“I've read fantasy my whole life. Quite literally; my mom read me The Hobbit before I could read stuff to myself. So I love fantasy; that's what I read for fun, it's what I read professionally to keep abreast of what's in the genre - it's where my heart is.” HeartWholeFunStuffFantasyMomMy HeartMy MomWhole LifeGenre Author:Patrick Rothfuss
“I think my mom just filled me with confidence. I just thought I was the best at everything. Like any mother really.” ThinkingMotherMomFilledMy Mom Author:Louis Tomlinson
“I was national amateur champion. I was 24 years old. My father was there, and I couldn't wait to see him, and my mother. I went up and was waiting for all the accolades, and my mom was teary and happy and my dad looked at me and said, "Well, boy, you did good," and that was it.” YearsWellsSaidMotherFatherWaitingBoysMomDadMy DadMy MomChampionAccolades Author:Arnold Palmer
“To me, my parents are my mom and dad, and we were able as kids to do a lot of cool things. Just being part of that family definitely brought out and cultivated the creative arts in us.” ArtKidsAbleParentCreativeMomDadMy MomJust BeingMom And DadCreative ArtCool Things Author:Brooklyn Sudano
“I was 13 and my mom was a librarian so I told her to check out every music book she could possibly find. I wanted to know the business part of being in the music business.” KnowsBookWantedMomMy MomChecksLibrarianMusic Business Author:Juicy J
“I also sing about my mom leaving me a lot - a lot of kids have their moms or dads leave them, so they relate to that. I wear my heart on my sleeve, so I think that's what the kids love.” ThinkingHeartKidsMomDadMy HeartLeavingMy MomRelateLeaving MeSleevesKids LoveHeart On My Sleeve Author:Ronnie Radke
“My childhood was epitomized by my parents who were uneducated but had a doctorate in love. My dad pressed coats and through my mom and dad I learned about love, family and respecting people. They never went to high school but they had within them every element that makes a great American. They had pride and a great work ethic and they knew how to do things the right way.” PeopleWaySchoolParentChildhoodPrideMomDadElementsEthicsHigh SchoolMy DadMy MomCoatsRight WayWork EthicGreat WorkFamily LoveGreat AmericanMom And DadUneducatedDoctoratesLove My DadGreat Work Ethic Author:Dick Vitale
“When I was growing up, I wanted to be a coach. I had people telling me you can't do this, you're not a great player. Be realistic. When I got rejection letters from colleges where I wanted to coach, my mom would say, "You are going to make it someday. You have something special within you and that is your spirit for life which will help you get to the top."” PeopleHelpingWantedSpiritGrowing UpGrowingPlayerSpecialCollegeMomLettersMy MomCoachesRejectionSomedayRealisticWithin YouSomething SpecialRejection Letters Author:Dick Vitale
“I grew up around the pool with my sisters. Both of my sisters swam. I was always there. So I thought, why not? My mom put us in the water for water safety, so we were comfortable in the water in case anything ever happened. I learned that way, and started liking it more and more.” WayWaterCasesHappenedGrewMomComfortableGrew UpSafetyMy MomWhy NotMy SisterPoolWater Safety Author:Michael Phelps
“A fashion icon to me is somebody who has, the first person who struck you and introduced you to the world of fashion, and that person is my mom.” WorldFirstsPersonsFashionMomMy MomIconsFirst PersonFashion Icon Author:Nicole Richie
“My mom was never afraid to say, 'I'm sorry. I screwed up.' I feel like that's an important lesson.” FeelsImportantMomLessonsSorryMy MomI'm SorryScrewed UpImportant Lessons Author:Miranda Lambert
“Both my mom and my grandma were really big influences on me not only by being strong and teaching me to be strong but also owning their salt as well.” WellsBigsStrongInfluenceTeachingMomMy MomSaltGrandmaMy Grandma Author:Miranda Lambert
“People always ask my mom what I did as a kid. My mom says, "He wasn't a bad kid. He was never an unruly kid, always listened and obeyed."” PeopleKidsAsksMomMy MomUnruly Author:Larry the Cable Guy
“I think spending a lot of time with my mom, who's a talker and a storyteller, and my dad, who has kind of a soft-spoken, understated sense of humor, I think that's how I became what I am, which is sort of an understated storyteller.” ThinkingKindMomDadMy DadMy MomSpendingSense Of HumorStorytellerTalkersUnderstated Author:Mike Birbiglia
“I believe I was raised with feminist values, but I don't think I ever heard my Mom call herself a feminist. Before I identified as a feminist myself, I thought of feminism as more of a historical term describing the women's movement in the '70s but didn't know much about what they had done and didn't think it applied to my life at all.” ThinkingKnowsBelieveDoneValuesI BelieveTermHeardFeminismMovementMomHistoricalRaisedFeministMy MomDescribing Author:Julie Zeilinger
“It's funny because the most sane women I've ever met are my mom and my grandmothers. I think you have to be incredibly sane and self-aware to function in relatively insane environments.” ThinkingSelfEnvironmentMomMetsFunctionMy MomInsaneGrandmotherSaneMy Grandmother Author:Jenny Lawson
“I honestly don't even know how I got into acting. It happened so quickly because my mom and sister used to do commercials, and apparently when I was little I would unbuckle myself from the stroller and crash their auditions.” KnowsLittlesUsedActingKnow HowHappenedMomMy MomHonestlyCrashAuditionsStrollers Author:Bailee Madison
“My mom's been having a hard time lately. She just found out that she has to have both of her breasts removed - if she's ever going to be good at golf.” IfsHardHumorFunnyFoundMomGolfMy MomBe GoodHard TimesBreastsHaving A Hard Time Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“My mom, for most of her life, was a Holocaust denier. And it was terrible for the entire family to have to deal with until, finally, a couple years ago, we had an intervention. And we had a rabbi come into the home, had him walk her through the history of the Jewish people, and then he made her watch "Schindler's List." And after that, my mom did a complete 180. Now she can't believe it only happened once.” PeopleYearsBelieveMadeHomeHumorFunnyWalksDealsWatchesHappenedMomCoupleTerribleYears AgoMy MomListsHolocaustInterventionRabbiHolocaust DeniersSchindlerSchindler's List Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“When I was 10 there wasnt trampolines and cartoon charaters, I never went to Chuck E Cheese! My mom said 'You wanna see a mouse pull the refrigerator Out!'” SaidHumorFunnyMomMy MomCheeseMiceCartoonChuckRefrigeratorsTrampolinesChuck E Cheese Author:George Lopez
“At the factory, I deal with ex-cons, substance abusers, and sexual harassers. And I'm not just talking about my mom.” HumorFunnyDealsTalkingMomMy MomSubstanceFactoriesExesAbusersSubstance Abuse Author:George Lopez
“Angie, I've seen my mom wrestle two cops to the ground with a taser dart in her neck, and you cry when your shoes pinch. Good luck, Bambi!” TwoHumorFunnyCryMomLuckShoesMy MomNecksCopGood LuckTasers Author:George Lopez
“I moved into the garage at my mom's house, she wouldn't let me into the house, and the garage didn't have any running water. It did have electricity though, but it didn't have any running water, no bathroom. But, you know, it was great for me because I had my books there.” KnowsBookRunningHouseWaterMomLet MeMovedMy MomElectricityBathroomGarageRunning Water Author:Luis J. Rodriguez
“My father played in high school. My uncles played. From age five or six, I remember watching all the games. And I remember saying to my mom and dad even then that I was going to play in the NFL, and buy them a house and a car.” PlayAgeSchoolRememberFatherGamesHouseFiveCarMomDadSixHigh SchoolMy MomNflUnclesMom And Dad Author:Thomas Jones
“At the premiere of Hairspray on Broadway, Harvey Fierstein's mom said to my mom, "Didn't we raise great sons?" and my mother just started sobbing, because I'm sure they'd both been through other nights when people didn't say that.” PeopleSaidMotherNightSonMomRaisesMy MomBroadwayHarveySobbingPremieresHairspray Author:John Waters
“People say you don't need a father to be successful. I take offense to that. I had an argument with my mom about Father's Day and why it's not celebrated like Mother's Day.” PeopleNeedsMotherFatherSuccessfulMomArgumentMy MomBeing SuccessfulOffenseMothers DayBeing A Father Author:Dwight Howard
“My parents are really conservative. My dad is Muslim, and my mom is the most conservative woman you've ever met. They're very aristocratic in the most quaint suburban way.” WayParentMomDadMetsMy DadConservativeMy MomQuaintAristocratic Author:SZA
“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
“My mom knows what it's like to keep a dirt floor clean.” KnowsChristianLeadershipChurchMomCleanMy MomDirt Author:Santiago "Jimmy" Mellado
“The Open Hearts design was inspired by my Mom's advice that only when you keep your heart open can you best give and receive love. My hope is that the design will become a universal symbol of keeping an open heart - open to life's new experiences, open to allow something new and beautiful to come in.” GivingHeartBeautifulAdviceDesignMomUniversalInspiredMy MomSymbolsSomething NewOpen HeartNew ExperiencesGiving And Receiving Author:Jane Seymour
“I was labeled a troublemaker, my mom an unfit mother, and I was not welcome anywhere.” MotherMomMy MomWelcomeTroublemakerTrouble Maker Author:Ryan White
“My mother and my grandmother are pioneers of Mexican cuisine in this country, so I grew up in the kitchen. My mom, Zarela Martinez, was by far my biggest influence and inspiration - and toughest critic.” CountryInspirationMotherInfluenceGrewMomGrew UpCriticsMy MomKitchenGrandmotherMy GrandmotherMexicanPioneersCuisine Author:Aaron Sanchez
“OK, so my parents were married in 1955 and my mom knew my dad was gay and my dad knew he was gay and so I was, like, 'Why in the heck did you get married?' Like, what was going on? What was that time? It's like this crazy paradox that my whole life is based on, or my family's based on. So I spent a lot of time trying to understand '55.” TryingWholeLife IsParentCrazyMomDadGayMarriedMy FamilyMy DadMy MomWhole LifeParadox Author:Mike Mills
“I remember that even my first impression of Italian cinema was pictures by paparazzi because my mom was reading all of these trash magazines with paparazzo pictures.” FirstsRememberReadingMomMy MomImpressionMagazinesCinemaItalianTrashPaparazziFirst Impression Author:Wim Wenders
“My mom is a script supervisor. It's like the family business. It never had that feeling of entertainment. It was always more like, "Eh, it's just a movie," with that crew mentality, which is, "We've done it before and we can do it again."” DoneFeelingsCan DoMomScriptsEntertainmentMy MomMentalityCrewSupervisors Author:Kristen Stewart
“Most people go to college to get a job, and here I am sitting in class with a job, making exponentially more than whoever's teaching me, you know what I'm saying? At the end of the day, I wanted to finish what I started, and make my mom proud. A lot of people put a lot of hard work and investment to allow me to go to school, and for me not to finish would have been like a slap in the face to my family and those people.” PeopleKnowsHas BeensEndsHardWantedSchoolJobsFacesClassTeachingCollegeHard WorkMomProudSittingMy FamilyInvestmentMy MomThe End Of The DaySlapHere I AmSlap In The Face Author:Mike Posner
“Well, Thanksgiving we'll all gather at my house for dinner and we usually do Christmas at Beau's house. My mom is still feisty and kicking. She's 92. I saw her last night and she published a book at 90. It's a wonderful book called "You Caught Me Kissing" and it's basically love-poems that she wrote for my dad. It's more than that, it's a wonderful book.” WellsStillsBookLastsNightHouseSawsWonderfulMomDadKissingMy DadCaughtMy MomDinnerLast NightLove PoemsKickingFeisty Author:Jeff Bridges
“I begged my mom for a beat machine, she spent a crazy amount of money - so there were no more Christmases, no more basketball camps, no more birthday gifts. I always knew that's what I wanted to do.” WantedCrazyMomAmountBasketballBeatsMachinesMy MomCamps Author:J. Cole
“My mom decorated with lots of antiques. I never liked it when I was a little girl - I wanted to live in a modern house. But now I love it.” LittlesWantedGirlHouseModernMomMy MomAntiques Author:Paris Hilton
“My mother did an incredible job - one, of just being a great mom, but two, of instilling a tremendous amount of empathy into me as a young man, as a young person. My mom was kind of this collector of people; throughout my childhood, it didn't matter who you were. She was a high school counselor and then a junior high counselor, and she didn't just counsel students, she counseled other teachers and administrators and coaches.” PeopleMenKindPersonsTwoMatterSchoolJobsYoungMotherTeacherChildhoodStudentsMomAmountEmpathyHigh SchoolIncrediblesMy MomCoachesYoung ManJust BeingJuniorsCollectorsCounselorJunior HighAdministratorsGreat Mom Author:Morgan Spurlock
“I used to do plays and some television commercials when I was younger. I guess my mom's being an actress got me interested in that, but music definitely took its place.” PlayUsedTelevisionMomMy MomActressesTelevision Commercials Author:Lenny Kravitz
“I had to go on without my mother, even though I was suffering terribly, grieving her. My whole life sort of ended when my mom died. I had to remake it again and be a new person in the world without my mom. It was a very primal rebirth, that time after my mom died.” WorldPersonsWholeMotherSufferingMomGoes OnDiedMy MomWhole LifeGrievingRebirthPrimalRemakesMom Died Author:Cheryl Strayed
“I'm really close to my mom, but things with my dad have been different. He has dementia and watching him change, I've actually started to think that it's a purer state for people. Because he operates as if he's a child and everything is new, which seems more honest.” PeopleIfsThinkingChildrenHas BeensDifferentStatesSeemsHonestMomDadMy DadMy MomDementia Author:Blake Butler
“I was always at peace because of the way my mom treated me.” WayMotherInspiringMomMy MomTreatedMothers DayYour MomMotheringHappy Mothers DayMothers Day InspirationalMothers Day MessagesFunny Mothers DayMother CareHappy Mothers Day TextMother FlowerMother Day PoemsHappy Mothers Day GreetingsGood Mothers Day Cards Author:Martina Hingis
“I grew up raised by my mom and my two sisters, so I never had a real male influence in my life. I never really understood heterosexual male relationships.” TwoRealInfluenceGrewMomGrew UpUnderstoodRaisedMalesMy MomTwo Sisters Author:Todd Phillips
“My mom was always active. She was always an active voter, whether it was local, state, or federal elections. My mom would take us to polling locations when we were kids.” StatesKidsMomElectionMy MomActiveLocalsVotersLocationPolling Author:Scarlett Johansson
“I was in acting classes from the age of 9, dance classes, music classes - my mom put a lot of energy and attention into me, so no matter what happened in my life, I always had this basis of discipline. So I really worked hard for everything I had from a very early age.” MatterHardAgeEnergyActingAttentionClassHappenedMomDisciplineBasesNo Matter WhatMy MomActing ClassesDance Class Author:Milla Jovovich
“I guess the most difficult thing for me was living up to my mom's expectations. I was always scared that if I didn't do things in this certain way, then my mom just wouldn't think I was great. That's something that was difficult for me growing up.” IfsThinkingWayCertainDifficultGrowing UpGrowingMomExpectationsScaredMy MomDifficult Things Author:Milla Jovovich
“My sister and I would race on the weekends. It was a way for my sister, my mom and me to spend time with my dad. He worked all week and worked a lot so it was a great way for us to spend time as a family and have fun.” WayFunRaceWeekMomDadMy DadMy MomHaving FunWeekendMy SisterEnd TimesSpend Time Author:Danica Patrick