Famous Quotes

"Mom and Pop were proud of my popularity, but from their point of view, show business was no way to make a living."

Ethel Merman on Mom

More quotes about Mom

• "My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her."

  George Washington on Mom

• "The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children."

  Jessica Lange on Mom

• "My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it."

  Mark Twain on Mom

• "Men are what their mothers made them."

  Ralph Waldo Emerson on Mom

• "My 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."

  Pablo Picasso on Mom

More quotes by Ethel Merman

• "I wouldn't change one thing about my professional life, and I make it a point not to dwell on my mistakes."

• "My beloved Mom and Pop always rated tops with each other, and that's the way it will always be."

• "Mom claimed that I could carry a tune at 2 or 3 years of age. Maybe she was a little prejudiced."

• "Eisenhower was my war hero and the President I admire and respect most."

• "I wouldn't trust any man as far as you can throw a piano."