Drive Quote by Michaela DePrince

I was blessed with a God-given talent and my mother raised me the right way.

— LeBron James

My parents raised me with a never-give-up attitude, telling me I could be anything I wanted to be. I was a serious violinist and…

— Gretchen Carlson

Growing up I had amazing parents who really let me be creative and free. I was the youngest of three by six years, the…

— Julie Taymor

My parents were very unusual. They were pro-women and independence and they wanted me to have my own career. And because of my lineage,…

— Anoushka Shankar

Before it was decided that I was going to be adopted, my mother was going to abort me. I was born with tangled legs;…

— Lindsay Pearce

The family gave me everything, every advantage and just poured love on me. I always had more confidence than I should have. I felt…

— Jo Harvey Allen

Who knows what would have become of me, if my parents had not had their influence on me.

— Otto Schily

Long before I was a success, my parents made me feel like I could be one.

— Toni Morrison

My mom has made it possible for me to be who I am. Our family is everything. Her greatest skill was encouraging me to…

— Charlize Theron

I made a conscious decision that I was not going to have children. I didn't want others raising them, and looking after them myself…

— Stevie Nicks

I consider myself lucky to be an only child because if I had other siblings, my mother would not have been able to take…

— Lea Michele

While there's plenty to be said for drive and talent, it was my parents' support that started me on the path that led me…

— Tichina Arnold