Mom never quit on me. My only regret is that she didnt live long enough to share some of the money and comforts my work in show business has brought me. – Ethel Waters
In her whole life Mom never earned more than five or six dollars a week. Being without a husband, it was hard for her to find any place at all for us to live. – Ethel Waters
When I was growing up in New Jersey, my mom would regularly take my sister and I into the city to see shows. I have many fond memories of standing in the half-price ticket line in Times Square and going to matinees. – Trey Anastasio
No movie influenced me more to go after my dreams than Flashdance. After seeing it, I took 15 dance lessons a week. I cut all my sweatshirts. I did the Maniac thing. – Elizabeth Berkley
We need to tap the resource of current and retiring science and math professionals that have both content mastery and the practical experience to serve as effective teachers. – Cathy McMorris
