“I cannot forget my mother. [S]he is my bridge. When I needed to get across, she steadied herself long enough for me to run across safely.” LongEnoughRunningMotherForgetFamilyMomNeededMy MomBridgesBeing A MomYour MomMotheringMother LoveMother's LoveYour MumMother ProverbsLove For My MotherMother And Daughter RelationshipI Love My Mother Book:I Asked for Intimacy: Stories of Blessings, Betrayals, and Birthings Source: I Asked for Intimacy: Stories of Blessings, Betrayals, and Birthings
“Jeb Bush's brother Neil said that their mother has 'come around' to the idea of Jeb running for president in 2016. Because if there's anything that says you're qualified to be president, it's your own mom saying, 'I guess you could do it.'” IfsSaidIdeasRunningMotherPresidentBrotherMomQualified Author:Jimmy Fallon
“I didn't know feminism was actually a thing until I left home and found out the country didn't run the way my mom's house did.” KnowsWayCountryHomeRunningFoundHouseLeftFeminismMomMy Mom Author:Joss Whedon
“I hope telling the story of how I went from being a single mom to serving in the Texas State Senate to running for governor will remind others that with the right leadership in government, where you start has nothing to do with how far you go.” StatesStoriesGovernmentRunningMomServingTexasSenateGovernorsSingle MomBeing A Single Mom Author:Wendy Davis
“My mom let me kind of run free and be rowdy. She encouraged it. I'm a youngest child. So I was spazzy and trying to be funny to my older sisters. It's kind of my role in the family - tension reliever. I was funny or annoying, depending on your perspective.” TryingKindChildrenRunningRolesPerspectiveMomLet MeMy MomTensionAnnoyingOlder SisterRowdyYoungest Child Author:Andy Samberg
“I lead by example. My kids know what sweat is. They've seen me come home from so many runs and asked, 'What's on your skin? How did you get it?' And I tell them, 'It's from exercise!' So now my son will come home from a bike ride, take off his helmet and say, 'Look, Mom. I'm sweating! I just worked out!'” KnowsLooksHomeRunningKidsExampleSonMomExerciseSkinsMy SonComing HomeSweatBikeHelmetSweating Author:Summer Sanders
“Were it not for the transformative love of Jesus Christ, I would have been raised by a single mom without my father in the household, this is our fight, and that is why I'm running for president.” LoveHas BeensRunningFightingFatherJesusPresidentChristMomJesus ChristRaisedHouseholdSingle Mom Author:Ted Cruz
“I think my mom did everything pretty close to perfect, and I want to be the cool mom that the kids run home to.” ThinkingWantHomeRunningKidsPerfectMomMy MomCool Moms Author:Miley Cyrus
“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
“You can't have Rosie on The View and Elton John packing Mom and Pop in at Caesars Palace and gay people all over television, and then have these politicians run out there with a straight face and say that gay and lesbian relationships are a threat to the family. We are winning in the culture - which is why we'll ultimately win the political war.” PeopleWarRunningFacesPoliticalCultureWinningViewsTelevisionMomPoliticianGayThreatPopsPalacesGay PeoplePackingRosieStraight Face Author:Dan Savage
“My mom didn't run for mayor until she was 65 years old - it was like a second and third career.... The way I've always thought about it is that I don't believe you run for office because you want a job. I believe if you run for office, it's because you have a vision for change. And if I ever came to that point, that's what would lead [me to run]. And right now I'm happily in a position where I believe I can work to deliver impact and work for change.” IfsWayWantYearsBelieveI CanRunningJobsI BelieveVisionCareersPositionMomRight NowOfficeThirdsImpactDon't BelieveMy MomMayorsLeading MeI Don't Believe You Author:Sylvia Mathews Burwell
“There was a point in my teenage years, when we were starting to play bigger shows and females were running after tour buses and all that, and my mom - and I remember this like it was yesterday - said: 'Look, I want you to know that I couldn't be prouder of you. You are extraordinary. You move people. But it doesn't make you better than them. You still put your pants on the same way as them, one leg at a time every morning.' I thought about learning to jump right into them, just to mess with her. But what she said stuck with me, and I think it's true.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayWantYearsLooksSaidStillsPlayShowsRunningRememberMovingMorningMomFemaleBiggerExtraordinaryStartingLegsMy MomYesterdayStuckMessBusPantsEvery MorningI Want YouTeenageTeenage Years Author:Justin Timberlake
“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'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
“She's very active. My mom is my manager and handles day-to-day business to keep the DeGarmo machine up and running! She's a huge, huge part of my career and my life.” RunningCareersHugeMomMachinesMy MomActiveHandleManagersDay To Day Author:Diana DeGarmo
“I'm not just retiring from the runway, I'm retiring from all modeling. God, I love saying that! When I was 18, my mom said I have to have a plan. I decided I'd leave on top. I want to be like the athletes who seem stuck in time. When you see them at 50, you say they probably can still run like a champ.” WantSaidStillsSeemsRunningPlansMomDecidedAthleteMy MomStuckRetiringModelingRunway Author:Tyra Banks
“Now my mom designs to resign so she runs for US senate, and now at 67 my mom just launched a new company called Women's Leadership Live, she is the cofounder and CEO, and it's all about empowering women to be successful in business however they define success. When you have a role model like that you really don't ever look at gender as an issue and it's about owning your place and taking charge of your role, regardless of what you look like.” LooksRunningCompanyRolesIssuesSuccessfulDesignMomModelsMy MomGenderEmpoweringBeing SuccessfulRole ModelsSenateCeoEmpowering WomenTaking ChargeDefine SuccessNew Company Author:Stephanie McMahon
“I took "Forever" [by Judy Blume] to the bathroom to read [when I was eight] and then I heard my mom coming so I stuck it under the toilet and went running out. And I went back later to check for it. And it was gone.” RunningGoneForeverHeardMomMy MomEightStuckChecksBathroomToilets Author:Lena Dunham
“I think for many of us - speaking for just a pocket of the country - we trusted Obama. So when you leave your baby with your mom to watch, you don't run home and check the nanny cam. But now we've left the baby with Gary Busey, so we're going to be a lot more on it.” ThinkingCountryHomeRunningLeftWatchesBabyMomChecksPocketsTrustedYour MomGaryNannies Author:John Mulaney
“The idea of social performance, that we're always performing identities, is something I got fairly obsessed with. I think it's probably because I am a person who went to 15 different elementary and middle schools. I moved all the time, often having to run out in the middle of the night because my mom couldn't pay the bills. There were schools where I'd be the poor loser kid. There were schools where I'd suddenly be the smart kid or the cool kid, although that was very seldom.” ThinkingPersonsIdeasDifferentRunningKidsSchoolNightSocialPoorPayMiddleIdentityMomSmartPerformancesBillsMovedMy MomPerformingObsessedLoserMiddle Of The NightMiddle SchoolCool KidSmart Kid Author:Robert Greene
“Media hosts just talk about Golda Meir and Margaret Thatcher and again miss the point. I was talking about AMERICAN culture, ladies and gentlemen. As I pointed out, if Margaret Thatcher or Golda Meir, by the way, she didn't care, and Margaret Thatcher didn't care how she look like. If Margaret Thatcher were running for president today, as she was when she was the Iron Lady, we wouldn't have her mom doing television commercials telling us how wonderful she was when she was a kid and how nice she is.” CareRunningKidsTodayCulturePresidentNiceWonderfulMissingMomGentlemanHostAmerican CultureLadies And Gentlemen Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Your mom was right when she told you never to discuss politics and religion because emotions run so high in those arenas. Especially religion.” RunningEmotionMomArenaYour MomReligion And Politics Author:Bill O'Reilly
“I was who I was in high school in accordance with the rules of conduct for a normal person, like obeying your mom and dad. Then I got out of high school and moved out of the house, and I just started, for lack of a better term, running free.” PersonsRunningSchoolHouseTermMomDadNormalHigh SchoolMovedYour MomObeyingMom And DadRunning Free Author:Iggy Pop
“My problem is that my imagination won't turn off. I wake up so excited I can't eat breakfast. I've never run out of energy. It's not like OPEC oil; I don't worry about a premium going on my energy. It's just always been there. I got it from my mom.” I CanProblemRunningTurnsEnergyImaginationWorryMomWake UpExcitedMy MomOilBreakfastMy ImaginationTurn OffPremiumOpec Author:Steven Spielberg