I wish my mother had left me something about how she felt growing up. I wish my grandmother had done the same. I wanted my girls to know me.
Interpretation
The quote expresses a longing for understanding and connection within family history.
Carol Burnett's quote reflects a deep desire for familial connection and the importance of sharing personal stories across generations. It highlights the value of leaving behind memories and feelings, as these narratives can help future generations understand their roots and the experiences that shaped their family members.
In practice
In a family gathering, to initiate discussions about family history and bond with relatives.
My grandmother and I followed my mother here, to a house a block north of Hollywood Boulevard but a million miles away from Hollywood, if you know what I mean. We would hang out behind the ropes and look at the movie stars arriving at the premieres.
You have to have faith that there is a reason you go through certain things. I can't say I'm glad to go through pain, but in a way one must, in order to gain courage and really feel joy.
It's also selfish because it makes you feel good when you help others. I've been helped by acts of kindness from strangers. That's why we're here, after all, to help others.
I've always been optimistic. And I have a feeling that it happened because of going to all those movies with my grandmother in the '40s because there was no cynicism.
Edgy is fine - I'm not a prude by any stretch of the imagination - but what's wrong with a good ol' belly laugh? I miss that.
My favourite comedian, of course, is Tim Conway. He has a way about him - being that belly-laugh kind of funny, and he has the improvisational skills, too. I've never seen anybody better.
My mother taught me to always be strong and always work hard. She's been working hard her whole life for me and my brother. I'm a lot like her in that I work hard for what I want. She taught me that.
My children come first and the career comes in around that.
We are an American family and we rise and fall together as one nation.
Everyone has some dysfunction in their families. They have to deal with it. You don't walk away if you love someone. You help the person.
I was brought up in a family which valued natural history. Both my parents knew the names of all the British wildflowers, so as we went walking the country, I was constantly being exposed to a natural history sort of knowledge.
You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.
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