My mother never met a gadget she didn't like. There were tube pans for baking the angel food cakes my father could have after his first heart attack, and Bundt pans and loaf pans and baking pans and grilling pans. Janet Fitch angelattackbake share on social
My mother never put an emphasis on looks. She let us grow up on our own time line. She never forced any beauty regimen into my world. Rachel McAdams beautyemphasisforce Change image and share on social
My mother never really thought I could become anything. Barbra Streisand motherthink Change image and share on social
My mother never said to lose weight. Diets were never a big deal. My mom was always beautiful and voluptuous and curvy, and I always thought she was gorgeous. Christina Hendricks beautifulbigcurvy Change image and share on social
My mother never watched me train in Romania. She wasn't allowed, it just wasn't done back then. My training was paid for by the government. My parents were not at the Olympics with me, either. I never expected them to be. Nadia Comaneci allowbackexpect share on social
My mother often mailed me articles from 'Reader's Digest' about advances in DNA chemistry. No matter how I tried to explain it to her, she never grasped the concept that I could have been writing those articles, that something I had invented made most of those DNA discoveries possible. Kary Mullis advancearticlechemistry share on social
My mother once said to me, 'You must promise to be happy; it is the greatest favour you can do to others'. It has guided me throughout my life. Stephane Hessel favourgreatguide Change image and share on social
My mother opened a bank account for me when I made $60 on my first day of work as an extra. She's that kind of mother. Laura Dern accountbankday Change image and share on social
My mother painted and wrote. She always had a painting in progress on an easel in the kitchen, so our house always smelled like oil paint. At night, she wrote after she'd put my sisters and me to bed, and the sound of her typing was our lullaby. Luanne Rice bedeaselhouse share on social