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Related There've been a few mother-daughter movies that are somewhat realistic. But the mother-son movie... ALBERT BROOKS I feel so honored to be able to say "What I do is for my son" without that being an excuse to do stu... C. JOYBELL C. My son is pre-K and my daughter is in elementary school. So they don't watch the show. But my so... BETSY BRANDT Our logo for Lanvin is a mother and a daughter. I've always said, 'It's not a lion, and ... ALBER ELBAZ Relationships are people's No. 1 priorities. They want to have good relationships, and a lot of ... VICTORIA OSTEEN Tombstones donĀ“t list jobs, they list relationships-mother, wife, daughter. BARBARA DELINSKY I lost my mother when I was 7 and they put her in a mental hospital. My brother and I watched her be... QUINCY JONES My mother didn't set out to surround us with white students or colleagues. My mother just sought... ILYASAH SHABAZZ I always felt like there wasn't a blueprint for father-daughter relationships - for them or for ... LUCY ALIBAR I remember my oldest son, Steve, saying to me once, 'I don't ever remember seeing you with a... LAUREN BACALL You are ugly when you love her, you are beautiful and fresh, vital and free, modern and poetic when ... WITOLD GOMBROWICZ I'm certainly not a perfect mother, but I'm trying to be what my mother wasn't for me. M... DOROTHY HAMILL Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON I took the role of Rochelle in 'Everybody Hates Chris,' and that was it. I was going to play... TICHINA ARNOLD I don't know any of us who are in relationships that are totally honest - it doesn't exist. RICHARD GERE I think I am a product of my mother's sensibilities and my mother's values. There has been l... CHER I can't find anything in the Constitution that says you prefer the life of the mother, or the co... ALAN DERSHOWITZ I'm terrible at relationships. I consider myself to be smart and a good mother but it's take... 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I also have drawers full of envelopes covered in quick o... STEVEN HALL I'm embarrassed to say that I don't have a lot of hobbies. It's not because I don't ... MIKE COLTER I'm pretty professional. I'm very aware when I'm not playing well and what I need to imp... DANIEL NESTOR I do a lot of media work, I've been investing and I'm involved with real estate. It's to... DONOVAN BAILEY At the end of the day, don't forget that you're a person, don't forget you're a moth... INDRA NOOYI I think that you are what you speak a lot of times, and there's power in the tongue. I feel sorr... MONICA DENISE BROWN My mother and I will continue on some level that I haven't determined yet. I think my mother'... JAMES ELLROY I don't have a grand master plan, but I try to be thoughtful when I can and also silly. It's... JOSH CHARLES I always have the most fun on the Fourth of July. You don't have to exchange any gifts. You just... JAMES LAFFERTY You don't have to call it God or Jesus. That's religious humbug to a lot of people, but you&... JACK LALANNE Chemistry is a hard thing. I don't think you can force it, and it doesn't necessarily mean t... TRICIA HELFER When I played Leonardo DiCaprio's mother, they liked that Leo had very hooded eyes and a rounded... ELLEN BARKIN As a viewer of television if there's something I don't like or find offensive, I just don... DAVE NAVARRO I've been a fan since I was a kid of that sort of bump-in-the-night stuff. I don't tend to g... DALLAS ROBERTS I didn't grow up with a mother, so I don't have that resource to rely on and ask a million q... VANESSA MINNILLO I didn't grow up with a mother, so I don't have that resource to rely on and ask a million q... VANESSA LACHEY My mother was very ill when I was 18. She had a brain operation and then a nervous breakdown. It'... EMILIA FOX I think, a lot of times, players get in trouble when they're asked questions and they think they... DEREK JETER As the idealized mother, I might choose Irene Dunne as the mother in 'I Remember Mama' who s... RICHARD CORLISS As the mother of two daughters, I have great respect for women. And I don't ever want to lose th... VERA WANG I'm extremely blessed to have the extraordinary mother that I have, and I don't mean Diana R... TRACEE ELLIS ROSS I've been hit in the head a lot, but I don't think I have any problems, but I can't, for... T. J. PERKINS I think being raised by a single mother put me on the outside, and I would watch my mother's mar... CHERIE LUNGHI It SMELLS ancient," - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON A lot of people put all that stuff on a pedestal, and they won't touch it. But I don't think... BRIAN SETZER I don't know if I would say that I'm specifically a history buff. I do find a lot of things ... OREN PELI I don't mind being a grandfather; I've been a mother for so many years. You just can't b... STEVEN TYLER I have two or three shows that I follow, and even those are few and far, when I can see them on Netf... ALAN RITCHSON I would never have gone anywhere if it hadn't been for Mother's faith and support. PATSY CLINE I don't have a bank account because I don't know my mother's maiden name. PAULA POUNDSTONE I don't like rock. Honestly, I like to listen to it, but it's not for me. There's a lot ... LUIS MIGUEL I don't mind finding these ugly sides to my personality and exaggerating them because that's... MARIA SEMPLE I think that in order for anything to work on television, you have to have conflict. Nothing can be ... CARRIE PRESTON I purposefully did not want to watch anything I've done so far; I actually don't like lookin... SAM CLAFLIN My mother is not a CIA agent, but she's an Italian mother, and she'd do anything for her son... ADRIANO GIANNINI I'm not afraid to go completely over the top. A lot of people are scared to seem silly or to emb... BECKI NEWTON If a guy can play Guitar Hero with me and sit at home and watch the Food Network and read magazines ... BLAKE LIVELY When I was a little kid, it was not uncommon for a cousin or an uncle, before they would even say ... RICK MORANIS For all of the hurtling towards climate change, there's also a lot more understanding of it than... EWAN MCGREGOR My neighborhood was rough, but I live a great life now. I don't fight that much now. I don't... SHIA LABEOUF Don't forget Mother's Day. Or as they call it in Beverly Hills, Dad's Third Wife Day. JAY LENO I wouldn't just come home from school and watch TV everyday, they had me involved in lots of loc... KERRY WASHINGTON It's easy to forget, as a leader, that when employees don't get the wide view, not only does... JASON FRIED I just feel like we as a human race tend to fear that which we don't understand. It's cause ... BILLY PORTER I've never really been serious about my villainy. I don't have a master plan. I suppose my p... ANTHONY ZERBE There is a generation of skimmers. It's not that they don't want to read in-depth content, b... NICK D'ALOISIO I really have problems with horror movies. I don't watch them. It's a feeling I don't wa... LUDIVINE SAGNIER I did not raise my son, Sam, to celebrate Mother's Day. I didn't want him to feel some oblig... ANNE LAMOTT I am less selfish. But I am more insistent on being part of the creative experience. I find I am a b... HELEN SLATER I like being boring to a certain extent. I don't have to be flashy. I get to put all of that int... STEPHEN COLBERT I find that when I play reality-based characters, it is only as fun for me if I have a lot of time t... DARYL HANNAH A lot of people don't understand the Black Panthers Party's relationship with white mother c... FRED HAMPTON We think we have a responsibility. And I think it's important for all of us in the Western world... KEVIN ROLLINS I tend to believe, when you're in a relationship, if you don't fight, it's not a real re... RICHARD LAGRAVENESE I find that when I put too much makeup on, or I use a certain brand, my skin will break out. I tend ... GRACE GEALEY A lot of times I watch TV and I watch film and there's so many things I'd love to talk about... ALICIA KEYS I think there's a big price to pay for consciousness, knowing that it's all going to end and... DANA CARVEY I haven't done as many films as I would have liked. A lot of my contemporaries have done more. I... DAN STEVENS You can't really fake chemistry: either you have it or you don't, and you can't have a r... STERLING K. BROWN What greater aspiration and challenge are there for a mother than the hope of raising a great son or... ROSE KENNEDY But I never really had to scold her for any mistakes. We are players on the court, not mother and da... JACQUELINE BROWNE I never considered myself a supermodel or anything like that. I mean, I don't think I'm ugly... CHELSEA HANDLER I do a lot of cardio. I think it's super important, especially for women. I don't have a tre... ALISON SWEENEY I don't think that everything on Broadway relates to us, and I think that's why we as black ... STEPHANIE MILLS Every woman has a mother, and every woman will have an issue with that mother and things that mother... KATE WINSLET I don't think it's that I don't like Sondheim. It's that I find it really... I don... IMELDA STAUNTON I've done some things that have been quite interesting, but as grateful as I am for having been ... BILLY CAMPBELL I'm an untrained musician. Untrained musicians don't really have any music theory, they don&... FRANK BLACK A lot of the time with child actors, you get the feeling they're trying to have a kind of poise ... ALESSANDRO NIVOLA My deal is that I pay more attention to whatever job I have than the relationships I have. Now, if I... GRACE SLICK The tie is stronger than that between father and son and father and daughter. The bond is also more ... CAROLE KLEIN I don't believe war is a way to solve problems. I think it's wrong. I don't have respect... AVRIL LAVIGNE I don't have an extensive background in theory, but the amount of it that I've learned, I... JOHN FRUSCIANTE My mother is from another time - the funniest person to her is Lucille Ball; that's what she lov... STEVEN WRIGHT
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DAN GERTLER Everyone comes with dreams and illusions and promises. Everyone wants quick deals. They don't wa... DAN GERTLER Getting straight A's for having lots of tests is not the same as getting A's on the tests. W... DAN GELBER Florida is one of the first states that sort of gives the legislature a very clear criteria for re-d... DAN GELBER While in the Florida legislature, I strongly opposed the Stand Your Ground law because I believed it... DAN GELBER It can be difficult to run your own firm, but the trade off is fewer conflicts and more control. DAN GELBER A strong accountability system needs to broaden, not narrow, the curriculum. That cannot happen if y... DAN GELBER I'm Dan Gelber. As a federal prosecutor, I helped put away corporate criminals, corrupt politici... DAN GELBER At what point is someone precluded from availing themselves of the justification of self-defense bec... DAN GELBER I've been a fanatic about working out all my life. DAN GABLE When my wrestlers got their hands raised, I jumped for joy. DAN GABLE I don't think college wrestling is in danger of extinction by any means. But I am concerned if o... DAN GABLE My wrestling and family go together. It's always been that way, from day one with my mom and dad... DAN GABLE If you're going to stay in the Olympics, you've got to be entertaining and get sponsorship. DAN GABLE I've never changed my life since I was 4 and went to the YMCA with a gym bag. I still have that ... DAN GABLE Right out of high school I never had the fear of getting beat, which is how most people lose. DAN GABLE There's nothing like success. DAN GABLE Wrestlers are a little more dedicated than, and are different from, the other people, which may be s... DAN GABLE My coaches were great. My mom and dad. My dad never missed a wrestling meet. DAN GABLE I shoot, I score. He shoots, I score. DAN GABLE My valleys are higher than most people's peaks. I stay at that level. DAN GABLE I went to college. I had a double major in biology and physical education, but my major was wrestlin... DAN GABLE I never won anything by myself. I was always strong because of help that gave me extra strength to w... DAN GABLE My mind's never gone very far away from what I wanted to accomplish. DAN GABLE A lot of my intensity in wrestling was due to my mental preparation before the matches. I got myself... DAN GABLE The easiest thing to do in the world is pull the covers up over your head and go back to sleep. DAN GABLE Freedom across the world is a result of many individuals working together. DAN GABLE There's always ways of motivating yourself to higher levels. Write about it, dream about it. But... DAN GABLE The 1st period is won by the best technician. The 2nd period is won by the kid in the best shape. Th... DAN GABLE Once you've wrestled, everything else in life is easy. DAN GABLE I was raised Jewish and bar mitzvahed. DAN FUTTERMAN We are breaking new ground in the territory of dumb with 'Shooting Fish.' Dumb, but in good ... DAN FUTTERMAN Does 'Shooting Fish' have less artistic merit than a play like 'Angels In America,' ... DAN FUTTERMAN With a play, there's more of a definable arc because of the nature of theater: You know, there... DAN FUTTERMAN