No man is responsible for his father. That was entirely his mother's affair.

My father was always telling himself no one was perfect not even my mother.

My father invented a cure for which there was no disease and unfortunately my mother caught it and died of it.

Babies don't need fathers but mothers do. Someone who is taking care of a baby needs to be taken care of.

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

I think my mother... made it clear that you have to live life by your own terms and you have to not worry about what other people think and you have to have the courage to do the unexpected.

And I love that even in the toughest moments when we're all sweating it - when we're worried that the bill won't pass and it seems like all is lost - Barack never lets himself get distracted by the chatter and the noise. Just like his grandmother he just keeps getting up and moving forward... with patience and wisdom and courage and grace.

I've been through it all baby I'm mother courage.

My mother taught me about the power of inspiration and courage and she did it with a strength and a passion that I wish could be bottled.

I love my mother Ali so much. I'm a momma's boy. I just have a very cool mom. It's not as though I had any say in the matter. I'm just really fortunate. She's the most kind loving giving woman.