41.   Lesli Rice said her mother was her foundation, and self-reliance was one of the many life lessons her mother taught.

42.   Ms. Mongan, a qualified Montessori teacher, recalled that while they were still on the road, her mother taught her how to beg in the tinker tongue.

43.   My mother taught me the things mothers teach their daughters, using the Bible as her guide.

44.   My mother taught us the early morning joys of the beach.

45.   My mother taught me about unconditional love and, at the same time, set very tough standards for achievement.

46.   My mother taught me some cooking when she was recuperating from a surgery and needed someone to fill in.

47.   My mother taught the lesson by standing on a hassock for two solid hours after an early-morning sighting.

48.   My mother taught me to be proud.

49.   My mother taught me to stay busy and forget about racism.

50.   My mother taught school and my father taught college.