Hilton Als Quotes

I always end up working with people that do a really good job, so I'm the only one that I'm worried about disappointing me, not the musicians ever.

My mom won't let anyone treat me like a little princess.

My mother is my last point of security in relation to my past, and if that breaks, I will not ever have that type of pure love or pure attachment.

But I think it is always difficult to have high expectations of yourself or anyone else.

I've never felt like I was in my mother's shadow. If anything, I felt like I was in her embrace.

I've always been hard on myself, so I expect so much out of myself that that pressure can be inspiring at time.

I think my own thinking is harsher than my mom's discipline.

Unless I can do myself justice and play well, I'm not going to play.

I put so much pressure on myself. I'm my toughest critic. I always push myself to go harder than I did last time.

I put a lot of pressure on myself to be the best.

A mother's arms are more comforting than anyone else's.

My mother has always been my emotional barometer and my guidance. I was lucky enough to get to have one woman who truly helped me through everything.

I have never judged myself by other people’s standards. I have always expected a great deal of myself, and if I fail, I fail myself.

The only thing Jess really cared about were those two children and letting them know they were okay. Because even if the whole world was throwing rocks at you, if you had your mother at your back, you'd be okay. Some deep-rooted part of you would know you were loved. That you deserved to be loved.

Our mothers always remain the strangest, craziest people we've ever met.

Be glad you have a mother who loves you." He was glad of that. A lot, since she was basically the only person on earth who did. But now that he was a full head taller than her, it was weird when she tried to cuddle him like he was a baby. He could be almost seven feet tall like Acheron, and she'd probably still try to pull him into her lap.

All mothers love their own children as best they can, according to their temperament and circumstances, and all mothers should have done better, in their children's eyes, when the going gets tough for the children.

You never get over bein' a child long's you have a mother to go to.

Mothers are the heart and soul of every life they touch. In them lies the beauty, depth and grandeur of life. Cherish the Children is an inspirational expression of the importance of a Mother's work.

He who loses his mother loses a pure soul who blesses and guards him constantly.

Feeling the security and constancy of love from a spouse, a parent or a child is a rich blessing. Such love nurtures and sustains faith in God. Such love is a source of strength and casts out fear. Such love is the desire of every human soul.

I'm not fun to bowl with. I take it way too seriously. I have high expectations for myself.

My mother is everything to me. She's my anchor, she's the person I go to when I need to talk to someone. She is an amazing woman.

The joy in motherhood comes in moments. There will be hard times and frustrating times, but amid the challenges there are shining moments of joy and satisfaction.

A dutiful mother is someone who follows every step her child makes...And a good mother is someone whose child wants to follow her.