Mom Quotes - Page 35

I love dogs. They live in the moment and don't care about anything except affection and food. They're loyal and happy. Humans are just too damn complicated.

Motherhood is a great honor and privilege, yet it is also synonymous with servanthood. Every day women are called upon to selflessly meet the needs of their families. Whether they are awake at night nursing a baby, spending their time and money on less-than-grateful teenagers, or preparing meals, moms continuously put others before themselves.

Reality is a lovely place, but I wouldn't want to live there.

At any moment the decision you make can change the course of your life forever.

Who is it that loves me and will love me forever with an affection which no chance, no misery, no crime of mine can do away? It is you, my mother.

You are sublimely, exactly, how you need to be at this moment.

The world is nothing but a moment.

Expectation closes the door to what is happening in the moment.

My old mom told me, 'Robert, you can't go to heaven if you hate anybody.' We practice that. There are white niggers. I've seen a lot of white niggers in my time. I'm going to use that word. We just need to work together to make our country a better country, and I'd just as soon quit talking about it so much.

Aphrodite,” [Annabeth] said. “Venus?” Hazel asked in amazement. “Mom,” Piper said with no enthusiasm. “Girls!” The goddess spread her arms like she wanted a group hug. The three demigods did not oblige. Hazel backed into a palmetto tree.

Men are what their mothers made them.

As each breath goes out, let it be the end of that moment and the birth of something new. . .

Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel the future dissolve in a moment like salt in a weakened broth.

Time that is spent dwelling on the past will surely continue in your present moment - and the future.

When you keep the porch light on for the prodigal child, you do what God does every single moment.

Every moment of life is the last, every poem is a death poem.

Sometimes it's the toughest moments that you learn the most about yourself, and the more you know yourself, the less you are willing to give away.

I loved raising my kids. I loved the process, the dirt of it, the tears of it, the frustration of it, Christmas, Easter, birthdays, growth charts, pediatrician appointments. I loved all of it.

Why not just live in the moment, especially if it has a good beat?

One of my proudest moments is I didn't sell my soul for the sake of popularity.

Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face.

When the most important times are occurring, we don't even recognize them or notice. We are just busy living our lives. Only looking back do we know what was a great moment in our lives.

As far as the Lord is concerned, the time to stand is in the darkest moment. It is when everything seems hopeless, when there appears no way out, when God alone can deliver.

The secret to happiness is to lower your expectations. ...that is what you compare your experience with. If your expectations and standards are very high and only allow yourself to be happy when things are exquisite, you'll never be happy and grateful. There will always be some flaw. But compare your experience with lower expectations, especially something not as good, and you'll find much in your experience of the world to love, cherish and enjoy, every single moment.

There are moments when the human body can overcome things you would never expect.