I'm very close to my mother, but not a single other person…

My mother was a famous photographer for actresses, including Sophia Loren, Gina Lollobrigida, and so many. I remember I went to school close to…

— Dario Argento

Becoming a mother was the single defining event of my life. It felt like the whole world shifted.

— Debra Messing

I admire my mother for being a single mum. It's ridiculously hard.

— Holliday Grainger

Being a wife and mother are the single most important roles in my life. They take a lot of work, a lot of patience,…

— Candace Cameron Bure

When I was growing up, my family was plagued by poverty. My mother, a single parent, worked around the clock to make sure her…

— Patrisse Cullors

The Mother of Christ, who stands at the very center of this mystery...is given as mother to every single individual and all mankind.

— Pope John Paul II

I would say that my mother is the single biggest role model in my life, but that term doesn't seem to encompass enough when…

— Mindy Kaling

I feel that single mommies don't get enough praise and accolades. I've had first-hand experience. My mother was a single mom. As far as…

— Nia Long

My mother was a single mom whose days were spent as a customer service rep at Con Edison in downtown Brooklyn.

— Jacqueline Woodson

I came from nothing. My mother was a single mother in the streets. She did everything she could do. Me and my brother experienced…

— Trae tha Truth

My parents separated when I was very small. I grew up with my mother, and I was a single child then. She was very…

— Gael Garcia Bernal

My mother was a single working mother; she started having children very young. There was a tension inside her about who she wanted to…

— Natalie Merchant

My mother was a single mom, and most of the women I know are strong.

— Regina King

My mother was a single mom, and she was a claims adjuster at an insurance company. She actually dropped out of school - she…

— Stacy Brown-Philpot

My grandmother was a single mother. My mother's a single mother, and I have four daughters. I've experienced firsthand the challenges of what it…

— Richelieu Dennis