“You know, I don’t think any mother aims to be a single mom. I didn’t wish for that, but it happened.”– Charlize Theron Related Quotes “Motherhood has a very humanizing effect. Everything gets reduced to essentials.”– Meryl Streep “My mom started smoking when she was 11. She went to the hill next door to try her first cigarette. She set the entire hill on fire, but it didn’t deter her.”– Loni Anderson “Growing up I always shopped at Victoria’s Secret with my mom and saw Angels like Gisele and Karolina Kurkova in the windows.”– Lindsay Ellingson