I regret not taking my 83-year-old mother to the Oscars the year I won. She deserved the Oscar for giving up so much for me.
Interpretation
This quote expresses a feeling of remorse for not sharing a significant achievement with a loved one who has made sacrifices.
Kathy Bates reflects on her regret of not including her elderly mother in the celebration of her Oscar win, highlighting the deep bond between them and the sacrifices her mother made throughout her life. It emphasizes the importance of recognizing and honoring the contributions of family members, particularly those who have supported us unconditionally.
In practice
During a speech at an awards ceremony, I shared a quote from Kathy Bates to highlight the importance of family support.
Now if I go through it again, I think I would be a lot more open about it. I admire people who have been open like Melissa Ethridge and women I see walking around facing it without wigs and all of that stuff. I think I would be more courageous next time.
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, when they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky. So up to the house-top the coursers they flew, with the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too.
Mothers are the rocks of our families and a foundation in our communities. In gratitude for their generous love, patient counsel, and lifelong support, let us pay respect to the women who carry out the hard work of motherhood with skill and grace, and let us remember those mothers who, though no longer with us, inspire us still.
Not every successful man is a good father. But every good father is a successful man.
Motherhood is the one thing in all the world which most truly exemplifies the God-given virtues of creating and sacrificing. Though it carries the woman close to the brink of death, motherhood also leads her into the very realm of the fountains of life and makes her co-partner with the Creator in bestowing upon eternal spirits mortal life.
The more people have studied different methods of bringing up children the more they have come to the conclusion that what good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is the best after all.
No parent should have their child die before he or she does.
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