“Growing up with three older brothers and being the youngest and the only girl, my mom always made me tough. She's taught me over the years how to be a strong, independent woman, how to carry yourself in a positive way and anything that my brothers can do, I can do.” WayYearsMadeI CanGirlThreeStrongCan DoGrowing UpGrowingTaughtBrotherMomToughIndependentMy MomMy BrotherIndependent WomenOlder BrotherStrong Independent WomenBeing Independent WomanStrong Independent Author:Diana Lopez
“I was a single mom that raised two bright, beautiful, and compassionate girls.” TwoBeautifulGirlMomRaisedCompassionateSingle Mom Author:Connie Stevens
“I have always stressed to my girls that outer beauty fades but inner beauty lasts forever. Simple things like smiling and looking people in the eye could change someone's bad day into a good one. My mom always said that beauty is as beauty does, and I'm sure it will pass along to all the future generations of our family.” PeopleDoeSaidEyeLastsGirlSimpleForeverGenerationsMomMy MomOur FamilyFadesInner BeautyFuture GenerationBad DayStressedSimple ThingsMy GirlBeauty FadesOuter Beauty Author:Tina Knowles
“Growing up my whole life, my mom was telling me how incredible and special I was and that I was going to change the world. I think it's important for girls to know that they can change the world, that they do have an impact.” ThinkingKnowsWorldImportantWholeGirlGrowing UpGrowingSpecialMomImpactIncrediblesMy MomWhole LifeChanging The World Author:Ashley Greene
“I remember getting this scrapbook that this girl made, that I actually gave to my mom to hold onto because she has a 'Twilight' shrine in their house in Florida. It was just this scrapbook of me, starting with 'Twilight,' and the whole progression of me and my career throughout that, and other stuff that I had done in between.” MadeDoneWholeRememberGirlHouseStuffCareersMomStartingMy MomTwilightFloridaProgressionThis GirlShrines Author:Ashley Greene
“I'm really a family girl. My mom's like, 'As soon as you're on your own, we're going to move back to Indiana.' Well, that might be when I'm 26.” WellsMightMovingGirlMomMy MomIndiana Author:Carly Schroeder
“Dilip Kumar was the only Bollywood hero who could make a girl shiver just by looking at her. If you don't believe it, ask your mom!” IfsBelieveGirlAsksMomHeroYour MomShiverBollywood Author:Imtiaz Ali
“I do remember being teased by my cousins on my mom's side for not being black enough. And then I'd spend the summer with my dad and be sent to all white summer camps where I was 'that black girl.'” EnoughRememberGirlSidesBlackWhiteMomDadSummerMy DadMy MomCampsCousinMy CousinSummer CampBlack Girl Author:Lauren London
“I think of myself as a fairly attractive girl and always have, thanks to my mom. I was brought into this world thinking I was gorgeous because my mother was extremely devoted to this notion.” ThinkingWorldMotherGirlThis WorldMomNotionMy MomThanksAttractiveDevotedGorgeousAttractive Girl Author:Amy Schumer
“For some people, home is family and their mom's house or their girl or whatever, and I have those experiences as well, but the biggest thing for me is Chicago. I don't know how to explain it.” PeopleKnowsWellsHomeGirlHouseKnow HowMomChicago Author:Patrick Stump
“I had really great parents who always gave me lots of opportunity for choice, but I didnt always realize how rare that was for a girl for them to say, You can be a mom or have a career or do both or do something we havent thought of yet.” ChoicesGirlOpportunityParentRealizingCareersMomReally GreatGreat Parents Author:Ally Condie
“Liberal moms like soccer because it's a sport in which athletic talent finds so little expression that girls can play with boys. No serious sport is co-ed, even at the kindergarten level.” LittlesPlayPoliticalGirlPoliticsSportsCommunityLevelsPartyFamilyBoysGenerationsTalentHuman NatureSeriousExpressionMomIdeologySoccerFree SpeechPolitical PartiesAthleticThat GirlKindergartenPartisanship Author:Ann Coulter
“All my friends were girls. Then my mom's strident feminism for years where men were thought of as the enemy, I just didn't know what the right way to be a man was.” KnowsMenWayYearsGirlEnemyFeminismMomMy FriendsMy MomRight WayBe A Man Author:Michael Ian Black
“My hat was pulled down and this girl said 'Are you really him?' I whispered 'Yeah, I'm really him.' She screamed, 'Mom! Dad! It's Heath Ledger!” SaidHateGirlMomDadDown AndYeahHatsThis GirlMom Dad Author:Josh Hartnett
“My mom modeled and made clothes, so I always had such an appreciation for design. And then Gossip Girl completely blew open the door to fashion for me.” MadeGirlDoorsFashionDesignMomClothesAppreciationMy MomGossipGossip Girl Author:Blake Lively