Columbus's Mother:
'I don't care what you've discovered,
you still could have written !'
Michelangelos' Mother:
' Can't you paint on walls like other children?
Do you have any idea how hard it is to
get that stuff off the ceiling?'
Napoleon's Mother:
'All right, if you aren't hiding your report card inside your jacket,
take your hand out of there and show me.'
Abraham Lincoln's Mother:'
Again with the stove pipe hat? Can't you just wear a
baseball cap like the other kids?'
Mary's Mother:
' I'm not upset your lamb followed you to school,
but I would like to know how he got a better grade than you.
Albert Einstein's Mother:'
But it's your senior picture. Can't you do something about your hair?
Styling gel, mousse, something...?'
Thomas Edison's Mother:'
Of course I'm proud that you invented the electric bulb.
Now turn it off and get to bed.'