Careers Quote by Lena Dunham

My mother didn't raise me to be a critic, but I seem to have become one anyway.

— John Updike

My mother's work has been an enormous influence on me, but not literally. By that I mean, my photographs don't look like hers. That…

— Amy Arbus

My mother has been very instrumental in shaping up my career. Whatever I am today is because of her. Because I didn't have a…

— Rashami Desai

My mother was a great influence in my life and my career. She not only helped me master the business side of radio, but…

— Angie Martinez

Mom is a planner, an organizer. She's very strong and practical. She's the person that'll tell me if I ever start to change my…

— Taylor Swift

I don't think I'd have been able to be what I am if it wasn't for my mother. I started in the industry very…

— Amrita Rao

My mother is more of an adviser. I followed everything she did when I was younger, because I looked up to her so much.

— Mindy Kaling

How my relationship with my parents influenced my writing, really not at all. My dad was a mechanic, my mom a nurse.

— Max Lucado

My mom is an actress, but she never really pushed me into it, and it was never something I thought I would be doing.…

— Morena Baccarin

In terms of people that I know, my grandmother and my mother are huge influences on my writing life because they are both massively…

— Tea Obreht

Naturally, I do things my own way but I'm certainly influenced by my mother's way of doing things.

— Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark

Who can ever measure the benefit of a mother's inspiration?

— Charles R. Swindoll