Late Quote by Alison Hammond

Marguerite Duras was a very good friend of mine and an intellectual hero. She was also a sort of mother figure. Of course she…

— Claire Denis

[The] BBC was known as Auntie suggesting someone prudish and Victorian and that she still is on some days. On others she's a champagne-soaked…

— Morley Safer

My mother, Agnes Dereon Beyince, was a seamstress and designer, and her passion passed down to me.

— Tina Knowles

My mom was the Diana Ross of our clan. She was always up-to-date, and always knew what to do and what not to do…

— Erykah Badu

I deeply adored my mum. She was an extraordinary person, even for the prejudice I'm likely to have. She was beautiful, amusing, a tremendous…

— Andrew Motion

My mum and dad are great mates.

— Laura Whitmore

Nelson Mandela and myself had a wonderful relationship - he was a special man and will be missed.

— Donald Trump

A good friend of mine was Lucy Ball. Her mother and my mother were best friends.

— Betty White

My mom, she's from Ireland, coached tennis in Nigeria when she was a missionary and turned me on to it when I was young.

— Donal Logue

I was brought up by a single mother. She was learning to be a playwright so I had an incredible childhood. She formed a…

— Lucy Beaumont

My mum and dad were incredibly supportive - although I suspect my dad would have preferred me to go the university route. However, I…

— Daniel Rigby

I was very close to my grandmother, Agnes Parry. She was a typical matriarchal leader of the family and the community. People looked up…

— Michael Ball