Mum Quotes - Page 22

• Call me an over anxious, middle-class mum, but my eight-and-a-half-year old son looks very much, to me, like he's headed for a life of crime.

  Arabella Weir

  Son, Years, Class

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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 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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• Dad is my best mate and I can tell Mum absolutely anything. I really appreciate Mum and Dad. Why are we so close? Young parents, I think. The rock business keeps their minds young.

  Kim Wilde

  Dad, Business, Thinking

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• At school I got teased because I was so thin and awkward-looking. But the girls on TV looked similar to me. I would say to my mum, 'The girls at school are teasing me, but I look like those girls on TV.'

  Candice Swanepoel

  Girl, School, Awkward

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• There was a time when my mum would sew costumes for the dance studio so we could keep doing our classes because we couldn't afford them.

  Julianne Hough

  Inspirational, Dance, Class

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• The only ones I trust really are my Mum and Dad and those who are closest to me.

  Katie Price

  Trust, Dad, Closest

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Classical music was my starting point. My mum would expose me to a lot of music and take me to really weird concerts when I was possibly too young.

  Planningtorock

  Classical Music, Starting, Concerts

  Source: thequietus.com

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• My mom was crazy. And her mom was crazy. And her mom's mom was crazy. Is it my turn? Am I going to live the rest of my life giggling at raindrops, wearing paper slippers ? When I go to dinner with friends, should I not use a fork 'cause I just might snap? Hey, you guys look great. How's the baby?

  Christopher Titus

  Baby, Crazy, Dinner With Friends

  "Titus / Insanity Genetic: Part 2". www.imdb.com. 2002.

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• I was a really picky eater as a child. Because I was obsessed by Popeye, my mum and aunts would put my food in a can to represent spinach and we'd hum the Popeye tune and then I'd happily eat it.

  Paul O'Grady

  Children, Aunt, Tunes

  "Paul O'Grady: 'You could torture me on the rack and I'd still refuse to eat balut'". Interview with John Hind, www.theguardian.com. April 17, 2011.

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• My mum is a bit unconventional; she's outdoorsy and has more of an emotional intelligence, whereas my dad is pragmatic; he's a businessman.

  Tamsin Egerton

  Dad, Emotional, Unconventional

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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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• My sister died and my mum was really distant, as you do - you don't expect your offspring to die before you. I thought I was bulletproof up until that stage.

  Max Walker

  My Sister, Stage, Bulletproof

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

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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 a mum, so my wardrobe consists of sweaters and jeans. As long as I don't leave the house forgetting my jeans, I count that as a fashion success.

  Gail Porter

  Fashion, Jeans, Sweaters

  "Five things I know about style: Gail Porter". Interview With Shahesta Shaitly, www.theguardian.com. March 12, 2011.

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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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• My commitment is to my kids and my mum and I'm having a whale of a time.

  Carol Vorderman

  Kids, Commitment, Whales

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• When I was ten, I saw 'Grease' on stage and thought: 'I want to be part of that; it looks like so much fun.' My mum enrolled me in a local theatre group, and it all went from there.

  Michelle Ryan

  Fun, Grease, Theatre

  "60 Seconds – Michelle Ryan". Interview with Andrew Williams, metro.co.uk. February 15, 2006.

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• My mum is Brazilian and very proud. I'd love to do a Brazilian film. I've been brought up in the Brazilian culture. My mum brought me up on my own, I cook Brazilian food, I've never spoken a word of English to my mother.

  Kaya Scodelario

  Mother, Culture, Proud

  "Discovery: Kaya Scodelario" by Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. December 14, 2011.

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