S. J. Perelman Quotes

My dad is my dad, but he's not there physically anymore. But she lets me call her 'Dad' - that's the last little piece of Dad I've got.

The final causes, then, of compassion are to prevent and to relieve misery.

I maybe missed money in my childhood, but I didn't miss love, that's for sure. My dad wasn't there, but I can tell you not even once did I think I was missing something.

But in my own particular case, there was something that happened when I became a mother. Whenever in the news I saw an example of a child being abused or mistreated, my response went from being appalled to being physically revolted.

He that is thy friend indeed, he will help thee in thy need: if thou sorrow, he will weep; if you wake, he cannot sleep; thus of every grief in heart he with thee doth bear a part.

I never had a mother. I suppose a mother is one to whom you hurry when you are troubled.

I'm very interested in the way people interact emotionally.

There was no demonstration of love I could read as a little boy.

Motherhood is at its best when the tender chords of sympathy have been touched.

The irony is that I'm actually a very empathetic person, but I don't believe in sympathy at all.

Inferiority is what you enjoy in your best friends.

One of my biggest goals as a mom is to be a pillar of strength for my children - to envelop them in love and address every emotion, but also to have them be absolutely sure that I can protect them in any situation.

All I wanted was for my mom to say, 'I love you, and I'm here for you.' I never got that.

The truth is that no matter how old we are, as long as our mothers are alive, we want our mother. And it's a very powerful relationship if it's healthy.

I'm not the kind of person who needs to be a mother no matter what. Life brings you people. Maybe I'll nurture someone who's not my child, like a friend, or an actor I'm working with who needs some love.

The idea that people feel that they have to be sympathetic to me? It's a funny concept.

I love that phrase that parents say to their children when they cry: 'I'll give you something to cry about.'

I didn't have a great childhood, and neither did Debbie, my wife, so we both try to give the kids not only the material things we never had but also the hugs and the love.

Everyone in our family just kind of leans on my mum.

My father is truly always by my side.

I was very unconditionally loved and accepted, I felt, by my father.

My father loved me and was devoted to me until he knew I was gay, and then our relationship went south. So I always make sure that I let my sons know that I will love them, no matter what they do or who they become, for the rest of their lives.

I am a mother. Whether it is Alia or Shaheen, at any point in time, if they are suffering, I am the one who gets affected badly.

The relationship between a mother and child is more than just give and take; it is magical.

My mom keeps khabar of everything, so I don't feel lonely.