“TV was my life, growing up. I ran home from school to watch television, and even did my homework with the TV on - my mom had a rule that as long as my grades didn't fall, I was allowed to. So it was my dream to work in television.” LongHomeDreamSchoolFallWatchesGrowing UpGrowingTelevisionTvsMomMy MomRanGradesHomework Author:Melissa Rauch
“My mom wanted me to apply to Princeton, cause she just I guess since I was a kid had this dream that I would apply to Princeton, and it was not happening.” DreamKidsWantedCausesMomHappeningsMy MomPrinceton Author:Tina Fey
“It's all authentic. It's a great story. You have a dream 35 years ago - doesn't come to fruition, but you move on with life. But it's somewhere back there. Then you turn 60, and your mom just dies, and you're looking for something. And the dream comes waking out of your imagination.” YearsStoriesDreamMovingDiesTurnsImaginationMomYears AgoWakingYour MomFruition Author:Diana Nyad
“All children need a laptop. Not a computer, but a human laptop. Moms, Dads, Grannies and Grandpas, Aunts, Uncles - someone to hold them, read to them, teach them. Loved ones who will embrace them and pass on the experience, rituals and knowledge of a hundred previous generations. Loved ones who will pass to the next generation their expectations of them, their hopes, and their dreams.” LoveNeedsHumansChildrenDreamNextTeachGenerationsMomDadComputerExpectationsHundredEmbraceRitualLoved OnesUnclesAuntNext GenerationLaptopsGrandpaGrannyPrevious GenerationsMom Dad Author:Colin Powell
“My parents were pretty open about a lot of things, especially my mom. And any kind of little crazy thing I was into, she was very supportive of. You know, whether it was BMX bike racing or being in the Boy Scouts or surfing or anything else, she always seemed to sort of support it. And I think it's because she was an immigrant and that idea of sort of having her kids be able to have access to their dreams and whatever they wanted to follow was very important to her.” ThinkingKnowsKindLittlesImportantIdeasDreamKidsAbleWantedParentBoysSupportCrazyMomMy MomAccessImmigrantsRacingBikeSupportiveSurfingCrazy ThingsBoy ScoutBmx Author:Terry Gross
“I was always a closet lover of acting. My mom was very practical. She never, ever restricted our dreams, always told us we could do or be anything. Then I said, 'Maybe I want to be an actor.' And she said, 'Maybe not that.'” WantSaidDreamActorsActingMomLoversMy MomPracticalsClosetsOur Dreams Author:Octavia Spencer
“My dream was to fall in love and be a mom. I never thought too much past those two things.” TwoDreamPastFallToo MuchMomFalling In LoveTwo Things Author:Arlene Dickinson
“I always had this dream to make a solo record. I told my mom when I was 7 years old, but I just ended up being in bands. I'm a free spirit. I follow my heart, and it's led me to where I am.” YearsHeartDreamSpiritRecordsMomMy HeartBandMy MomSoloFree Spirit Author:Fergie
“Do you have a quarter? My mom told me to call her when I meet the women of my dreams.” DreamMomMy MomQuarters Author:Jerry Lawler
“I definitely want to buy my mom a house once I get enough funds. I think that's definitely something that I want to do. I think that any person, it's their dream to buy their mother a house.” ThinkingWantPersonsEnoughDreamMotherHouseMomMy MomFund Author:Justin Bieber
“Taking the GED and moving on to my dream of playing baseball was what I wanted to do, and my mom and dad supported me.” DreamWantedMovingMomDadBaseballMy MomMom And DadPlaying BaseballGed Author:Jeremy Bonderman
“When I was little, my mom told me that if I lied, the devil would visit me in my sleep. To this day, if I tell even the smallest lie, I have bad dreams. Plus, I'm no good at it.” IfsLittlesDreamLyingSleepMomDevilMy MomPlusThis DaySmallestLiedBad Dream Author:Shannen Doherty
“I grew up in a financially insecure place because I knew that my parents were following their dreams which has pros and cons. It was actually my mom who encouraged me to go to acting school because I was really afraid to put all my eggs in that basket.” DreamSchoolParentActingGrewMomGrew UpFollowingMy MomEggsInsecureBasketsPros And Cons Author:Zoe Lister-Jones
“Early on, my emotional work had to do with feeling unheard and invisible. My parents divorce at six, when I was six, really affected me. We moved around and I was with my mom and my sister. I have learned, by the way, there were amazing gifts that came out of that. For one, I'm living my childhood dream. I feel very fortunate.” WayFeelsFeelingsDreamParentChildhoodEmotionalMomSixMovedMy MomDivorceInvisibleFortunateAffectedMy SisterI Have LearnedUnheardChildhood DreamsParents Divorce Author:Daphne Zuniga
“Dad, once an aspiring architect, drove his own catering truck to feed factory workers in downtown Los Angeles, and mom, with a Mensa IQ and mathematical gifts, served as a bookkeeper and worked in a grocery store while pursuing her calling in music: playing piano and composing songs. Perhaps in a way, part of my drive was to complete their unfulfilled ambitions and dreams, but in my own way.” WayDreamSongMy OwnMomDadCallingAmbitionWorkersStoresMathematicalPianoLos AngelesArchitectFactoriesTruckGroceriesComposingDowntownGrocery StoresCateringPlaying PianoFactory WorkersBookkeepersAmbitions And DreamsDowntown Los Angeles Author:Dan Millman
“I always just had a dream to spend more time with my father. But at the end of the day, my mom was the one who kept me in soccer,who kept me doing my homework, who provided me with meals on a daily basis.” EndsDreamFatherMomBasesMy MomSoccerMealsThe End Of The DayMore TimeHomework Author:Hope Solo
“Everybody has weird dreams, but a usual weird dream is, okay, so your mom's driving a car and she's a dog.” DreamDogCarMomOkayDrivingUsualYour MomWeird Dream Author:Sammy Hagar
“My middle name is Nicole. It's so weird because my mom is from El Salvador, but my sisters and I have Irish names - Christy, Kelly, and Erin. And Christy and Kelly, they're not even girls' names! In Ireland, they're boys' names. And somehow, my mom was in El Salvador dreaming about Shamrocks before we were born.” DreamGirlNamesBornBoysMiddleMomMy MomMy SisterIrelandNicoleEl SalvadorErinShamrocks Author:Christy Turlington
“Try to find fellowship... And try to find sisterhood... And try to find that village that can help you support your journey and your kids and your experiences. Never lose a sense of yourself throughout the process, and still pursue your dreams as a mom.” TryingHelpingDreamKidsSupportJourneyMomSisterhood Author:Nia Long
“Initially, the only thing that mattered to me - I was too young to understand the politics of the day - was that there was a woman who was covering the NFL. I asked my mom if I could be a sportscaster when I grew up. My mom was an adventurous spirit herself. Much to my mom's credit, she said, "Yes, you can." It didn't matter to her that no other women were doing it at the time. It didn't matter to her that there was a double standard. It just mattered that her daughter had a dream and she was going to help her pursue that.” HelpingDreamSpiritMomDaughterMy MomAdventurousDouble Standard Author:Beth Mowins
“My mom passed away a day before high school started, and her dream was for me to be a full rock and roll guy, and play drums in a band.” PlayDreamSchoolGuyRocksMomBandHigh SchoolMy MomRock And RollPassed AwayPlaying DrumsMy Mom Passed AwayMom Passed Away Author:Travis Barker