If you’re 35 and single and it’s a choice, it feels fine. So I didn’t settle with the wrong person yet. Big deal!
Drew BarrymoreRead
My favorite thing about being a mom is just what a better person it makes you on a daily basis.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Being a mother fosters personal growth and improves one's character.
In this quote, Drew Barrymore emphasizes the transformative impact of motherhood, suggesting that the experience not only influences the well-being of the child but also significantly enhances the parent's character. It highlights how the responsibilities and challenges of raising a child encourage personal development, leading to a more fulfilled and better version of oneself on a daily basis.
Themes
MotherhoodPersonal GrowthBetter PersonDaily LifeTransformation
In practice
Example use cases
In a Mother's Day speech, one could quote this to celebrate the impact of mothers.
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That thing, that moment, when you kiss someone and everything around becomes hazy and the only thing in focus is you and this person and you realize that that person is the only person that youre supposed to kiss for the rest of your life, and for one moment you get this amazing gift and you want to laugh and you want to cry because you feel so lucky that you found it and so scared that that it will go away all at the same time.
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