Famous Quotes

"My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What I lacked was the courage."

Clay Aiken on Mom

More quotes about Mom

• "My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her."

  George Washington on Mom

• "The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children."

  Jessica Lange on Mom

• "My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it."

  Mark Twain on Mom

• "Men are what their mothers made them."

  Ralph Waldo Emerson on Mom

• "My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso."

  Pablo Picasso on Mom

More quotes by Clay Aiken

• "I know that I've got big ears and a big forehead and that my hair sticks up. But I'm happy with myself. I'm not necessarily trying to win a beauty pageant here."

• "My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What I lacked was the courage."

• "My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What I lacked was the courage."

• "I decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with autism. That's what I planned to do with my life."

• "If my career detour from special education to singing has done one thing, it has afforded me the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others."