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My mother was a passionate, complicated, sometimes fierce woman.

My mother was a dominant force in our family. And I always saw her as the leader. And that was great for me as a young woman, because I never saw that women had to be dominated by men.

But I was very, very unhappy because my mother was very charming and generous, but to me, very dominating.

I had a very strong-willed mother, who I totally adored. She was always in control of her life.

My father really was not the dominant person who raised the family, it was my mother who raised the family.

My mother married my father in 1956. She was twenty-eight, and he was thirty-one. She loved him with a fierce steadiness borne of loyalty, determination, and an unyielding dignity.

My mother was the love of my life.

My mother was very family-oriented. And I do love being with my children.

My father was very intense, passionate and over-the-top. He was my hero and my tyrant.

My mother was the influence in my life. She was strong; she had great faith in the ultimate triumph of justice and hard work. She believed passionately in education.