My mother wanted a conservative, secure life, and she has been married to my father since she was 18... A lot of hard work went into that marriage and a lot of not getting what you want. Kimberly Quinn conservativefatherhard Change image and share on social
My mother wanted me off her hands. She was a working woman. She designed clothes, and she was a celebrity collector. It's my mother's ambition to be a celebrity. Stephen Sondheim ambitioncelebrityclothe Change image and share on social
My mother wanted me to be a concert pianist. Bernie Worrell concertmotherpianist Change image and share on social
My mother wanted me to be a professor, because I have several people in my family who are professors at university. Jose Manuel Barroso familymotherpeople Change image and share on social
My mother wanted me to be a teacher. She had this vision of me walking across the quadrangle in an Oxford college wearing my academic gown. Simon Callow academiccollegegown Change image and share on social
My mother wanted me to be a writer. But she was a child of the Depression and never understood that she wasn't poor. So, you know, the idea of not having a job, it would creep through. But she tried very hard to be subtle about it. Richard Greenberg childcreepdepression share on social
My mother wanted me to be friends only with children she considered socially suitable. Brigitte Bardot childconsiderfriend Change image and share on social
My mother wanted me to understand that as a woman I could do pretty much whatever I wanted to, that I didn't have to use sex or sexuality to define myself. Suzanne Vega definemotherpretty Change image and share on social
My mother wanted to be a teacher when she was young, and my father didn't approve of it, so she fought very hard to become one. And she did it. So when I said I wanted to become an actress, my mother was very supportive. She always said to me, 'There's no such thing as 'can't.' Archie Panjabi actressapprovefather share on social
