Charlie Haden Quotes

I always feel honored to meet people who ever met my mum. It means a lot to me.

As mothers and daughters, we are connected with one another. My mother is the bones of my spine, keeping me straight and true. She is my blood, making sure it runs rich and strong. She is the beating of my heart. I cannot now imagine a life without her.

No one in the world can take the place of your mother. Right or wrong, from her viewpoint you are always right. She may scold you for little things, but never for the big ones.

What is a child, monsieur, but the image of two beings, the fruit of two sentiments spontaneously blended?

A boy's best friend is his mother.

The family, that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor in our innermost hearts never quite wish to.

I love my mother. I reach out to my mother.

The Olympia was a really special place for me as a kid. I saw Dad perform there so many times, so it means a lot.

Until I got married, when I used to go out, my mother said good bye to me as though I was emigrating.

My two sisters and I sang all the time. Whenever we cleaned the kitchen, we sang in three-part harmony.

We want to feel that this earth is all ours, like our parents' house when we were children.

One of the things that binds us as a family is a shared sense of humor.

And when I've been away from my family and friends, I have felt good hearing some of those old songs.

I love my family.

It's extraordinary to look into a baby's face and see a piece of your flesh and your spirit. It makes you realize you are a part of the human race.

Brantford was the fixed point of my universe, growing up. Both sets of grandparents lived there, with various cousins and uncles and aunts, and no matter how far we'd moved off, we came back there for regular visits. In a way no other houses have ever been, my grandparents' houses were 'home,' and the sale of the last of those houses was hard.

Family is not an important thing. It's everything.

I love children and I love family and I love that interaction. Because I had a really close relationship with my mother, I understand that deep powerful love, and it's so beautiful. To be a mother to a child is the most brilliant gift; it's gorgeous.

There are different types of love, and my love for my child is like me and my mum. We've gone through a lot of rocky patches, but we never stop loving.

I've never returned to the locations. I do remember certain days more clearly than others and certain locations with a sense of nostalgia. Perhaps one day, I'll bring my daughter to see them, if she's interested.

I always loved being in London and being near my parents.

Me for Ma

Bless my mom. Mom is everything to me.

My grandkids are everything to me. For me, family is all!