“My mom taught me to live by the three p’s: to always be passionate, persistent, and prepared.”
Hailee Steinfeld
“My mom has always been kind of my backbone. She keeps me strong. She is a mother, a friend. She is really everything to me.”
Aerin Lauder
“My mom keeps me going, man. She deserves such a good life. I just wanna give it to her. My dad, too. My family, my friends, they keep me motivated. Just knowing my personal legend, just knowing what I’m supposed to do, that keeps me going.”
Big Sean
“We need somebody who’s got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what it’s like to be a young teenage mom, the empathy to understand what it’s like to be poor or African-American or gay or disabled or old – and that’s the criterion by which I’ll be selecting my judges.”
Barack Obama
“My mom says I’m a fighter, a fierce competitor, and I think I am, too.”
Gabby Douglas
“My mom is my best friend in the entire world. She is so cool and so inspiring. I’ve always been able to be open with her and talk to her as a friend.”
Jessica Lowndes
“That strong mother doesn’t tell her cub, Son, stay weak so the wolves can get you. She says, Toughens up, this is a reality we are living in.”
Lauryn Hill
“Don’t let people disrespect you. My mom says don’t open the door to the devil. Surround yourself with positive people. “
Cuba Gooding, Jr.
“My mom always said that there would be haters. Not everyone can love ya.”
Joel Madden
“I was always at peace because of the way my mom treated me.”
Martina Hingis
“Men are what their mothers made them.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Having children is my greatest achievement. It was my savior. It switched my focus from the outside to the inside. My children are gifts, they remind me of what’s important.”
Elle Macpherson
“My mom has always been my support system. She taught me to never give up and to keep pursuing my passions no matter what.”
Mandy Moore
“The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.”
Jessica Lange
“My dad said, ‘Stay humble, and you gotta work harder than everybody else.’ My mom said, ‘Always be yourself.’ She always told me only God can judge me.”
Nate Robinson
