Education Quote by David Starkey

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 had a very strong-willed mother, who I totally adored. She was always in control of her life.

— Jan de Bont

My mom was an enthusiastic, positive, glass-is-half-full type of person and that is how I live my life and I owe that to her.…

— Kliff Kingsbury

My mother really was an extraordinary, inspirational, tough, cool, sexy, funny woman and that's the kind of woman I've always surrounded myself with. It's…

— Joss Whedon

In my earliest of years, my mother was a huge force in my life. She was for all intents and purposes, a single parent.…

— Harry Belafonte

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

— Troy Glaus

My mother was strong-willed, demanding, and very supportive all at the same time.

— Michael Spence

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

But I was very, very unhappy because my mother was very charming and generous, but to me, very dominating.

— Beatrice Wood

My mother was the greatest example to me of anyone I've ever known. She didn't have an easy life. I adored her. She worked…

— Lauren Bacall

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 full-time mother. She didn't have much of her own career, her own life, her own experiences... everything was for her…

— Angelina Jolie