Mother Jean

Famous quotes containing the words mother and/or jean:

“What a mother sings to the cradle goes all the way to the coffin.”
—Henry Ward Beecher (1813–1887)

“The star is the ultimate American verification of Jean Jacques Rousseau’s Emile. His mere existence proves the perfectability of any man or woman. Oh wonderful pliability of human nature, in a society where anyone can become a celebrity! And where any celebrity ... may become a star!”
—Daniel J. Boorstin (b. 1914)