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"As a mom, I know it is my responsibility, and no one else's, to raise my kids. But we have to ask ourselves, what does it mean when so many parents are finding their best efforts undermined by an avalanche of advertisements aimed at our kids."

"As a mom, I know it is my responsibility, and no one else's, to raise my kids. But we have to ask ourselves, what does it mean when so many parents are finding their best efforts undermined by an avalanche of advertisements aimed at our kids."

Michelle Obama, American First Lady

Mom, Kids, Parents, Responsibility

23

"An agent saw one of the plays I did at ACT, but my mom was like, No, she's too young. I became so annoying that a year and a half later she just couldn't stand hearing me any more!"

"An agent saw one of the plays I did at ACT, but my mom was like, No, she's too young. I became so annoying that a year and a half later she just couldn't stand hearing me any more!"

Marla Sokoloff, American Actor

Mom, Act, Hearing

23

"I was born in Texas and I lived there 'till I was 8. Then I moved to the Dominican Republic with my mom, lived there for two years and forgot every word of English I knew."

"I was born in Texas and I lived there 'till I was 8. Then I moved to the Dominican Republic with my mom, lived there for two years and forgot every word of English I knew."

Michelle Rodriguez, American Actress

Mom, English, Word, Years

23

"Becoming a mom made me more contentious about expressing my true taste."

"Becoming a mom made me more contentious about expressing my true taste."

Edie Brickell, American Musician

23

"I wanted to escape so badly. But of course I knew I couldn't just give up and leave school. It was only when I heard my mom's voice that I came out of my hiding place."

"I wanted to escape so badly. But of course I knew I couldn't just give up and leave school. It was only when I heard my mom's voice that I came out of my hiding place."

Zhang Ziyi, Chinese Actress

Mom, School, Voice

23

"I didn't understand that I could sing until I was like 11 or 12. My mom heard me singing around the house and she said, What are you doing? You really can sing! So then I started going to school and singing to the girls."

"I didn't understand that I could sing until I was like 11 or 12. My mom heard me singing around the house and she said, What are you doing? You really can sing! So then I started going to school and singing to the girls."

Chris Brown, American Musician

Mom, Girls, School, Singing

23

"Mom and Pop were just a couple of kids when they got married. He was eighteen, she was sixteen and I was three."

"Mom and Pop were just a couple of kids when they got married. He was eighteen, she was sixteen and I was three."

Billie Holiday, American Musician

23

"I also think a Hot Mom is someone who can connect with what's current in her kids' world."

"I also think a Hot Mom is someone who can connect with what's current in her kids' world."

Jami Gertz, American Actress

Mom, Kids, World

22

"My mom doesn't get the whole gay thing, but she loves me."

"My mom doesn't get the whole gay thing, but she loves me."

Jai Rodriguez, American Actor

22

"I consider my mom and all my sisters my friends."

"I consider my mom and all my sisters my friends."

Alexa Vega, American Actress

Mom, Friends, Sisters

22

"Before I was a mom I used to think that parents who worried about their kids watching MTV were just clueless. Now that I'm a mom, I see what the fuss was all about!"

"Before I was a mom I used to think that parents who worried about their kids watching MTV were just clueless. Now that I'm a mom, I see what the fuss was all about!"

Martha Quinn, American Celebrity

Mom, Kids, Now, Parents

22

"Over the years my mom has become a self-taught Biblical scholar."

"Over the years my mom has become a self-taught Biblical scholar."

Kathie Lee Gifford, American Entertainer

Mom, Self, Years

22

"I'm a nice, happily married wife and mom and I live in Connecticut."

"I'm a nice, happily married wife and mom and I live in Connecticut."

Christine Baranski, American Actress

22

"I felt I couldn't be a good mom anymore, but I didn't want my children to grow up without a mom. I felt I had to end our lives to protect us from any grief or harm."

"I felt I couldn't be a good mom anymore, but I didn't want my children to grow up without a mom. I felt I had to end our lives to protect us from any grief or harm."

Susan Smith, American Criminal

Mom, Children, End, Grief

22

"I was a hyper kid in school and the teacher suggested to my mom she needed to do something with me."

"I was a hyper kid in school and the teacher suggested to my mom she needed to do something with me."

Devon Sawa, Canadian Actor

22

"Mom ran the house, so we grew up Portuguese."

"Mom ran the house, so we grew up Portuguese."

Emeril Lagasse, American Celebrity

21

"I'm sure that my mom would have been happy with any path I chose."

"I'm sure that my mom would have been happy with any path I chose."

Joely Fisher, American Actress

21

"The most important thing in my father's life? World peace. Me and my brother. My mom."

"The most important thing in my father's life? World peace. Me and my brother. My mom."

Sean Lennon, American Musician

Mom, Peace, Brother, Life

21

"My mom has this great skiing event in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, every year for a local charity."

"My mom has this great skiing event in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, every year for a local charity."

Joely Fisher, American Actress

21

"I had been inspired by an organ player named Earl Grant, who played organ and piano together. My mom took me to see him. So I went home, put my piano and organ together, too."

"I had been inspired by an organ player named Earl Grant, who played organ and piano together. My mom took me to see him. So I went home, put my piano and organ together, too."

Billy Preston, American Musician

21

"Mothers send strips to daughters to make a point. Daughters smack strips down on the breakfast table to make a point. My own mom sometimes cuts a strip out and sends it to me to make sure I understand her."

"Mothers send strips to daughters to make a point. Daughters smack strips down on the breakfast table to make a point. My own mom sometimes cuts a strip out and sends it to me to make sure I understand her."

Cathy Guisewite, American Cartoonist

Mom, Daughters, Mothers

20

"I auditioned on my own. I tried to make a mark for myself without anybody's help, not even Mom's."

"I auditioned on my own. I tried to make a mark for myself without anybody's help, not even Mom's."

Kate Hudson, American Actress

20

"I'm talking like 10, 12 years old. Either junior brings Mom and Pop or Mom and Pop bring the kids. I'm talking young here, not a college drinking crowd."

"I'm talking like 10, 12 years old. Either junior brings Mom and Pop or Mom and Pop bring the kids. I'm talking young here, not a college drinking crowd."

George Thorogood, American Musician

Mom, College, Drinking, Kids

20

"My mom is always telling me it takes a long time to get to the top, but a short time to get to the bottom."

"My mom is always telling me it takes a long time to get to the top, but a short time to get to the bottom."

Miley Cyrus, American Musician

20

"My mom passed away a day before high school started, and her dream was for me to be a full rock and roll guy, and play drums in a band."

"My mom passed away a day before high school started, and her dream was for me to be a full rock and roll guy, and play drums in a band."

Travis Barker, American Musician

Mom, Dream, Day, Play

20

"I'm a full-time mom right now and a part-time actress."

"I'm a full-time mom right now and a part-time actress."

Valerie Bertinelli, American Actress

Mom, Now, Right

20

"We didn't have movies in this little mining town. When I was 12 my mom took me to New York and I saw Bye Bye Birdie, with people singing and dancing, and that was it."

"We didn't have movies in this little mining town. When I was 12 my mom took me to New York and I saw Bye Bye Birdie, with people singing and dancing, and that was it."

Margot Kidder, American Actress

Mom, Movies, People, Dancing

20

"Financial hardships were rough on us, even though Mom had a good job at G.M."

"Financial hardships were rough on us, even though Mom had a good job at G.M."

Ryan White, American Celebrity

Mom, Financial, Job

20

"I was raised in Boston by three older brothers and a very strong and empowering single mom."

"I was raised in Boston by three older brothers and a very strong and empowering single mom."

Eliza Dushku, American Actress

Mom, Boston, Brothers

20

"I told my agents that I didn't want to go on the audition. But as that was happening I called my mom, who has been watching the show from the beginning, and my mom said, 'It's the coolest show. You have to go.'"

"I told my agents that I didn't want to go on the audition. But as that was happening I called my mom, who has been watching the show from the beginning, and my mom said, 'It's the coolest show. You have to go.'"

Mary Lynn Rajskub, American Actress

Mom, Beginning, Want

20

"When Queer Eye hit, the church told my mom they were praying for me. She said, God loves him too. And I support him 100 percent."

"When Queer Eye hit, the church told my mom they were praying for me. She said, God loves him too. And I support him 100 percent."

Jai Rodriguez, American Actor

Mom, God, Church, Eye

19

"I want to be a fun mom. Not a gasping for air mom."

"I want to be a fun mom. Not a gasping for air mom."

Mariska Hargitay, American Actress

19

"Depending on what day of the week it is and what time of the month it is, I'm a good friend or not a good friend. I'm more or less a good mom or not a good mom, more or less a good mate or not a good mate. That's just life, whether or not you're public."

"Depending on what day of the week it is and what time of the month it is, I'm a good friend or not a good friend. I'm more or less a good mom or not a good mom, more or less a good mate or not a good mate. That's just life, whether or not you're public."

Amy Grant, American Musician

Mom, Time, Life, Friend

19

"I think there's a danger of a being typecast as the all-American mom forever."

"I think there's a danger of a being typecast as the all-American mom forever."

JoBeth Williams, American Actress

Mom, Being, Danger

19

"There is nothing worse that a thirteen-year-old boy. You're embarrassed by your parents, and you're trying to find your independance because, deep inside, you are so dependent on your mom."

"There is nothing worse that a thirteen-year-old boy. You're embarrassed by your parents, and you're trying to find your independance because, deep inside, you are so dependent on your mom."

Ben Affleck, American Actor

Mom, Deep, Nothing, Parents

19

"I played with dolls until I was 15. My mother encouraged it because my older sister got married when she was 15, so Mom thought that the longer I stayed with dolls, the better."

"I played with dolls until I was 15. My mother encouraged it because my older sister got married when she was 15, so Mom thought that the longer I stayed with dolls, the better."

Linda Evans, American Actress

Mom, Mother, Sister, Thought

19

"I started cooking when I was about 10. I have memories like when I was 6 or 7 with my mom, and when I was 12 I started getting real serious about cooking."

"I started cooking when I was about 10. I have memories like when I was 6 or 7 with my mom, and when I was 12 I started getting real serious about cooking."

Emeril Lagasse, American Celebrity

Mom, Cooking, Memories

19

"We didn't have a TV in the living room and all my friends thought we were kind of weird. When they'd come over, my mom wanted to talk to them about current events."

"We didn't have a TV in the living room and all my friends thought we were kind of weird. When they'd come over, my mom wanted to talk to them about current events."

Eliza Dushku, American Actress

Mom, Thought, Events, Friends

19

"My sisters and mom raised me to respect women and open doors for them."

"My sisters and mom raised me to respect women and open doors for them."

Milo Ventimiglia, American Actor

Mom, Women, Open, Respect

19

"Imagine my surprise when, after a lifetime of teaching me to keep personal things to myself, Mom insisted my drawings were the start of a comic strip for millions of people to enjoy."

"Imagine my surprise when, after a lifetime of teaching me to keep personal things to myself, Mom insisted my drawings were the start of a comic strip for millions of people to enjoy."

Cathy Guisewite, American Cartoonist

Mom, People, Teaching

18

"I was labeled a troublemaker, my mom an unfit mother, and I was not welcome anywhere."

"I was labeled a troublemaker, my mom an unfit mother, and I was not welcome anywhere."

Ryan White, American Celebrity

18

"I'm really happy to be a mom, and I'm proud of the phase I'm in."

"I'm really happy to be a mom, and I'm proud of the phase I'm in."

Liz Phair, American Musician

18

"Mom was the greatest influence of my childhood. She wanted to save me from the vice, lust, and drinking that was all about me."

"Mom was the greatest influence of my childhood. She wanted to save me from the vice, lust, and drinking that was all about me."

Ethel Waters, American Musician

Mom, Childhood, Drinking, Influence

18

"I was always a drama queen. I remember playing in the kitchen, trying to get my mom to think I was dead and call the police. When she didn't, I would cry. I was always theatrical. I don't think any of my relatives are surprised."

"I was always a drama queen. I remember playing in the kitchen, trying to get my mom to think I was dead and call the police. When she didn't, I would cry. I was always theatrical. I don't think any of my relatives are surprised."

Amy Lee, American Musician

Mom, Drama, Kitchen, Police

18

"Mom claimed that I could carry a tune at 2 or 3 years of age. Maybe she was a little prejudiced."

"Mom claimed that I could carry a tune at 2 or 3 years of age. Maybe she was a little prejudiced."

Ethel Merman, American Musician

Mom, Age, Years

18

"My brother Jim and I spent many wonderful summers working on dairy farms in Wisconsin owned by Mom's cousins, and as members of our local Boy Scout troop."

"My brother Jim and I spent many wonderful summers working on dairy farms in Wisconsin owned by Mom's cousins, and as members of our local Boy Scout troop."

Peter Agre, American Scientist

18

"It was definitely a part of our life. I mean, my mom had both her brothers and her fiancee in Vietnam at the same time, so it wasn't just my dad's story, it was my mom's story too. And we definitely grew up listening to the stories."

"It was definitely a part of our life. I mean, my mom had both her brothers and her fiancee in Vietnam at the same time, so it wasn't just my dad's story, it was my mom's story too. And we definitely grew up listening to the stories."

Vanessa Kerry, American Celebrity

Mom, Life, Time, Dad

18

"I had such a great mom and I know that I'd never be that mom. I wouldn't want to bring a child into this world unless I could be."

"I had such a great mom and I know that I'd never be that mom. I wouldn't want to bring a child into this world unless I could be."

Lara Flynn Boyle, American Actress

Mom, Want, World

18

"I was looking to do something non-fiction because I had done a strip, 'My Mom Was a Schizophrenic.' I really enjoyed the process of doing that strip, despite its subject matter. To do it I'd had to do a lot of research and reading and I figured I'd like to do that again."

"I was looking to do something non-fiction because I had done a strip, 'My Mom Was a Schizophrenic.' I really enjoyed the process of doing that strip, despite its subject matter. To do it I'd had to do a lot of research and reading and I figured I'd like to do that again."

Chester Brown, Canadian Cartoonist

Mom, Reading, Research

17

"I guess I was a mom so late in life, my daughter was the greatest thing since sliced bread."

"I guess I was a mom so late in life, my daughter was the greatest thing since sliced bread."

Candice Bergen, American Actress

Mom, Life, Daughter

17

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