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My mother wasn't a stickler for the more practical approaches to life.

— Diane Keaton

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✓Similar Perspectives

I always tried to do things by example, even though I was not a very good mother regarding routines and family life.

— Vivienne Westwood

My mother turned into a professional widow. She couldn't understand why I wanted to be an engineer; she thought I should be a chicken farmer.

— David Antin

My mother had a very difficult childhood, having seen her own mother kill herself. So she didn't always know how to be the nurturing mother that we all expect we should have.

— Amy Tan

My mother inspired me to treat others as I would want to be treated regardless of age, race or financial status.

— Tommy Hilfiger

It is hard to tell your mother to change her life.

— Tony Yayo

My mom is not trying to live vicariously through me.

— Victoria Justice

Being a mother changes perspective. Things that were once really important, the sole focus of your life, aren't the same.

— Jessica Ennis-Hill

My mother didn't want me to be a feminist, a radical, political person, because she was scared. She wanted me to be protected and safe, but my life never was.

— Isabel Allende

✗Opposing Perspectives

My mother was pragmatic, focused and extremely, exceedingly practical, and she was the ultimate self-determining person.

— Ursula Burns

My mother was a dominant force in my life. She had a very specific idea about education, which was: you should know everything about everything. It was quite simple. There was no exclusivity, and there really was no judgment.

— Twyla Tharp