“If I chose to have a nanny, I'd be able to pay to have a nanny - a lot of women don't have that opportunity. I don't feel like I'm a working single mom, because I have that option that a lot of people don't have.” PeopleIfsFeelsAbleOpportunityPayMomSingle MomNannies Author:Gillian Anderson
“Agent Mom is a perfect opportunity for me to do what I love... develop characters, act and take incredible stories to my fans. So yes, I can absolutely see myself cast as Agent Mom.” I CanCharacterStoriesOpportunityPerfectFansMomIncrediblesCastsAgentsYes I Can Author:Alaina Huffman
“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
“Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to 'jump at the sun.' We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground.” ChildrenMightMotherOpportunitySunLandInspirational LifeMomMotherhoodAspirationMothers DayMamaMotheringMother And ChildInspirational MothersMothers Day InspirationalInspirational MotherhoodMother ChildInspiring MotherhoodMothers Day MessagesHappy Mothers Day TextMother Day Poems Book:I Love Myself when I Am Laughing ... and Then Again when I Am Looking Mean and Impressive: A Zora Neale Hurston Reader Source: I Love Myself when I Am Laughing ... and Then Again when I Am Looking Mean and Impressive: A Zora Neale Hurston Reader
“If it wasn't for her literally doing my homework for me, I would not have even graduated high school. Guaranteed . . . My mom always said, 'Luck is nothing but preparation and opportunity.' I think because I've had that history of not really being great in school, I probably try to overcompensate. That's why I try to read so many books. Just so I don't feel . . . uneducated.” IfsThinkingFeelsTryingSaidBookSchoolOpportunityMomHigh SchoolLuckMy MomPreparationHomeworkUneducatedPreparation And Opportunity Author:Channing Tatum
“Something my mom taught me when I was little is that everything happens for a reason. Retiring was scary and it was tough to give up gymnastics, but so many great opportunities have come from it that I never expected. And those wouldn't have happened had I not accepted my injury as a way to try something new.” WayGivingTryingLittlesReasonHappensOpportunityHappenedTaughtMomGiving UpToughScaryMy MomExpectedAcceptedThings HappenInjurySomething NewRetiringGymnasticsGreat OpportunityEverything Happens For A ReasonHappens For A Reason Author:Shawn Johnson
“I had worked so hard; that was my opportunity. And my mom was just able to turn it around for me. She helped me to be able to see the other side of things and that this is not the end for me.” EndsHardAbleTurnsOpportunitySidesMomMy Mom Author:Allyson Felix
“I think that sometimes you don't have the opportunities for some of the most A-list-type movies, big-budget movies. But I think it's important to keep working and make the best of what's available. Because otherwise, what? Are you just going to get bitter and moan? What does my mom always say? "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen."” IfsThinkingDoeImportantSometimesBigsOpportunityMomTypeAvailableMy MomListsBitterBudgetsHeatKitchen Author:Judd Nelson
“Going back to the discussion we were having about immigration reform, some of the most challenging discussions I've had are with activists who essentially would argue that any immigrant from Central America, let's say, who gets here to this country should be allowed to stay because their country is dangerous, their country is poor, and the opportunities for that mom and that kid are much greater here, and why would you send them back?” ShouldCountryKidsAmericaOpportunityChallengesPoorGreaterDangerousMomArguingImmigrationReformDiscussionImmigrantsActivistImmigration ReformCentral America Author:Barack Obama
“My mom was a frustrated woman, like so many unhappy women who didn't get the opportunities they wanted.” WantedOpportunityMomMy MomUnhappyFrustratedHappy Woman Author:Sandra Cisneros
“I always loved performing! My mom said anytime there was an opportunity to get up and perform I would! I would volunteer to go up on stage at Disneyland when I was 2 or 3! I just always loved making people laugh or just entertaining them.” PeopleOpportunityLaughingMomMy MomPerformingVolunteerMaking People LaughDisneyland Author:Chloe Noelle
“I think women are not interested in being like "the man" or having the same position as "the man." Women want to be women with equal rights. At this point now, we're very clear about that. I don't want to be the same as him. I want to be me with the same opportunity. So I think that's the difference of today than the fight that my mom had to fight, which was a little bit different and as complicated.” ThinkingMenDifferentTodayFightingOpportunityHe ManMomEqualMy MomComplicatedNot InterestedEqual RightsWomen Want Author:Kate Hudson