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I had an amazing advantage: a grandmother [Polly Noonan, an influential confidante of the mayor of Albany] who loved politics. She taught me not…

— Kirsten Gillibrand

My mother's influence to take on new challenges and do what I though was right even though sometimes the consequences politically speaking were not…

— Jimmy Carter

My mother was the influence in my life. She was strong; she had great faith in the ultimate triumph of justice and hard work.…

— John H. Johnson

My mother was a big influence. She kept pushing me because I was very shy and inhibited. And schoolwork was very difficult for me…

— Don Rickles

I think my grandmother was one of my biggest influences.

— Curtis Mayfield

I was raised on the values of speaking up and making a positive difference in a very political family that believed in the importance…

— Scott McClellan

My mother was a tremendous influence - and still is - on my brothers and me in terms of the work ethic and values…

— Sajid Javid

My father was my main influence. He was a preacher, but he was also a history and political science teacher, and since he was…

— David Soul

My mother was a huge influence on me - she was a free spirit and helped me appreciate, from a very early age, that…

— Christian Louboutin

My mother was the biggest influence on me, without question.

— Troy Glaus

My mother was a politician in my formative years.

— Antonia Fraser

People who looked like me were not in positions of political influence, let alone leading governments when I was younger.

— Humza Yousaf