Foundation Quote by Laphonza Butler

My family taught me radical politics from the beginning, but I also learned to prove myself in elite institutions.

— Chesa Boudin

All of my work in some way or another speaks to political issues according to the upbringing that I had, which was deeply rooted…

— Joan Wallach Scott

I probably got from my mom a passion for public policy and and civic involvement.

— Mike Pence

When I turned 18, was the first time that I really started concentrating on politics. And I started doing so because I realized that…

— Hayden Panettiere

My mother and my father were very nurturing and wonderful examples of how to live your life. I really had a cool foundation.

— Jeff Bridges

With my family background - my parents were both activists - writing about culture and politics came naturally.

— Alexander Chee

It always seemed to be a constant that my parents were political.

— Alexei Sayle

Growing up, my mom was a stay-at-home mom. I knew that her entire world revolved around us, and she relished being involved in every…

— Marcela Valladolid

I started in politics as a fresh graduate wanting to make a difference, by bringing more political awareness and interest to young people.

— Nicole Seah

My mother's studies stopped with the third year of primary school, my father with the first. They taught me a deep sense of duty.…

— Emma Bonino

Ours was not a political household, when I was growing up.

— Judith Guest

My mother knew something about politics.

— John F. Kennedy Jr