“I'm the only person in my family who can't sing. My grandmother was an opera singer and all of her kids were in church five days a week - or between church and vocal lessons at Carnegie Hall. But my mom had her first studio experience recording on my album. She's used to having to fill the room, so she had to adjust to the microphone and not sing opera.” FirstsPersonsKidsUsedChurchRoomsFiveWeekMomLessonsMy FamilyAlbumsStudiosMy MomSingersGrandmotherHallsOperaMy GrandmotherVocalMicrophonesCarnegieOpera SingersCarnegie Hall Author:Le1f
“My mom said, "What I want is a happy kid, not a rich kid. That's what I root for." She saw how much joy I got from playing music, and those years were leaner than lean!” WantYearsSaidKidsJoyRichSawsMomRootsMy MomPlaying MusicRich KidsHappy Kid Author:Vince Gill
“Privacy is relational. It depends on the audience. You don't want your employer to know you're job hunting. You don't spill all about your love life to your mom or your kids. You don't tell trade secrets to your rivals.” KnowsWantKidsJobsSecretAudienceMomDependsTradePrivacyLove LifeHuntingEmployersRivalsSpillsYour Mom Author:Barton Gellman
“I was very healthy from a young age. I was always known as the healthy kid in my group of friends. My mom had us drink barley-grass powder, and I've taken vitamins and fish oil and multivitamins since I was a kid. My mom just had me doing that for a long, long time. And I enjoy eating healthy. It's not a chore to me to eat healthy food.” LongKidsAgeYoungEnjoyKnownTakenGroupsMomDrinkHealthyEatingLong TimeFishesMy MomOilGrassYoung AgeVitaminsChoresPowderHealthy FoodEating HealthyGroup Of FriendsBarleyMultivitaminsHealthy Kids Author:Blake Griffin
“I played a lot of moms. You're always too young when you're playing moms. My first kid when I started playing moms was about six months old. And then a month later I was doing another commercial audition and my kid was two, and then about eight months later my kid was 11.” FirstsTwoKidsYoungMomMonthsSixEightAuditionsSix Months Author:Carrie Coon
“I'd love to have a family one day. Having kids is the meaning of life and I can't wait to be a mom.” I CanKidsWaitingMomOne DayMeaning Of LifeHaving Kids Author:Paris Hilton
“I have a very broad demographic, from the 8-year-old who knows every word to 'Ice Ice Baby' and the college kid who grew up on 'Ninja Rap' to the soccer mom and grandparent.” KnowsYearsKidsCollegeBabyGrewMomGrew UpRapIceSoccerBroadsGrandparentDemographicsNinjaSoccer Mom Author:Vanilla Ice
“My dad worked very hard for the money he made, and my mom worked very hard to keep this household up and running and all the kids fed and everything. And she did it in a brilliant fashion. They both did. In fact, the work ethic, to me, is so important in this life.” MadeImportantHardFactsRunningKidsFashionMomDadEthicsMy DadMy MomBrilliantThis LifeFedsHouseholdWork Ethic Author:Kim Basinger
“I was ashamed to let anyone know that I was living in a shelter. I remember one time coming home and some kids saw me and were like, "What you doing here? This is a shelter!" But I was like, "My mom's working there." It was pretty embarrassing.” KnowsHomeKidsRememberSawsMomMy MomAshamedComing HomeOne TimeShelterEmbarrassing Author:ASAP Rocky
“You can have a kid and just be off at work all the time, and it's all mom. But, I spent a lot of time with him, so now, every time I see him, he's like, "Dada!"” KidsMom Author:Michael Pena
“My kids can't watch ('Howard the Duck'). By the time I get in bed with the duck, they are, like, 'Turn it off, mom. You in bed with a duck is just pretty much a deal breaker.'” KidsTurnsDealsWatchesMomBedDucks Author:Lea Thompson
“I'd love to have three or four kids. But my mom always says: "Speak to me after you have your first".” FirstsKidsThreeSpeakFourMomMy Mom Author:Ivanka Trump
“My mom kind of led me toward acting. She wanted to be an actress when she was younger. That made me interested in it when I was a kid, because she and I are very close.” KindMadeKidsWantedActingMomMy MomActresses Author:Stephen Colbert
“I urge all children to listen to their mothers and fathers. My mom was helping out some kids and she didn't want to call me for all of the money; she only wanted to take care of some of the kids.” WantChildrenHelpingCareKidsWantedMotherFatherMomMy MomTake CareUrgesCall MeMother And Father Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I had a non-existent knowledge of Queen Victoria's early years. Like everyone else, I thought of her as an old lady dressed in black. My mom had told me about her, though, that she had a very loving relationship with Albert, that they had lots of kids, and that he died young.” YearsKidsYoungBlackMomDiedMy MomQueensOld LadyVictoriaLoving Relationships Author:Emily Blunt
“My mom is one of those really angry moms who gets mad at absolutely everything. Once when I was a little kid, I accidentally knocked a Flintstones glass off the kitchen table. She said, 'Well, dammit, we can't have nice things.'” WellsLittlesSaidKidsNiceMomTablesAngryMadGlassesMy MomKitchenLittle KidNice ThingsKitchen TableFlintstones Author:Paula Poundstone
“I think that, especially as the kids are growing up, they have so much stuff going on in their own lives, they don't really know how much they're looking at their mom as the big problem” ThinkingKnowsProblemBigsKidsStuffKnow HowGrowing UpGrowingMomBig Problems Author:Brie Larson
“I was always really shy. That's why being in front of cameras like this is uncomfortable. I found that when I was a kid, I would hide behind playing pretend. That's when I would come out of my shell. I would dress up as an old man or something and go out onto the street with my mom. I would come out of my shell that way. So I ended up stumbling into acting. It was the one thing that I found a passion for.” MenWayKidsPassionFoundActingBehindsOne ThingStreetsFrontsMomCamerasDressesMy MomUncomfortableShyOld ManShellsStumbling Author:Austin Butler
“If my mom came here today, she'd probably join this red-hat brigade. My mother got my sense of humor, even when I was a kid. I would just do things that tickled my fancy in the moment, and she would ask me who I was entertaining. I'd say, 'Well, me.' And she would tell me that nobody knew that and they thought I was psychotic. Well, I don't ever want people to think I'm psychotic, but I can't help myself from doing these things.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantWellsI CanMomentsHelpingKidsTodayMotherAsksMomRedMy MomAsk MeFancyHatsSense Of HumorEntertainingPsychoticRed Hat Author:Howie Mandel
“I want you to think back to when you were a kid. Remember the day you learned you could burn ants with a magnifying glass? Oh, what a great day that was! You got to be God. You decided who lived, who died. I must've burned ants for an hour, just laughing. Then I saw one on my arm. Let me tell you something, when you burn yourself with a magnifying glass, you're on your own. You can't even tell your mom, because she gives that face, Oh, he is that stupid.” ThinkingWantGivingKidsRememberFacesHoursLaughingSawsStupidArmsMomDecidedLet MeDiedGlassesBurnedI Want YouAntsYour MomGreat DayMagnifyingMagnifying Glass Author:Bill Engvall
“My dad also survived five divorces, and the women he married cleaned his ass out every time. I used to think my dad got divorced because he wanted new furniture. At one point in my life, all we had left was a wooden box, a 12 black-and-white TV, and a four-man rubber raft for a couch. And yet, I was the coolest kid in third grade. Mom, can we have a sleepover in Christopher Titus' house? They have a raft in the living room! We can row to breakfast in the morning. I can actually be Captain Crunch!” ThinkingMenI CanKidsWantedUsedHouseLeftBlackWhiteRoomsMorningFiveFourTvsMomDadMarriedThirdsMy DadBoxesDivorceAssGradesBreakfastBlack And WhiteCaptainsSurvivedFurnitureDivorcedCouchesLiving RoomRubberCrunchThird GradeSleepovers Author:Christopher Titus
“And me having kids, with my family history? My mom: mentally ill, shot and killed her last husband. My father: six ex-wives, four heart attacks. Both of my parents think alcohol is a food group.” ThinkingHeartKidsLastsFatherParentFourWifeGroupsMomHusbandSixShotsMy FamilyIllMy MomAlcoholExesFamily HistoryHeart AttackMentally IllHaving KidsEx Wife Author:Christopher Titus
“I believe life is about balance. My mom was brilliant, yet manipulative. Beautiful, but had more voices in her head than the Wu-Tang Clan. Loves her kids, killed her last husband. I say last husband because you don't get another one after that.” BelieveKidsLastsBeautifulLife IsI BelieveVoiceMomBalanceHusbandMy MomBrilliantClansManipulativeWu Tang Clan Author:Christopher Titus
“I hated my mom for not letting me play football as a kid. So when I have kids someday, I guarantee they'll never meet their grandmother.” PlayKidsFootballMomMy MomHatedGuaranteesSomedayGrandmother Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“I haven't rebelled yet. I don't know, I think maybe just moving up here (to L.A.) by myself counts. But I never really felt the urge. I was always given so much freedom as a kid. My mom's motto was, 'My trust is yours to lose, so I'll give you every trust in the world. But the second I give you an inch and you take a mile, I'm going to pull it back.'” ThinkingKnowsWorldGivingKidsMovingGivenFeltLosesHavensMomMy MomMilesUrgesInchesMottoMoving Up Author:Cassidy Erin Gifford
“I never stopped being a mother, and I never stopped being an artist. Which is probably why my kids are so creative. When I'm with my kids I'm creating but I'm still a mom. I don't wear two different hats. My kids have always been on the set with me. I was breastfeeding on set. None of my kids would take a bottle so they could not leave my side for a very long time.” LongStillsTwoDifferentKidsMotherArtistSidesCreativeMomCreatingLong TimeHatsBottlesBeing A MotherBeing An ArtistBreastfeeding Author:Jada Pinkett Smith
“Of the many horrors of divorce, the most egregious is that it robs a kid of the best of both worlds. Dads can do many things that even the best moms can't, and vice versa.” WorldKidsCan DoMomDadHorrorVicesDivorceVice VersaBest Of Both WorldsBest Mom Book:Love Life Source: Love Life
“They teach real young kids and when I was about five my Mom took me to enroll in this thing and they said I could do it. It was definitely my choice, but I would have never thought of it. There's pictures of me playing piano when I'm real, real little, that kind of stuff.” KindLittlesSaidRealKidsYoungChoicesStuffTeachFiveMomMy MomPianoThey SaidPlaying Piano Author:Andrew W.K.
“When I was two I was always like "I wanna be a famous singer when I grow up." When you listen to most kids they went in and did all these competitions. I was never like that, my mom never pushed me like that. I pretty much just sang when I wanted to.” TwoKidsWantedGrowsGrowing UpMomCompetitionMy MomSingersFamous Singer Author:Kiley Dean
“My mom is very proud of introducing music to all her kids. But I played in some bad rock bands my junior and senior years of high school.” YearsKidsSchoolRocksMomProudBandHigh SchoolMy MomIntroducingSeniorJuniorsRock BandsSenior Year Author:Miles Teller
“We already had an adopted daughter, 10-year-old Courtney, from my previous marriage. To me, there is no difference between 'natural' and 'adopted.' My own childhood showed me that when it comes to loving your kids, concepts like that don't apply. I was the oldest of six, and three of my siblings were adopted. Mom and Dad even took in foster children. 'There are no limits to how much you can love,' Dad always said.” YearsChildrenSaidKidsThreeNaturalDifferencesMy OwnChildhoodMomDadLimitsSixDaughterConceptsAdoptedSiblingLoving YouFoster ChildrenMom And DadMy SiblingsCourtneyDad Love Author:Al Roker
“Like the oxytocin you get as a mom makes you forget everything constantly. And I'm a totally different person after having a kid.” PersonsDifferentKidsForgetMomForget EverythingOxytocin Author:Larkin Grimm
“Sometimes, when you briefly glance in Hollywood, there's a tendency to play it in a very "Yes, she's exhausted, and yes, she's working, and yes, she's taking care of her kids full time, and yes, she's a mom, but she's also in a great mood all the time."” SometimesPlayCareKidsMomHollywoodMoodTendenciesExhaustedGlancesGreat Mood Author:Patricia Arquette
“I've been acting since I was a little kid. It was my escape from my day which had to do with a father leaving, and a mother not being home, and her struggling and doing her best and all that. But it wasn't fun. I would go into theater class. If she were a stay-at-home mom, I wouldn't have that discomfort inside that kept me pushing.” IfsLittlesHomeKidsMotherFatherFunActingClassStruggleMomTheaterLeavingPushingLittle KidDiscomfortStay At HomeStay At Home MomFather Leaving Author:Daphne Zuniga
“I learned as a really young kid, when my dad was telling me one story and my mom was telling me another that, even as a 5-year-old boy, there was no way that both of these stories are true. Something in the middle is true, and I have to figure out what it is, what the truth is, and I never did quite figure that out.” WayYearsStoriesKidsYoungBoysMiddleFiguresMomDadTruth IsMy DadMy Mom Author:Moshe Kasher
“I'm all right, not as good as my mom is. Maybe because I don't have kids.” KidsMomMy Mom Author:Saoirse Ronan
“So you're getting squeezed at both sides. You're taking care of your mom and dad and you're still doing caregiving with your kids, which is not easy. But I think overall, there's a level of satisfaction that might be unparalleled.” ThinkingStillsMightCareKidsEasySidesLevelsMomDadSatisfactionBoth SidesYour MomMom And DadCaregiving Author:Anna Quindlen
“I really had no idea when I pitched the series that it would lead to so much fun and so much connecting with kids and moms.” IdeasKidsFunMomSeriesNo IdeaConnecting Author:Jeff Probst
“My mom used to sell Avon when my mom was a kid for about three years, and so it was like the first make up I saw. And when I first found out about makeup it was Avon makeup and I remember putting my mom's red lipstick on my cheeks and thinking that is where it went, and that was Avon. So it's weird how your life turns out and how things come round, and it is brilliant.” ThinkingYearsFirstsKidsRememberUsedTurnsThreeFoundSawsMomRedSellsRoundsMy MomBrilliantMakeupThree YearsCheeksLipstickRed LipsRed LipstickAvon Author:Gemma Arterton
“Once you're a mom, whether you're kids are next to you or far away from you, you're always a mom.” KidsNextMomFar AwayAway From You Author:Vanessa Paradis
“I would have wanted my mom to see me settle down and to be a grandma to my kids.” KidsWantedMomDown AndMy MomSettlingGrandmaSettling Down Author:Stephen Dorff
“But, once again, when I said I'm so grateful for my mom just being adamant about me staying in public school - that is what allowed me to be exposed to so many different types of people. I went to a high school that was by the beach. I elected to do bussing my junior high school years. And my first year of high school, I would take the bus from my neighborhood to the beach schools. And at those schools, you had such a mix of so many types of kids.” PeopleYearsFirstsSaidDifferentKidsSchoolMomTypeHigh SchoolGratefulMy MomBeachStayingNeighborhoodBusExposedJust BeingPublic SchoolJuniorsJunior HighSo GratefulAdamantSchool YearsHigh School Junior Author:Regina King
“My mom did a really good job teaching me about sunscreen. She's savvy when it comes to all things moisturizing and wrinkle-preventing. Even early on as a kid, I thought to myself, Why do I need to do this? I don't have wrinkles. I'm a child. But my mom was in the preventative mind-set and that helped me.” NeedsMindChildrenKidsJobsTeachingMomAll ThingsMy MomGood JobWrinklesPreventingMind SetSavvySunscreen Author:Brittany Snow
“The big difference is, as a man, I can go to a bar at two in the morning and people will be like "He's just a fun guy! That's cool that he can balance all these things." But if you see a person that you know who has two young kids and is a mom, there's no way those perceptions are the same. It's like "Oh, there must be a problem." That's usually what women face.” PeopleIfsKnowsMenWayPersonsI CanTwoProblemBigsKidsFacesYoungGuyFunDifferencesMorningMomBalancePerceptionBars Author:Robert Greene
“My kids make me laugh every day. And they're so supportive. As I get older, they understand those things I worried about - the guilt of being gone - in a way that's so healing for me, when they say, "Mom, we know you love what you do. We love to watch you do what you do."” KnowsWayKidsHealingWatchesLaughingGoneMomGuiltWorriedSupportiveMake Me Laugh Author:Reese Witherspoon
“The vast majority (over 80 percent) of fast-food and similar low wage service jobs (<$9.24/hr) are held by adults. A quarter are adults over 40. Another quarter are moms raising kids.” KidsJobsMomLowsPercentAdultsMajorityQuartersFast FoodRaising Kids Author:David Rolf
“As a kid growing up, this was sometimes a little bit intimidating to have a mom who was always, like, speaking up and always saying something that might be kind of controversial . . . . The thing I think that we got out of that that was really good was, like, we weren't afraid to make waves.” ThinkingKindLittlesSometimesMightKidsBitsGrowing UpGrowingMomLittle BitWaveBe KindControversialIntimidatingKids Growing UpSpeaking Up Author:Susan Wojcicki
“I am a champion. My mom made sure that I did yoga every day. She dragged me because that was something she was doing for herself. She would have a great time with her friends. All the mothers would sit together and the kids all did yoga.” MadeKidsTogetherMotherMomYogaMy MomChampionGreat Times Author:Rajashree Choudhury
“Of course I'm totally biased, but I think my mom is an amazing educator. She continues to work tirelessly for the kids in her classes, year after year - despite the innumerable obstacles she faces. She is a huge inspiration to me.” ThinkingYearsInspirationKidsFacesCoursesClassHugeMomObstaclesMy MomDespiteEducatorBiased Author:Kandyse McClure
“Mothers might say they'd go to the doctor. In poor countries, moms are usually responsible for their kids' health. But breastfeeding and traveling to the clinic take time, and research shows that health care is one of the first tradeoffs women make when they're too busy.” FirstsCountryShowsMightCareKidsMotherPoorMomResearchDoctorsResponsibleBusyHealth CareTake TimeToo BusyClinicPoor CountriesBreastfeeding Author:Melinda Gates