Mom Quotes - Page 79

But, as potentially the first African American first lady, I was also the focus of another set of questions and speculations; conversations sometimes rooted in the fears and misperceptions of others. Was I too loud, or too angry, or too emasculating? Or was I too soft, too much of a mom, not enough of a career woman?

Live in the moment and be present in all that you do. Don't worry yourself with what happened yesterday or what's going to happen tomorrow. Stay focused with what's in front of you.

If your dad is anything like mine, then you have no clue what to buy him for Father's Day. The only Father's Day tradition in my family is the annual conversation he and I have where I say, 'Hey, Dad, what do you want for Father's Day this year?' and he says, 'Nothing.' Then I ask my mom what I should get him and she says, 'He likes sandalwood soap, dangly jewelry and Chanel No. 5 perfume.'

Live the moment for the moment.

Rest assured, for every piece of business the most businesslike thing is to choose the right moment.

A mother's love liberates.

Any moment you spend attacking yourself is a moment away from your higher purpose and your power to love. Don't go there.

It is one of the peculiar characteristics of the photograph that it isolates single moments in time.

The moment of surrender is not when life is over. It's when it begins

We cannot, in a moment, get rid of habits of a lifetime.

All sins are committed in secrecy. The moment we realize that God witnesses even our thoughts, we shall be free.

This moment is timeless, yet it is always new.

When I first came out, I was a film student and my mom sewed clothes. I was already doing a million things then, whatever it took to survive. If I had to braid someone's hair to get one pound for my lunch money, that's what I did. But I did it in the most creative way possible.

For me, being tall was very positive because I thought my mom was the most beautiful person ever.

Well, I have chlamydia. Thanks for this, Mom. Good class.

My mother is a walking miracle.

My parents know I was outgoing as a child, and whenever people came over I'd automatically do impressions of them as soon as they left; it was my mom's favorite thing.

Catch the beauty of the moment!

I've realized how precious life is. When I was younger, I was more adventurous. I felt invincible. I was game for everything. As a mom, I don't want to get injured because then I can't take care of my kids.

Why does a dad matter so much to a daughter, in particular? A dad is the one who teaches a daughter what a male is all about. It's the first man in her life--the first man she loves, the first male she tries to please, the first man who says no to her, the first man to discipline her. In effect, he sets her up for success or failure with the opposite sex. Not only that, but she takes cues from how Dad treats Mom as she grows up about what to expect as a woman who is in a relationship with a man. So Dad sets up his daughter's marriage relationship too.

I learned from my mom that you should always try to enjoy life, no matter what.

The beautiful moment sits very close to the horrific one.

I remember Mom always telling me that all in all in the end the only one you really have is God.

I felt so proud to be having a baby and so excited. And I felt closer to other women - to my sisters, to my mom. I felt empowered, like, 'I've given birth. I did it! There's nothing I can't handle.' I've really enjoyed this time that I have taken to be with Suri, as well as the challenges of the first couple of months: feeding and pumping, learning to decipher what each cry means - is she hungry? Is she tired? Does she need a fresh diaper? - and figuring out how to really help her.

Any glamorous moment you might mistake me for having is always pretend.