Matriarch Quotes

The tradition of Italian cooking is that of the matriarch. This is the cooking of grandma. She didn't waste time thinking too much about the celery. She got the best celery she could and then she dealt with it. - Mario Batali

The Jamaican matriarch is the center of our society. Women here have long been leaders in their homes, churches, and communities - and now they are becoming the engineers, computer programmers, architects and, yes, prime ministers of our future. It is the natural next step. - Mercedes Deane

The grandmother is the matriarch, and by the end she helps reunite the estranged family. - Steve Schirripa

She was one of my heroes. She was the matriarch of the Washington folk community. - Bruce Hutton

She showed the power of black women, ... A woman who stood for justice, a matriarch. - Muhammad

My Aunt Ella and my mom have informed me that we are going to rebuild. And because they are the matriarchs, and they're strong women, we will rebuild it. We're not offered a choice on this. They are the command, and the waters will part. And we'll make it bigger and better than before. I do believe that. - Brad Brennan

Mum was the matriarch and the patriarch of the family. - Tony Scott

Man, born of woman, has found it a hard thing to forgive her for giving him birth. The patriarchal protest against the ancient matriarch has borne strange fruit through the years. - Lillian Smith

I grew up with all mothers, all women. I come from a long line of matriarchs, very strong women. - Erykah Badu