Mum Quotes - Page 14

• I'm a West Indian mum and West Indian mums will go to the wall for their children.

  Diane Abbott

  Children, Wall, West

  "Diane Abbott: I sent my son to private school so he wouldn't end up in a gang". www.mirror.co.uk. June 21, 2010.

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• My mum taught me that redheads shouldn't wear pink, red or orange, but if you choose the right shade, such as a bright orange or a cherry red, it can look fabulous.

  Jane Asher

  Orange, Looks, Shade

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• I always assumed I'd be a terribly patient mum but it turns out I'm not!

  Olivia Colman

  Patient, Turns

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• Living in the fishbowl is hard enough without worrying about a Secret Service that can't keep mum.

  Eleanor Clift

  Worry, Secret, Enough

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• I want to thank my mum, my daddy, my coach, my teacher, everybody in my life.

  Jet Li

  Teacher, Daddy, Want

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• When I was about eight, I asked my mother if it was true that God knows everything about you. When she answered yes, I said, "Then there's no hope for me, Mum."

  Andrew Sullivan

  Mother, Eight, Said

  "Andrew Sullivan, American by Choice". Interview with Mark Warren, www.esquire.com. November 16, 2011.

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• My mum's advice is never to whine to my friends, so they never see the other side of me. I save all my problems for my mother.

  Chloe Sevigny

  Mother, Advice, Sides

  Interview with Eva Wiseman, www.theguardian.com. October 2, 2010.

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• My family was never cultural in that we never went to see plays, my mum wasn't very into films.

  Gemma Arterton

  Play, Film, My Family

  "The Saturday interview: Gemma Arterton". Interview with Emine Saner, www.theguardian.com. November 4, 2011.

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• My mum calls my temper 'Devilman.' They say you calm down with age, but I don't know. It never goes away.

  Vinnie Jones

  Age, Calm, Temper

  "Vinnie Jones: 'It took me 40 years to see a psychologist'". Interview with Megan Conner, www.theguardian.com. October 5, 2013.

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• My most treasured item is the brown leather bag that my mum bought me from a little Italian shop for my 21st. It's supposed to be a vanity bag, but I use it as a handbag.

  Felicity Jones

  Italian, Vanity, Bags

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• I speak a little bit of Italian, yeah. I understand more than I speak. I speak more of a dialect; my mum's from Naples and my dad's from Sicily, so it comes out little a bit of a cocktail of the Italian language.

  Luke Pasqualino

  Dad, Italian, Dialect

  "Discovery: Luke Pasqualino" by Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 12, 2012.

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• My dad lived till he was 78, my mum was in her 80s, and I've got two uncles who are in their 90s now.

  Ronnie Wood

  Uncles, Dad, Two

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• My mum's from Yorkshire and my parents aren't snotty or posh - they're very hard workers, both of them.

  Sally Phillips

  Hard Work, Parent, Yorkshire

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• Although you might have to creep about at night and lie to your mum it’s actually one of the more honest art forms available. There is no elitism or hype, it exhibits on the best walls a town has to offer and nobody is put off by the price of admission.

  Banksy

  Art, Wall, Lying

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• Like my mum, I sometimes buy things I shouldn't and fill my house with rubbish.

  Sophie Ellis Bextor

  House, Rubbish, Sometimes

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• I can definitely tell when mum has got money because then she likes to go shopping to spend it, whereas dad is steadier and avoids splurges. I like to think I've inherited both sides.

  Sophie Ellis Bextor

  Dad, Thinking, Shopping

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• I'm just like any other regular mum; cooking, cleaning, wiping butts, picking up after kids, being a wife and helping the kids with their homework. Mind you, I'm terrible at maths. I can't even do my six-year-old's maths homework with her.

  Gwyneth Paltrow

  Kids, Math, Years

  "Rihanna, David Cameron, Chloe Green: stop pretending you're one of us" by Sarfraz Manzoor, www.theguardian.com. December 26, 2011.

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• I'm not great with money. I'd go crazy if I were left to my own devices. My mum and girlfriend sort it out. I'm not driven by it, but I love to be generous.

  Louis Tomlinson

  Girlfriend, Crazy, Driven

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• I wanted to make a point of basing myself at home, being close to my family. I'll never be able to repay Mum and Dad for what they did, but at least they know they'll never have to work another day. I'll do whatever it takes to look after them.

  Rory McIlroy

  Dad, Home, Looks

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• Ours was a very progressive Protestant family, but my parents were God-loving rather than God-fearing. We went to church, and I still go with my mum and dad when I return home - it's a family thing. I played flute in my dad's marching band, but I had an integrated upbringing. We had a lot of Catholic friends.

  James Nesbitt

  Dad, Home, Parent

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The divorce is a regret of mine and my mum thinks that we should have stayed together. He's now remarried so there's no chance of us getting back together.

  Carol Vorderman

  Regret, Divorce, Thinking

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• When I was 13, I remember crying on my mum's shoulder when my first girlfriend dumped me via MSN Messenger. That was cold.

  Conor Maynard

  Girlfriend, Messengers, Firsts

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I was born and brought up in Liverpool with my clever little sister Jemma, who is 14 and wants to be a vet. My mum Jane is an administrator and my dad Peter is a taxi driver.

  Jennifer Ellison

  Clever, Dad, Little Sister

  "My CV: Jennifer Ellison". www.mirror.co.uk. November 10, 2005.

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• Journalists have always written that my mum said that I punched a hole through my cot when I was three years old. I don't remember doing that, and I think it was more that I was very energetic.

  Frank Bruno

  Thinking, Years, Three

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• But while mum and dad were incredibly caring, it was also a very chaotic household where everyone fought about everything. So I know what it's like to internalize all that chaos.

  Dave Eggers

  Dad, Caring, Chaos

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