Quotes About Influence

Words of encouragement fan the spark of genius into the flame of achievement. Legend tells us that Lincoln's dying mother called her small son to her bedside and whispered, 'Be somebody, Abe'.

Give me a different set of mothers and I will give you a different world

I would much rather be known as the mother of a great son than the author of a great book or the painter of a great masterpiece.

Who can put a pricetag on the influence of a mother?

Family was real important in putting me on my path. I'm so blessed to come from a home with a mother and a father.

I never took banned substances, but I have been courted by doctors who wanted to improve my blood in the laboratory. My mother always put them on a flight.

Fashion is in my blood. Growing up, I was always clacking around the house in my mother's shoes.

A good education is the next best thing to a pushy mother.

Faith is a strong word in my life. That's one thing my mother has always stressed to me.

I owe much to mother. She had an expert's understanding, but also approached art emotionally.

I adored my mother, and I will always have extraordinary memories about her and remember her, and she opened the doors for me to appreciate arts.

My mom is my hero. [She] inspired me to dream when I was a kid, so anytime anyone inspires you to dream, that's gotta be your hero.

The mother is the one who is going to help you in the long run! You must make her your friend. It matters what she thinks.

When mothers know who they are and who God is and have made covenants with Him, they will have great power and influence for good on their children.

I know what it is like to be brought up with unconditional love. In my life that came from my grandmother.

There may be some doubt as to who are the best people to have charge of children, but there can be no doubt that parents are the worst.

If kids can forget their own mothers but still have a sense of comrade Lenin, then Soviet power really is here to stay!

Children are our future, and their mothers are its guardians.

You know, it comes from my mother's side of the family. She had seven sisters and one brother, and all of them could play instruments. I suppose I picked it up from that.

I've said it before, but it's absolutely true: My mother gave me my drive, but my father gave me my dreams. Thanks to him, I could see a future.

Most American children suffer too much mother and too little father.

My parents, especially my mother, were no influence on me whatsoever.

I have three older brothers, and each one of them has chosen one of my parents' education. Two of them are actors, and the third is a doctor as my mother is.

A car is like a mother-in-law - if you let it, it will rule your life.