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		When I was younger, I didn't understand how a mother could put her son on a plane and just say, you know, 'Here you go, I'll see you later.' And she never followed, she never came.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Jose Antonio Vargas 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		A loving mother–son relationship is always a plot or outwitting of some kind. 'Don't tell anyone, but...' my mother was always saying to me – when I wasn't saying it to her. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Walter Kirn 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		If I hadn't spent many years trying to be as compassionate as Mother Teresa, as positive a thinker as W. Clement Stone, as prolific a writer as Stephen King, and as good a speaker as many of the legends I have studied, I would not be as successful as I am today. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Jack Canfield 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Sorry, there's nothing like a screaming baby to make a mother twitch. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		You can't hate Britney Spears because, you know what, no matter what Britney Spears been doing, she's still on TV. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		My mum was no pushy parent. She would drop me off for auditions when I was in my teens at the Lyric Theatre, then give me my bus fare and say she would see me later at home. She wasn't hanging around in the wings geeing me on. I had to do it on my own; it was up to me. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Rachel Tucker 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I was very, very little - it was the first time I ever cooked on my own, with my mother's supervision - and I made scrambled eggs. I felt so accomplished, like magic! 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Gail Simmons 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		I started playing chess when I was five years old. I learned the moves from my mother, then worked with my father - and later trainers. My style became very technical. I sacrificed a lot of things. I was always hunting for the king, for the mate. I'd forget about my other pieces. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
				Garry Kasparov 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		My 80-year-old mother will not buy her heart medicine because it cost more than she can pay with social security. She is America. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Jack Bowman 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Mark Zuckerberg needs no introduction these days, what with all the magazine covers and morning news shows. My mother knows who he is now, and my mother can hardly turn on a computer. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Kara Swisher 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I owe my career to Latina women. I was surrounded by the amazing group: my mother, my aunts, my extended family. They didn't necessarily have access to high fashion, but they had great style and looked stunning naturally at every age. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Narciso Rodriguez 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I always say, one way to connect with a working mother is to ask her what she has done before work that day! 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Raney Aronson-Rath 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		When I became a mother of two, I decided to work with brands that remind me of family because they're my No. 1 priority. Now I'm partnering with Puffs to encourage people to get out and not hibernate inside. People should enjoy the holiday season, and if you do have a runny nose or the sniffles, Puffs is there to take care of your symptoms. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I don't want to overemphasize this, but not a day goes by when I don't think about my mother and what she would think about what I just did. I often adjust my approach. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		My mother and my sister are big Jon Snow fans. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		I love Katy Perry, she is a wonderful pop singer. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		I have this dog named Marley, and it is a kind of love I had never known. I have a hard time believing Marley did not come from my body. I know that sounds insane, but I feel that connected to her. She made me realize I wanted to adopt children. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Edie Falco 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		'Westworld' is going to be incredible, and the production line is amazing. That was really nice because Lisa Nolan, who is in charge there, is fabulous and is a great example of a woman doing that role. So that was great, and she's amazing - an incredible writer and fantastic to work with. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		She frieth in her owne grease. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				John Heywood 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I am quite happy that I can still walk down the street every day in a pair of jogging bottoms and my woolly hat, and no one knows who I am. That's nice. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Andrew Gower 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I've always had trouble with authority. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		Jerry, Jerry...he's kind of got a feminine side to him...he's in touch with his feminine side. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Mike Inez 
			 
			
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		I remember hearing other models talk about going to castings for Givenchy, and I was like, 'What are they saying?' And then I realized and was like, 'Oh, the Give-in-chee one.' I had been calling it Give-in-chee the whole time. I was shocked. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Jacquelyn Jablonski 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		When I was younger, I didn't understand how a mother could put her son on a plane and just say, you know, 'Here you go, I'll see you later.' And she never followed, she never came. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Jose Antonio Vargas