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My mother is not a model. She is not perfect. That awareness is part of learning to love someone. Predicting the actions of someone is an act of love. We persist, even when we get it wrong. That's the beauty of love.

— Daniel Tammet

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

The great model of the affection of love in human beings is the sentiment which subsists between parents and children.

— William Godwin

My mother's love has always been a sustaining force for our family, and one of my greatest joys is seeing her integrity, her compassion, her intelligence reflected in my daughters.

— Michelle Obama

I love my mother so much, because I see the whole of her.

— Alexandra Fuller

As I've gotten older, I've realized my true models are my parents. My mom is like a sheroe. My dad is so strong.

— Zendaya

Mothers are the people who love us for no good reason. And those of us who are mothers know it's the most exquisite love of all.

— Maggie Gallagher

I think that being a conscious parent opens your eyes to the fact that any adult relationships that you have, whenever children are present on a daily basis, that they're modeling how they get along with people by what they see how you get along.

— Peter Krause

It was deeply interesting to observe my mother closely and to draw her. During those last months, she wasn't speaking much, if at all, and it was a way for me to be with her. It felt very natural.

— Roz Chast

✗Opposing Perspectives

My mother has been a wonderful model for the professional woman - a loving mother dedicated to both her family and her work. She inspired me, made me proud, and developed in me an enormous respect for women in general.

— H. Robert Horvitz

My mom is very confident and she was always a role model of mine.

— Ashley Tisdale

My mother is my biggest role model, and she showed me how to do it right. She was very present in our lives and has a great career of her own. Same with my father. So I knew it was possible going in to stay closely connected to my children while also chasing big dreams. And it's given me great perspective.

— Kerri Walsh Jennings