Emma Thompson Quotes About Daughters

Quotes about: Daughters

• When husbands and fathers leave, their wives and daughters tend to value themselves less as a result.

  Emma Thompson

  Daughter, Mother, Husband

• It's not my fault that there is this gap between rich and poor, it is the fault of governments. I want a different world. One where I don't wake up thinking I'm so lucky to be able to feed my daughter.

  Emma Thompson

  Mother, Daughter, Thinking

• I want a different world. One where I don't wake up thinking I'm so lucky to be able to feed my daughter, and able to give people a clean drink of water. I don't want images of starving babies at the breast in my mind. I want that to change. And if I want that, I had better do something about it.

  Emma Thompson

  Daughter, Baby, Helping Others

• My mother has never approved of high heels. As a result, I have never been able to walk in high heels - and they were all I ever wanted. So of course, my daughter has two pairs.

  Emma Thompson

  Mother, Daughter, Two

• This morning, I went to wipe my hands on a tea towel, and while I was using it, it seemed like it felt a bit light. I unfolded it and realized my daughter had cut little bits out of it to make frocks for her dolls!

  Emma Thompson

  Daughter, Mother, Morning

• I understand what it's like to come with your family, and to uproot yourself and come to another culture. You need a lot of support. People say, 'She's got her daughter; she's got her husband.' Yeah, but she hasn't got anyone else.

  Emma Thompson

  Mother, Daughter, Husband

  "Between Friends". Interview with Jenny Allen, www.goodhousekeeping.com. July 7, 2010.

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