My original inspiration was my mom: a few years after the death of my dad, she started dating one my teachers! Meg Cabot on mom
If I go on dates, my mom is always with me. She's always there making sure I'm all right. Like if I go to see a movie with a boy, she'll go to dinner next door. Ariel Winter on mom
An agent saw one of the plays I did at ACT, but my mom was like, No, she's too young. I became so annoying that a year and a half later she just couldn't stand hearing me any more! Marla Sokoloff on mom
Cancer has been unfortunately in my life. My mom's best friend is kicking ass in her battle with breast cancer. Both of my grandmas had cancer. I recently lost a friend to cancer. Marla Sokoloff on mom
I spend so much time with my parents. My mom and I were joined at the hip for five years. There was not one moment when I wasn't with her. Kay Panabaker on mom
My mom still lives in Denver and some of my brothers are still in the area, so I still have strong ties there. Terrell Davis on mom
When I'm in the gym, I'm in the gym, and that is my focus. But when I'm not in the gym, I'm enjoying being a mom and taking care of those responsibilities .. They really do provide me with the balance that I need to be a more complete athlete. Melanie Roach on mom
I'm looking forward to being a mom and a wife and a business owner. Melanie Roach on mom
I've been a pretty selfish mom and a very unselfish athlete for about three years now and it's time to put my family first. It's probably time to move on. Melanie Roach on mom
My first big job was an Abercrombie &Fitch campaign. But my mom wouldn't let me skip school for it, so I missed half of the shoot. When we got there, we realized Bruce Weber was the photographer we knew we had made a mistake! Lauren Bush on mom
My mom is a constant in my life in so many ways. Kerri Walsh on mom
My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was 13 and it was something we weren't really aware of as a family. Rima Fakih on mom
My mom told me to do whatever I wanted to do and don't get too anxious about it. David Giuntoli on mom
Sometimes when my mom finds a fun article and really wants me to read it, I will. But I prefer to just kind of focus on what I want to do and not really what other people are saying, because I don't want that to affect me too much. Missy Franklin on mom
My mom and dad put my brother and sister through university and they were very keen for us to have an academic background just to give us a chance. Rob James-Collier on mom
I had really great parents who always gave me lots of opportunity for choice, but I didn't 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 haven't thought of yet.' Ally Condie on mom
You eat and sleep it all day long and play on the streets until mom calls you in. My story is no different than anybody else's. Adam Oates on mom
When you become a mom you just learn how to function sleep deprived and you do get used to it. I came back to work when Finley was three months old and the first few months were rough. Then somehow you learn to exist on no sleep and now when he does upon occasion sleep through the night, which is like a full six hours, you're pretty sure he's suffocating. So you don't sleep anyway. Holly Marie Combs on mom
I think there's a danger of a being typecast as the all-American mom forever. JoBeth Williams on mom