My youngest sister, Cindy, has Down syndrome, and I remember my mother spending hours and hours with her, teaching her to tie her shoelaces on her own, drilling multiplication tables with Cindy, practicing piano every day with her. No one expected Cindy to get a Ph.D.! But my mom wanted her to be the best she could be, within her limits.
Copy QuoteMy mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.
Copy Quote View & ShareHaving children is my greatest achievement. It was my saviour. It switched my focus from the outside to the inside. My children are gifts, they remind me of what's important.
Copy Quote View & ShareThe heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.
Copy Quote View & ShareOnly mothers can think of the future - because they give birth to it in their children.
Copy Quote View & ShareI am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be no more wars.
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