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"When I get a new script my mom will read them and just be aghast. I think it's hysterical."

"When I get a new script my mom will read them and just be aghast. I think it's hysterical."

Alia Shawkat, American Actress

18

"They see me as being this Super Mom on TV who also can more than handle a difficult husband, and they assume I'm going to be just full of wisdom as a mother and wife myself."

"They see me as being this Super Mom on TV who also can more than handle a difficult husband, and they assume I'm going to be just full of wisdom as a mother and wife myself."

Patricia Richardson, American Actress

Mom, Wisdom, Mother, Wife

18

"Married and divorced, three beautiful daughters, two in college. The other one is 16, lives with her mom. I'm 46, I've worked for the Post Office for 18 years, seven facilities in three states."

"Married and divorced, three beautiful daughters, two in college. The other one is 16, lives with her mom. I'm 46, I've worked for the Post Office for 18 years, seven facilities in three states."

Arthur Godfrey, American Entertainer

Mom, College, Daughters, Office

18

"They very seldom let me lose my cool. They made me like I was Polly Perfect, which was ridiculous so that when I bump into kids on the street they'd say 'I wish my Mom were like you.'"

"They very seldom let me lose my cool. They made me like I was Polly Perfect, which was ridiculous so that when I bump into kids on the street they'd say 'I wish my Mom were like you.'"

Charlotte Rae, American Actress

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

"If I could get any animal it would be a dolphin. I want one so bad. Me and my mom went swimming with dolphins and I was like, 'How do we get one of those?' and she was like, 'You can't get a dolphin. What are you gonna do, like, put it in your pool?'"

"If I could get any animal it would be a dolphin. I want one so bad. Me and my mom went swimming with dolphins and I was like, 'How do we get one of those?' and she was like, 'You can't get a dolphin. What are you gonna do, like, put it in your pool?'"

Miley Cyrus, American Musician

17

"I don't want to be perfect, but I do want to be a role model. My mom always tells me that imperfections equal beauty. All of us are imperfect."

"I don't want to be perfect, but I do want to be a role model. My mom always tells me that imperfections equal beauty. All of us are imperfect."

Miley Cyrus, American Musician

Mom, Beauty, Want

17

"I did find some time to go to a record store and check out "Headstrong" actually in the racks. It was pretty cool; I never thought I'd see my own CD sitting there with everyone else's. I made my Mom take lots of pics!"

"I did find some time to go to a record store and check out "Headstrong" actually in the racks. It was pretty cool; I never thought I'd see my own CD sitting there with everyone else's. I made my Mom take lots of pics!"

Ashley Tisdale, American Actress

Mom, Time, Thought, Pretty

17

"A guy is a lump like a doughnut. So, first you gotta get rid of all the stuff his mom did to him. And then you gotta get rid of all that macho crap that they pick up from beer commercials. And then there's my personal favorite, the male ego."

"A guy is a lump like a doughnut. So, first you gotta get rid of all the stuff his mom did to him. And then you gotta get rid of all that macho crap that they pick up from beer commercials. And then there's my personal favorite, the male ego."

Roseanne Barr, American Actress

Mom, Beer, Ego, Favorite

17

"I would go visit my mom on Sundays, and my brother was working on stuff. I'd go in there and sing a little melody, then we started working with words and the next thing you know it was just born organically without really trying."

"I would go visit my mom on Sundays, and my brother was working on stuff. I'd go in there and sing a little melody, then we started working with words and the next thing you know it was just born organically without really trying."

Taryn Manning, American Actress

Mom, Brother, Trying, Visit

16

"My children, Michael and Alex, are with our Heavenly Father now, and I know that they will never be hurt again. As a mom, that means more than words could ever say."

"My children, Michael and Alex, are with our Heavenly Father now, and I know that they will never be hurt again. As a mom, that means more than words could ever say."

Susan Smith, American Criminal

Mom, Father, Children, Hurt

16

"My mom is a sculptress."

"My mom is a sculptress."

P. J. Harvey, British Musician

16

"My mom had to beg the guys to let me play. I couldn't even play the drums right - Brian had to show me."

"My mom had to beg the guys to let me play. I couldn't even play the drums right - Brian had to show me."

Dennis Wilson, American Musician

Mom, Play, Right

16

"I wanted to marry a girl just like my mom."

"I wanted to marry a girl just like my mom."

Michael Bergin, American Actor

16

"My mom never taught me to be waiting for some prince on a white horse to swipe me off my feet."

"My mom never taught me to be waiting for some prince on a white horse to swipe me off my feet."

Tyra Banks, American Model

Mom, Feet, Waiting

16

"My mom was sarcastic about men. She would tell me Adam was the rough draft and Eve was the final product. She was a feminist minister, an earth mom who wore a bra only on Sundays."

"My mom was sarcastic about men. She would tell me Adam was the rough draft and Eve was the final product. She was a feminist minister, an earth mom who wore a bra only on Sundays."

Daphne Zuniga, American Actress

Mom, Men, Draft, Earth

16

"That's a big deal for kids, when they come into the kitchen and the teacher is drinking coffee with mom. They react differently on the next day when you say: 'Sit down and shut-up!'"

"That's a big deal for kids, when they come into the kitchen and the teacher is drinking coffee with mom. They react differently on the next day when you say: 'Sit down and shut-up!'"

Ed O'Neill, American Actor

Mom, Coffee, Day, Drinking

16

"I got tackled once in a movie theater. I was with my mom and brother, and then suddenly I got hit from behind and sort of sprawled out on the candy counter."

"I got tackled once in a movie theater. I was with my mom and brother, and then suddenly I got hit from behind and sort of sprawled out on the candy counter."

Scott Wolf, American Actor

Mom, Brother, Theater

16

"I told my mom, 'I'm not buying another magazine until I can get past this thought of looking like the girl on the cover'. She said, "Miley, you are the girl on the cover,' and I was, like, 'I know, but I don't feel like that girl every day.' You can't always feel perfect."

"I told my mom, 'I'm not buying another magazine until I can get past this thought of looking like the girl on the cover'. She said, "Miley, you are the girl on the cover,' and I was, like, 'I know, but I don't feel like that girl every day.' You can't always feel perfect."

Miley Cyrus, American Musician

Mom, Thought, Buying, Day

16

"My mom moved up between Leland and Greenville when I was just a little tot."

"My mom moved up between Leland and Greenville when I was just a little tot."

Little Milton, American Musician

15

"But my mom was a pianist, and she taught piano out of her house. I was just so excited, being a little kid and having all these other kids come to my house twice a week. I thought it was a big party."

"But my mom was a pianist, and she taught piano out of her house. I was just so excited, being a little kid and having all these other kids come to my house twice a week. I thought it was a big party."

Vanessa Carlton, American Musician

Mom, Thought, Being, Kids

15

"Not that we didn't have close relationships with our parents - I'm very close to my mom - but parents didn't think anything of going off for a few weeks and leaving their kids."

"Not that we didn't have close relationships with our parents - I'm very close to my mom - but parents didn't think anything of going off for a few weeks and leaving their kids."

Candice Bergen, American Actress

Mom, Kids, Parents, Relationships

15

"Of course, I would be depressed sometimes, and my Mom would be worried about me because I would just sleep to escape. Cause I was so scared of being a musician or artist, or whatever you want to call it."

"Of course, I would be depressed sometimes, and my Mom would be worried about me because I would just sleep to escape. Cause I was so scared of being a musician or artist, or whatever you want to call it."

Chantal Kreviazuk, Canadian Musician

Mom, Artist, Being, Cause

15

"My dad's an architect and my mom owned a French bakery for twelve years."

"My dad's an architect and my mom owned a French bakery for twelve years."

Alison Lohman, American Actress

Mom, Dad, Years

15

"I was a single mom that raised two bright, beautiful, and compassionate girls."

"I was a single mom that raised two bright, beautiful, and compassionate girls."

Connie Stevens, American Actress

14

"My beloved Mom and Pop always rated tops with each other, and that's the way it will always be."

"My beloved Mom and Pop always rated tops with each other, and that's the way it will always be."

Ethel Merman, American Musician

14

"My mom used to say that Greek Easter was later because then you get stuff cheaper."

"My mom used to say that Greek Easter was later because then you get stuff cheaper."

Amy Sedaris, American Actress

14

"Sinatra was just one of Mom's friends."

"Sinatra was just one of Mom's friends."

Lorna Luft, American Actress

14

"My Mom said she learned how to swim when someone took her out in the lake and threw her off the boat. I said, 'Mom, they weren't trying to teach you how to swim.'"

"My Mom said she learned how to swim when someone took her out in the lake and threw her off the boat. I said, 'Mom, they weren't trying to teach you how to swim.'"

Paula Poundstone, American Comedian

14

"I didn't really know what I wanted to do, and then I got this call from a casting director in Los Angeles. She remembered me from something years before, and she called my mom wanting me to audition for this thing."

"I didn't really know what I wanted to do, and then I got this call from a casting director in Los Angeles. She remembered me from something years before, and she called my mom wanting me to audition for this thing."

Scott Speedman, English Actor

14

"One time my mom tried to ground me, but that lasted 15 minutes."

"One time my mom tried to ground me, but that lasted 15 minutes."

Bam Margera, American Celebrity

14

"If my mom reads that I'm grammatically incorrect I'll have hell to pay."

"If my mom reads that I'm grammatically incorrect I'll have hell to pay."

Larisa Oleynik, American Actress

13

"I'm a just a mom when I walk down the street."

"I'm a just a mom when I walk down the street."

Alice Barrett, American Actress

13

"When you're a mom and you have three children, nothing bothers you. Trust me. Who cares what people say? I've got other things to deal with."

"When you're a mom and you have three children, nothing bothers you. Trust me. Who cares what people say? I've got other things to deal with."

Faith Hill, American Musician

Mom, Trust, People, Children

13

"I'm a mom, a full-time mom when I'm not taping. I do the carpool thing, and bake the cookies, and do the homework."

"I'm a mom, a full-time mom when I'm not taping. I do the carpool thing, and bake the cookies, and do the homework."

Vanna White, American Celebrity

12

"Sure, my childhood was unusual. All these eccentric, wild people frequented our home: rock stars, drag queens, models, bikers, freaks. But I was not this little rich girl. My mom and I lived in an apartment."

"Sure, my childhood was unusual. All these eccentric, wild people frequented our home: rock stars, drag queens, models, bikers, freaks. But I was not this little rich girl. My mom and I lived in an apartment."

Liv Tyler, American Actress

Mom, People, Childhood, Stars

12

"I was a brownie for a day. My mom made me stop. She didn't want me to conform."

"I was a brownie for a day. My mom made me stop. She didn't want me to conform."

Sandra Bullock, American Actress

12

"My Mom is a ballet director, so I had this idea in me that classical training is the best foundation for anything you do, so I wanted to get a classical background and voice."

"My Mom is a ballet director, so I had this idea in me that classical training is the best foundation for anything you do, so I wanted to get a classical background and voice."

Shuler Hensley, American Actor

Mom, Idea, Ballet, Training

12

"I know how to do anything, I'm a mom."

"I know how to do anything, I'm a mom."

Roseanne Barr Arnold, American Actress

11

"My mom and I have always been really close. She's always been the friend that was always there. There were times when, in middle school and junior high, I didn't have a lot of friends. But my mom was always my friend. Always."

"My mom and I have always been really close. She's always been the friend that was always there. There were times when, in middle school and junior high, I didn't have a lot of friends. But my mom was always my friend. Always."

Taylor Swift, American Musician

Mom, Friend, Friends, School

6

"For everything I do, I think about a 6-year-old girl and her mom that I saw at my concert last night. I think about what those two individuals would think if I were at a club last night. I never want to be arrested, and I never want to get a DUI, those are my moral values."

"For everything I do, I think about a 6-year-old girl and her mom that I saw at my concert last night. I think about what those two individuals would think if I were at a club last night. I never want to be arrested, and I never want to get a DUI, those are my moral values."

Taylor Swift, American Musician

Mom, Values, Night, Want

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