My Son Quotes - Page 38

• I did want to acknowledge and confirm the fact that my son does, indeed, have an autism diagnosis.

  Jenny McCarthy

  Son, Autism, Want

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• My son Jack just got out of rehab, he's 17 years old and he got hooked on Oxycontin and I'm just a little pissed off that he never gave me a few.

  Ozzy Osbourne

  Son, Oxycontin, Years

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• My son, forbearance is a great virtue; there's no other like it.

  Sarada Devi

  Son, Virtue, Forbearance

  Sarada Devi (1963). “At Holy Mother's Feet: Teachings of Shri Sarada Devi”

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• In our country we call this type of mother love teng ai. My son has told me that in men's writing it is composed of two characters. The first means pain; the second means love. That is a mother's love.

  Lisa See

  Mother, Country, Pain

  Lisa See (2011). “Snow Flower and the Secret Fan”, p.2, A&C Black

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• Whenever I feel like I'm getting too far away from where I need to be, I think about my sons and the legacy I have to leave for them - and it always brings me back to reality.

  Dwyane Wade

  Son, Reality, Thinking

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• Learn to write when you would rather sleep. Learn to exercise this gift of language when no conscious portion of your wits can vibrate anything but worry. Learn to write so, my son, and you can call yourself a writer.

  L. Ron Hubbard

  Writing, Sleep, Son

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• Do I want to be a hero to my son? No. I would like to be a very real human being. That's hard enough.

  Robert Downey, Jr.

  Real, Hero, Son

  "The Complete Robert Downey Jr". Interview with Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. April 16, 2012.

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• I have a five year-old son and a three year-old daughter. I want my son to have a choice to contribute fully in the workforce or at home. And I want my daughter to have the choice to not just succeed, but to be liked for her accomplishments.

  Sheryl Sandberg

  Daughter, Mother, Home

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• I love my son and am proud of my son.

  Robert H. Schuller

  Son, Proud, I Love My Son

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• The Monks of Cool, whose tiny and exclusive monastery is hidden in a really cool and laid-back valley in the lower Ramtops, have a passing-out test for a novice. He is taken into a room full of all types of clothing and asked: Yo, my son, which of these is the most stylish thing to wear? And the correct answer is: Hey, whatever I select.

  Terry Pratchett

  Taken, Son, Novices

  "Lords And Ladies". Book by Terry Pratchett, 1992.

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• ~Sometimes, when I want to take on the world, I try to remember that it's just as important to sit down and ask my son how he's feeling or talk to him about life.~

  Angelina Jolie

  Inspiring, Mom, Mother

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• My greatest blessing has been the birth of my son. My next greatest blessing has been my ability to turn people into children of mine.

  Maya Angelou

  Children, Son, Blessing

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• When I cook with my son, I might chop vegetables and have fun with different shapes. Cooking is a way to teach kids about other things, like reading or math with all of the weights and measures. There are so many things that are part of cooking that are also very educational.

  Emeril Lagasse

  Fun, Educational, Reading

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• I went to my son's graduation this weekend, and I heard a great quote I've never heard before from Albert Einstein. It was that the greatest danger to the world is not the bad people but it's the good people who don't speak out.

  Hamilton Jordan

  Inspirational, Funny, Graduation

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• Well, my son really loves wildlife. And everytime he draws a polar bear I want to tell him there probably won't any by the time... he's my age. That's kinda hard to deal with.

  Thom Yorke

  Son, Age, Want

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• We do see Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi and Chow Yun Fat, but it's very rare to see the Chinese male actor in Hollywood movies, which is something I take great umbrage with. You know, my son is Asian. He may want to direct one day; he may want to be an actor like his father - and I want that to be open to him.

  Nicolas Cage

  Father, Son, Chinese

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• My son, be worthy of your noble name, worthily borne by your ancestors for over five hundred years. Remember it’s by courage, and courage alone, that a nobleman makes his way nowadays. Don’t be afraid of opportunities, and seek out adventures. My son, all I have to give you is fifteen ecus, my horse, and the advice you’ve just heard. Make the most of these gifts, and have a long, happy life.

  Alexandre Dumas

  Horse, Adventure, Son

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• My son looks more like George Harrison than I do.

  George Harrison

  Son, Looks

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• I want my son to become Sachin Tendulkar.

  Brian Lara

  Son, Want, Tendulkar

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• A good friend of my son's is a son to me.

  Lois McMaster Bujold

  Son, Good Friend, Lost Friendship

  "Ethan of Athos". Book by Lois McMaster Bujold, 1986.

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• Why are you chasing your tail so?" Said the kitten, "I have learned that the best thing for a cat is happiness, and that happiness is my tail. Therefore, I am chasing it: and when I catch it. I shall have happiness." Said the cat, "My son, I, too, have paid attention to the problems of the universe. I, too, have judged that happiness is in my tail. But, I have noticed that whenever I chase it, it keeps running away from me, and when I go about my business, it just seems to come after me wherever I go.

  C. L. R. James

  Running, Art, Cat

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• ~As a working mother high heels don't really fit into my life anymore - but in a totally wonderful way. I would much rather think about my son than myself.~

  Sarah Jessica Parker

  Mom, Mother, Son

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• I am a warrior, so that my son may be a merchant, so that his son may be a poet.

  John Quincy Adams

  Warrior, Son, May

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• Wealth, my son, should never be your goal in life. Your words are eloquent but they are mere words. True wealth is of the heart, not of the purse.

  Og Mandino

  Heart, Son, Goal

  Og Mandino (2011). “The Greatest Salesman in the World”, p.23, Bantam

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• Beware the Jabberwock, my son The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!

  Lewis Carroll

  Son, Bird, Claws

  Through the Looking-Glass ch. 1 (1872)

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