Mum Quotes

The divorce is a regret of mine and my mum thinks that we should have stayed together. He's now remarried so there's no chance of us getting back together.

Obviously Victoria and Mel B have become mothers and there is a part of me that wants to be a mum.

I had some difficult times when I first moved to Los Angeles when people would tell me I was saying things wrong. I felt different although my mum kept reminding me it was OK to be different.

Living in the fishbowl is hard enough without worrying about a Secret Service that can't keep mum.

I was around 15 when I first wanted to compete in an Olympics. I even remember the first time I got to wear a GB kit as a junior. I've even kept it. It's in my mum's loft somewhere, probably gone mouldy by now.

My role as king will be much like my mum's as queen, so long as I remain in tune with the people.

My commitment is to my kids and my mum and I'm having a whale of a time.

So finally, I can feel a sort of pride in all my family - Mum, Lynn, Corin, Tasha, my cousin Gemma - because, I think how wonderful that this troop of gypsies can carry on telling stories.

For me, being a mum has been a really, really instinctive thing.

I'd be the best mum ever. I would. I've got great training from my mum.

There was a time when my mum would sew costumes for the dance studio so we could keep doing our classes because we couldn't afford them.

Being a mother is the best thing that ever happened to me. Before you have your first baby you are a girl and then you become a mother. There is no transition into being a woman; you literally become a mum and being a mum means you always love someone else more than yourself and it is an unexplainable situation.

I used to get my money at the end of the week, buy my mum something, or buy a record, and that was it.

I'm a West Indian mum and West Indian mums will go to the wall for their children.

I was away a lot on 'Countdown' when the children were young and I couldn't have done it without Mum's help. Because she was at home running all of that, I never had to worry about them.

Mum put me in drama classes when I was about 14. I'd been going on about it for some time, so maybe it was a way to shut me up.

I do chores around the house, but I don't get an allowance for them. I wash the dishes and sweep the floor... I'm sweeping the floor quite a lot, and my mum always expects me to get a broom and swagger it across the floor all the time.

Mum used to hide love letters from my boyfriends and put me down. Now I understand that she was a Polish immigrant forced to settle in Chicago. She was jealous of the freedom life gave me.

I come from a family of working women, my mum went to work two weeks after I was born - my parents had no money, there was no choice.

I love being a mum but I do love to work too.

My mum loves cats so I took her to see the lion cubs which at about a year old are actually quite big. She wasn't scared at all and went straight over and kissed one on the mouth! She thought they were just like her pets at home.

I'm amazed that things have panned out the way they have. I always say I'm so lucky, though my mum always says, "You make your own luck."

Seven years is a long time, and he was there for me, when my mum died. He was very compassionate at that time. I couldn't have found anyone better in that situation.

My mum and I do cardio kickboxing classes together.

I wanted to make a point of basing myself at home, being close to my family. I'll never be able to repay Mum and Dad for what they did, but at least they know they'll never have to work another day. I'll do whatever it takes to look after them.

My mum says, 'Go with your first instinct,' but this can lead to impulse buying!

Being busy with work, and as a mum, I'm a big fan of online shopping.

My mum was Labour-voting, but wanted us to know we were important. Basically, everyone's equal, but you, my children, are a bit better.

Dad is my best mate and I can tell Mum absolutely anything. I really appreciate Mum and Dad. Why are we so close? Young parents, I think. The rock business keeps their minds young.

My dad lived till he was 78, my mum was in her 80s, and I've got two uncles who are in their 90s now.