“I'm a long way from being evicted [at the age of 14], but I'll never forget it. I'll never forget the feeling. I'll never forget my mom crying and I'll never forget the thought I had: 'Well the only thing I can do is just go build my body,' because the men who were successful that I knew of - Stallone, Arnold, Bruce Willis - they were men of action.” MenWayWellsLongI CanFeelingsBodyAgeActionCan DoForgetSuccessfulCryHe ManMomMy MomNever ForgetLong WayForget It Author:Dwayne Johnson
“I would have never dreamed that my career would be this successful. I grew up in an average home in Barbados, and we didn't live in the best neighborhood. But I was never aware that we were poor; my mom never made us feel that way. She loved me unconditionally. She made us feel anything was possible and instilled in me such confidence.” WayFeelsMadeHomeWould BePoorCareersSuccessfulGrewMomGrew UpAverageMy MomNeighborhoodBarbados Author:Rihanna
“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
“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
“My mom raised me to be successful and not be a knucklehead and do the wrong things. She still talks to me to this day about those things.” StillsSuccessfulMomRaisedMy MomBeing SuccessfulThis DayWrong ThingsTalk To MeKnuckleheads Author:Deshaun Watson
“I'd have to say the best part of being successful is being able to take care of my mom so she never has to worry about anything again and also being able to put my friends and people I care about in positions to win.” PeopleCareAbleWinningWorrySuccessfulPositionMomMy FriendsMy MomTake CareBeing SuccessfulI Care Author:G-Eazy
“If you expect to be successful and you expect to raise a family while having a career then you will strive for that; if you strive for it then hopefully you will achieve it. So I think for my own daughter, she's going to grow up with a working mom. One that has had to make some painful choices and face some painful realities.” ThinkingRealityChoicesGrowing UpSuccessfulAchieveMomDaughterStrivePainfulHopefullyBeing SuccessfulWorking Mom Author:Sarah Treem
“Basically what my mom told me - I was extremely shy, I didn't have any girlfriends 'til I was 21 - my mom would see me suffering and tell me, "Just focus on your school, study very hard, and some day you will be successful and you can use all the resources that you have to a dating advantage." Ultimately, I took that advice and turned it into dating sites.” SchoolSufferingStudySuccessfulFocusAdviceMomDatingMy MomGirlfriendBeing SuccessfulShy Author:Brandon Wade
“My dad was a bartender. My mom was a cashier, a maid and a stock clerk at K-Mart. They never made it big. They were never rich. And yet they were successful. Because just a few decades removed from hopelessness, they made possible for us all the things that had been impossible for them.” MadeBigsMotherSuccessfulRichImpossibleMomDadMy DadMy MomDecadesMade ItHopelessnessMaidsClerksBartenderCashiers Author:Marco Rubio