's toys with some nice lipstick on.

  Tracey Ullman

  Children, Nice, Toys

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• I've never once heard my mum shout and she's 83 now. She's incredible. She's very, very happy, slightly eccentric but loves laughing, which I do too.

  Carol Vorderman

  Laughing, Eccentric, Incredibles

  "Carol Vorderman: My family values". Interview with Nick McGrath, www.theguardian.com. August 19, 2011.

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