“I'm an actress and mom, and I probably don't have enough of an active spiritual life. And I don't know why people run around calling themselves by the names of religions when they don't actually practise them.” PeopleKnowsEnoughRunningSpiritualNamesMomCallingActiveActressesSpiritual LifePractise Author:Uma Thurman
“Everything is starting to make a little more sense to me now. I love the idea that, first of all when I made the record I don't look at the music by classifying it. People have a problem classifying me as pop, or rock, or folk, or alt. The beauty for me is that a thirteen year old girl can fall in love with the record and so can her mom. I tend to gravitate towards artists that are timeless and don't sound dated.” PeopleYearsFirstsLooksLittlesMadeIdeasProblemArtistFallGirlSoundRecordsRocksMomFalling In LoveStartingFolksPopsTimelessThirteenThirteen Year OldsClassifying Author:Courtney Jaye
“I learned to hear silence. That's the kind of life I lived: simple. I learned to see things in people around me, in my mom, dad, brothers and sisters.” PeopleKindSimpleSilenceBrotherMomDadMy MomBrothers And SistersMom Dad Author:Sidney Poitier
“My mom is a Twilight fan as well and she's just as excited because she's read all the books so I think she wants to see it come alive just like anybody else. My parents supported me from the get-go, they are very supportive which a lot of people don't get. I told my dad I got the part before I told anyone else and he cried and he's so proud and he's so excited. I mean he's amazing and I'm so glad that he's going to sit beside me and go through all of that with me.” PeopleThinkingWantWellsMeanBookParentAliveFansMomProudDadMy DadExcitedMy MomGladTwilightCriedSupportive Author:Ashley Greene
“Whether it's a professional, academic keeping people out by using certain mystifying language, or technologists presenting their work as incredibly complicated, no one can understand it (especially not "moms," who are always invoked as the ultimate know-nothings, which is incredibly insulting to a whole lot of people).” PeopleKnowsWholeCertainLanguageMomUltimateComplicatedAcademicInsultingPresenting Author:Astra Taylor
“I don't feel any ethical dilemma when I write. In my memoir, I was able to write with candor about the two most difficult people in the world to write with candor about - mom and dad. Everything else is downhill from there.” PeopleWorldFeelsWritingTwoAbleDifficultMomDadMemoirEthicalDilemmaMom And DadCandorEthical Dilemmas Author:Said Sayrafiezadeh
“My mom was a screenwriter. I saw a lot of people who didn't seem very fulfilled creatively or otherwise by their roles in the motion picture industry.” PeopleSeemsRolesSawsMomIndustryMy MomFulfilledScreenwritersMotion Pictures Author:Matthew Specktor
“My mom and my sisters were amazing; they always see the good in people. My mom, she doesn't know how to write and read much, but she's one of the most fantastic women I've met in my life.” PeopleKnowsWritingKnow HowMomMetsMy MomFantasticMy Sister Author:Riccardo Tisci
“My mom always said to us, "You cannot judge anybody because of the color of skin." There were a lot of African immigrants in Italy at the time, and people would not even say hi in the street. And my mom, she would invite these people to the house. This is what I got from my mom: to not judge people because of their sexuality, their skin color, their religion, nothing.” PeopleSaidHouseStreetsColorJudgingMomSkinsMy MomSexualityImmigrantsInvitesSkin Color Author:Riccardo Tisci
“Just the desire to play a mom, wanting to play someone actually closer to who I am and where I am in my life. People are used to seeing me play the single, hot girl, which has been fun, but at the same time, this role is more akin to my natural proclivities.” PeopleHas BeensPlayUsedDesireGirlFunNaturalRolesSeeingMomHotWho I AmHot Girl Author:Essence Atkins
“People make their life really hard. It was as simple as this: My parents went to church. My grandfather was a bishop. My mom sang in the choir, my dad played the keyboard, and my uncle played the drums. I was into playing the drums, so I played the drums a lot for my uncle, and it got to the point where I was pretty nice at playing the drums. And he let me play every Sunday so, to me, going to church was fun.” PeopleHardPlayFunParentChurchSimpleNiceMomDadLet MeMy DadMy MomSundayGrandfatherUnclesMy GrandfatherBishopsKeyboardsChoirGoing To Church Author:Fetty Wap
“Jason Rezaian is coming home. A courageous journalist for The Washington Post who wrote about the daily lives and hopes of the Iranian people, he's been held for a year and a half. He embodies the brave spirit that gives life to the freedom of the press. Jason has already been reunited with his wife and mom.” PeopleGivingYearsHomeSpiritHalfWifeMomPressesBravePostsJournalistDaily LifeCourageousComing HomeJasonIranianFreedom Of The PressReunited Author:Barack Obama
“My mom and my grandmother definitely were (Democrat supporters). It wasn't a sense that, "Well, we vote for Democrats no matter what," but it was sort of the sense that, "Democrats are typically the ones that are looking out for working people like us."” PeopleWellsMatterMomVoteNo Matter WhatDemocratMy MomGrandmotherSupporterMy Grandmother Author:Josh Earnest
“My mom's younger sister was born with Down syndrome. I was close to my grandmother when I was growing up. I remember talking to my grandmother about politics, and she told me that she regularly voted for the Democrats because she knew that they were going to look out for people like her daughter. That made an impression on me, too.” PeopleLooksMadeRememberBornTalkingGrowing UpGrowingMomDaughterDemocratMy MomImpressionGrandmotherMy GrandmotherLike HerSyndromesYounger SisterDown Syndrome Author:Josh Earnest
“I try to show everybody Iceland all the time. My people are like, "Don't tell everybody the secret. It's so peaceful and beautiful here!" It's incredible; I go home and drive across country, and go to my mom's place and it's dark with the Northern Lights, and I like to sit in some hot springs.” PeopleTryingCountryShowsHomeLightBeautifulDarkSecretMomSpringHotIncrediblesMy MomPeacefulIcelandNorthern Lights Author:Anita Briem
“When I went home, my family became a little lonely family because it was just me and my mom. Part of my longing to go back to work was wanting to be surrounded by these people who were teaching me things and drinking bad coffee at three in the morning while we were lying around in a bikini in the winter. Somehow it just felt like real life. It felt more like real life than my life.” PeopleLittlesRealHomeLyingThreeFeltMorningTeachingMomLonelyMy FamilyLongingDrinkingWinterMy MomCoffeeReal LifeBack To WorkBikinis Author:Jodie Foster
“One thing is funny because my grandparents are going to come see the show and my mom was concerned that they wouldn't understand, because so much of it is Internet-based. Our generation specifically really relates to it, because we were the first people to discover the Internet and most of us can maybe navigate the Internet better than our parents can. All this information you could ever possibly know is right at our fingertips, not to mention the fact you can meet anyone!” PeopleKnowsFirstsFactsShowsParentGenerationsOne ThingInformationMomInternetConcernedMy MomRelateGrandparentNavigateOur GenerationFingertips Author:Sarah Steele
“an the president bring out the voters who were so enthusiastic about him in 2008 and seem a little disenchanted now? Can he bring out young people? Can he bring out Latinos? Can he bring out those white suburban moms?” PeopleLittlesSeemsYoungPresidentWhiteMomVotersEnthusiasticLatinoDisenchanted Author:Anna Quindlen
“I know that it's very dispiriting for people in their twenties, who expected to graduate from college, get their own apartments, get a job, and move forward with their lives, and in fact are still now living with Mom and Dad, which is challenging for all involved.” PeopleKnowsStillsFactsJobsMovingChallengesCollegeMomDadInvolvedTwentiesExpectedMoving ForwardGraduatesApartmentMom And Dad Author:Anna Quindlen
“The fabric of my life is under my skin; [but] it's definitely not something that comes up in a conscious way when I read material. I have an incredible relationship with my mom, so I'm fascinated by mothers who do not have that. But I've never done anything that resembled my life. People always jump to that conclusion, and I wish life were that simple, but it's not.” PeopleWayDoneLife IsMotherWishSimpleMaterialsMomConsciousSkinsIncrediblesCome UpMy MomConclusionFascinatedFabric Author:Charlize Theron
“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
“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
“I just kept thinking about what my mom [Hillary Clinton] has said repeatedly when people have asked her similar questions, she's tough and she can take whatever people say about her.” PeopleThinkingSaidMomToughClintonMy Mom Author:Chelsea Clinton
“The more the ensemble, the duet or the forty piece orchestra, plays as one person, the more it makes people dance, because you're back in the womb. You feel mom's heartbeat. It makes you move. It reminds you of that warm, groovy space you were in.” PeopleFeelsPersonsPlayMovingSpacePiecesMomWarmFortyOrchestraWombHeartbeatEnsembleDuetsGroovy Author:John Densmore
“Mom used to walk with me for something like two or three miles to get to the day-old bakery. They had those machines where you buy doughnuts, those vending machines with the long johns and doughnuts. We would buy those bagels and pastries because that was our treat. And come back with shopping bags of these sweets, and who knows what was in it? That was what we could afford that could feed that many people.” PeopleKnowsLongTwoUsedThreeWalksSweetMomMachinesTreatsMilesBagsShoppingPastriesDoughnutBagelsBakeriesWalk With MeVending Machines Author:Sandra Cisneros
“My parents are the people that led me here. My mom helped me learn to sing and she travels with me.” PeopleParentMomMy Mom Author:Coco Jones
“My mom's never liked the fact that there's an option for people to punch me in the face, but she likes that I'm doing what I love, and she enjoys a lot of the different perks that go along with it. She just thinks they should change the rules and make it so no one can hit me in the face.” PeopleThinkingShouldDifferentFactsFacesEnjoyMomMy MomLikesPerks Author:Urijah Faber
“I did a film [about a con-artist mom and son] called Bringing Up Bobby that Famke Janssen wrote and directed. No one's gonna hire me for their [big-budget] romantic comedy, so it's up to me to look out for great indie comedies and show people a different side of myself - even if it's for three people outside of my family.” PeopleIfsLooksDifferentShowsBigsFilmArtistThreeSidesComedySonMomMy FamilyBudgetsDifferent SidesCon Artist Author:Milla Jovovich
“One thing that Americans do at this time also, though, is let's commit ourselves, just everyday American people Joe Six-Pack, hockey moms across the nation I think we need to band together and say, never again. Never will we exploited and taken advantage of again by those who are managing our money and loaning us these dollars.” PeopleThinkingNeedsTogetherNationsTakenOne ThingMomBandSixAdvantageDollarsEverydayCommitHockeyPacksTaken AdvantageSix PacksHockey Mom Author:Sarah Palin
“You know, you always want to just do your own thing - I mean some people want to be exactly like their parents - Ibut I wanted to do my own thing and I ended up doing a kind of mix of my mom and dad.” PeopleKnowsWantKindMeanWantedParentMy OwnMomDadMy MomMom And Dad Author:Jillian Hervey
“I feel like my dad was the more artistic one, creating his own thing, loving to be around people, and all this stuff, doing exciting things, and my mom was more of the performer.” PeopleFeelsStuffMomDadCreatingExcitingMy DadMy MomArtisticPerformersExciting Things Author:Jillian Hervey
“My mom has kind of been more of the emotional support system. One time I was really feeling all out of it, just dealing with a lot of cooks in the kitchen and adjusting to what it means to be in the music industry, and I called her. One of the first things she said to me was 'You have to be thankful that these people even like you, no one liked me, at all, I was not really accepted for a very long time.'” PeopleFirstsKindMeanLongSaidFeelingsSupportEmotionalLike YouMomIndustryLong TimeMy MomAcceptedCooksKitchenOne TimeBeing ThankfulMusic IndustryAdjustingSupport SystemsEmotional SupportCooks In The Kitchen Author:Jillian Hervey
“My mom would leave her job, and there would be throngs of people screaming and banging on our car. I come from a very private family, but I was born into a public family.” PeopleWould BeJobsBornCarMomMy MomBanging Author:Tracee Ellis Ross
“I think people couldn't really put me in [one race]. I wasn't Mexican, I wasn't white, I wasn't black, I wasn't Asian... I wasn't anything, and I didn't really fit into anybody's group. My dad is Mexican, and my mom is French and Danish.” PeopleThinkingBlackWhiteRaceGroupsMomDadFitMy DadMy MomAsianMexicanDanish Author:Jessica Alba
“My mom started understanding how many people take advantage of a child, so she hired smart people to protect me in that way. I'm happy that when I was younger, people protected me and put me in a position where I can now control my music.” PeopleWayChildrenI CanUnderstandingPositionMomProtectSmartAdvantageMy MomProtectedSmart People Author:Miley Cyrus
“I think my mom gets weirded out, sometimes, by people knowing so much about me or people always asking questions.” PeopleThinkingSometimesKnowingMomAskingMy MomAsking Questions Author:Ashley Greene
“I remember being young and people passing me things under the bathroom to sign, like under the stall. Like adults. We were shooting at Disney World, and my mom went with me to the bathroom, and an adult woman came in and under the stall was like, "Can you sign this?" And I remember my mom being like, "Have you lost your mind? What is wrong with you? You don't do that! She is a child and you don't do that to anyone!" Who thinks that is a good idea? Someone.” PeopleThinkingWorldMindChildrenIdeasRememberYoungLostMomAdultsMy MomPassingPassingsShootingGood IdeasBathroomLost Your Mind Author:Jodi Sweetin
“I want my mom to be able to wear my clothes, I want my older sister to be able to wear my clothes, and the people in my life aren't necessarily built like I am, you know? They're built in a million different beautiful bodies, shapes, and sizes, and so why would I exclude anybody from being able to have it? This is the point.” PeopleKnowsWantDifferentBodyAbleBeautifulMillionsMomShapesClothesBuiltSizeMy MomBeing A MomOlder SisterBeautiful BodyBody Shapes Author:Zendaya
“I was out there meeting with a lot of working moms and whenever I would gather a group of women, there was always a voice that was unfamiliar to me, and it was the voice of a military spouse, oftentimes a woman, oftentimes working, many times in a position where they've had to move every two or three years, where their kids have had to change school multiple times, people dealing - families dealing with multiple deployments, dealing with the stresses of reconnection.” PeopleYearsTwoKidsSchoolMovingThreeVoiceGroupsMilitaryPositionMomStressMeetingsThree YearsMultipleSpouseUnfamiliarDeploymentWorking ManWorking MomMilitary Spouse Author:Michelle Obama
“I think I kind of grew up with that a little bit and have great admiration for people who do [medical practice] for a living and who are real empaths. So I suppose I drew on - , from my mom a bit.” PeopleThinkingKindLittlesRealBitsPracticeGrewMomLittle BitGrew UpMy MomMedicalAdmirationEmpaths Author:Rachel McAdams
“My mom brought me up on old Hollywood. I had been living in Los Angeles. Respecting old movies and growing up with people that were icons that I got to speak to.” PeopleSpeakGrowing UpGrowingMomHollywoodMy MomLos AngelesIconsOld MovieOld Hollywood Author:Lily Collins
“My mom had seven kids in seven years, and then she had me 11 years later. So when I was born, my oldest brother was 18. And my youngest brother was 11. By the time I was 7 or 8, everyone had moved out. I went from being with ten people all the time to being an only child. It really freaked me out.” PeopleYearsChildrenKidsBornBrotherMomTenMovedSevenMy MomSeven YearsOnly Child Author:Ryan McGinley
“[My kids] were very young at the time and didn't realize what was going on. We told them that mom made a mistake and people want to talk about it in the news so they're outside our house.” PeopleWantMadeKidsYoungHouseRealizingMistakeMomNewsMade A Mistake Author:Paula Broadwell
“Like, she had a caterer, she had wardrobe people, she had two makeup artists... I mean, we have makeup and we have wardrobe, but Felicia [Day] was, like, on it. She had two cameras operating, sets, extras everywhere. It was unbelievable. I don't know what her budget was or is, but she had sponsors for her show, and we don't have a sponsor yet, so basically, the difference is, our moms make our costumes.” PeopleKnowsMeanTwoShowsArtistDifferencesMomCamerasBudgetsExtrasMakeupCostumesUnbelievableWardrobeSponsorsMakeup Artist Author:Brent Spiner
“I felt like, what better way for people to understand me by taking the initiative in giving my real name, my name that moms taught me so y'all actually know what's going on in my life and my music.” PeopleKnowsWayGivingRealNamesFeltTaughtMomInitiativeBetter WaysUnderstand Me Author:Kendrick Lamar
“When the time came to say, "Mom, I want to do this as a job," it was brutal. She was really against it. There were screaming matches. Some people are shut down by that and get defeated by it, and other people are empowered by the negativity. My father kind of encouraged me through that.” PeopleWantKindJobsFatherMomBrutalNegativityDefeatedEmpowered Author:David Copperfield
“My mom and I have always been very close since she did raise me as like a single mom. My friends and everyone I know are like, 'Wow, you guys really have a really good relationship.' She's with me a lot of the time, so people find that kind of shocking.” PeopleKnowsKindGuyMomMy FriendsRaisesMy MomWowShockingSingle MomGood Relationship Author:Tiffany Trump
“A lot of people say I am using all the procedures for my face. I didn't do anything. I live a healthy life, I take care of my skin and my body. I'm against Botox, I'm against injections; I think it's damaging your face, damaging your nerves. It's all me. I will age gracefully, as my mom does.” PeopleThinkingDoeBodyCareAgeFacesMomHealthySkinsMy MomTake CareNervesYour FaceProceduresHealthy LifeBotoxInjection Author:Melania Trump
“My support group - my mom, my dad, my sisters, my brothers-in-law, my immediate nieces and nephews, my immediate family like Aunt Donna - I know I can trust them. Most of the other people...they never called me before, they never said "I love you" before, they never wanted to take a picture with me at family reunions. It's like, don't do it now...You win the lottery and all of a sudden everybody's your best friend.” PeopleKnowsSaidI CanWantedLawWinningSupportGroupsLove YouBrotherMomDadMy DadMy MomMy BrotherMy SisterAuntIn-lawsLotteryReunionYour Best FriendNephewNieceFamily ReunionSupport GroupsBrother In LawNiece And NephewImmediate Family Author:Carrie Underwood
“I've learned from people, being in the weird situations that I get in. Like, dressed as my mom kissing Seth Rogen - that's a thing that happened.” PeopleSituationHappenedMomKissingMy MomI've Learned Author:Lilly Singh