My mother was the making of me. She was so sure that I was d... - Mary Pickford

"My mother was the making of me. She was so sure that I was destined for success that she laid down her own career."

Mary Pickford Family

Actress Canadian-American 1892–1979

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"I am my own woman. I do as I please, and I answer to no one."

"The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power."

"The greatest value of a picture is that it forces us to ask ourselves questions."

"Laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep and you weep alone."

"A man's home is his castle."

"Family is everything to me."

"Life's greatest treasure is the love of family."

"A woman's place is in the home... making it a happy one."