My mother, she didn't believe in praise. She'd never say anything was great. I think that's quite Northern, to not make people feel too good. I didn't mind if she was proud of me or not, it didn't bother me. I was never trying to please her.

Create free wallpaper (Make a wallpaper or screensaver out of this quote with your image)

My mother, she didn't believe in praise. She'd never say anything was great. I think that's quite Northern, to not make people feel too good. I didn't mind if she was proud of me or not, it didn't bother me. I was never trying to please her. - Victoria Wood

---

Related Authors
George Carlin | Xavier Dolan | W. C. Fields | Kevin Hart | Amy Poehler | Broda Shaggi | Amy Poehler | Nadia Buari |

Related Quotes

You should not separate your life from what you do.

Jeanne Moreau

You Seperate Life What

---

If you hate me cuz of my skin colour you ain’t no human being, you belong to the zoo

Medikal

Skin colour The zoo Human being Hate me

---

Relation is the essence of everything that exists.

Meister Eckhart

Relation Essence Everything Exists

---

Facts mean nothing unless they are rightly understood, rightly related and rightly interpreted.

William Jennings Bryan

Facts Understood Related Interpreted

---

The hardest part of wanting something, anything is going to get it.

Richard Mofe-Damijo

Hardest Part Wanting Going

---

In whatever you are doing, be yourself, be unique and be real

Kenny Blaq

Be yourself Be unique Be real

---

Motivation, backed by good planning and correct action leads to success.

Aliko Dangote

Motivation Good Planning Success

---

Forgive and hold no grudges.

Omoni Oboli

Forgive Hold Grudges

---

Law 43: Work on the hearts and minds of others

Robert Greene (The 48 Laws of Power)

Hearts and minds Work

---

Media management is that one assignment in which everyone is an expert even if their only claim to relevance is that they once had an uncle who was a newspaper vendor

Reuben Abati

Media Expert Relevance Newspaper

---

If your world doesn't allow you to dream, move to one where you can.

Billy Idol

Your world Allow you Dream Move

---

Law 34: Be Royal in your Own Fashion: Act like a King to be treated like one

Robert Greene (The 48 Laws of Power)

Royal King Act like One

---

My mother, she didn't believe in praise. She'd never say anything was great. I think that's quite Northern, to not make people feel too good. I didn't mind if she was proud of me or not, it didn't bother me. I was never trying to please her. - Robert Greene (The 48 Laws of Power) quotes