Famous Quotes

"My father wasn't really involved and my mom is the light in my life."

Marion Jones 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 Marion Jones

• "It's hard to have a bad hair day when you're famous."

• "My father wasn't really involved and my mom is the light in my life."

• "As a child I was very involved with sports and I knew at age 9 that I wanted to be an Olympic champion."

• "The ultimate would be to compete in a couple more Olympics, hopefully break some world records and wind up my sports career with a couple of years in the WNBA."

• "We realized that the only persons we can truly trust in this world is each other and our families."