Confidence Quote by Gene Wilder

When your mother gives you confidence about anything that you do, you carry that confidence with you.She made me believe that I could make…

— Gene Wilder

It gradually dawned upon me that there was no one more difficult to please than my mother.

— Georg Brandes

If my mother hadn't encouraged me, I would be nervous and feeling like I'm doing something wrong.

— Alek Wek

My mother was a very difficult woman to please. She was the sort of woman who thought that if I were praised I would…

— Mem Fox

My mom has a very subtle way of encouraging.

— Craig Mello

My mother told me that life isn't always about pleasing yourself and that sometimes you have to do things for the sole benefit of…

— Chelsea Handler

If your mother tells you to do a thing, it is wrong to reply that you won't. It is better and more becoming to…

— Mark Twain

My mom has a good way of engaging me in a conversation about the choices I make, listening, being objective and open-minded, and respecting…

— Casey Affleck

Mothers are supposed to listen and, afterward, to respond with some wisdom and perspective, but these things were not my mother's strong suit.

— Anne Lamott

My desire, my passion, was to help moms with practical encouragement.

— Lisa Whelchel

I was encouraged by my mother and, to a lesser extent, by my father.

— Carlisle Floyd

My mother is very, very smart and commands respect because she has a lot of respect for herself.

— Jared Leto