11 Celebs on The Life Lessons They Got From Their Moms

01of 11ZOE SALDANAMaro Hagopian"She would always tell me, ‘Zoe, Zoe, Zoe. I hope you like them,’ " Saldana recalls about a mantra her mother used on her when she was nervous about making an impression on someone new. Added the actress, “And for some reason, it was always to remind me what I have to feel and think about others matters just as much as what they have to feel and think of me."- toPEOPLE

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ZOE SALDANA

Maro Hagopian

“She would always tell me, ‘Zoe, Zoe, Zoe. I hope you like them,’ " Saldana recalls about a mantra her mother used on her when she was nervous about making an impression on someone new. Added the actress, “And for some reason, it was always to remind me what I have to feel and think about others matters just as much as what they have to feel and think of me.”

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02of 11CHRIS HEMSWORTHManuel Velasquez/Anadolu Agency/Getty"If you’re not enjoying it, do something else. That was what she said to me when I came across to the States and I was really nervous about coming over. What if I don’t get work? She goes, ‘Just have fun. You love acting, right? Good, go and act. Go and have fun and if it doesn’t work out, you can come back home.'"- to theNew York Daily News

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CHRIS HEMSWORTH

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“If you’re not enjoying it, do something else. That was what she said to me when I came across to the States and I was really nervous about coming over. What if I don’t get work? She goes, ‘Just have fun. You love acting, right? Good, go and act. Go and have fun and if it doesn’t work out, you can come back home.'”

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03of 11ZOOEY DESCHANELSteve Granitz/WireImage"Wear lipstick."- to PEOPLE

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ZOOEY DESCHANEL

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“Wear lipstick.”

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04of 11KRISTIN CHENOWETHJohn Lamparski/WireImage"Don’t ever rely on a man for money. Make your own way. So I did. And now I’m single."- to PEOPLE

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KRISTIN CHENOWETH

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“Don’t ever rely on a man for money. Make your own way. So I did. And now I’m single.”

05of 11MEGHAN TRAINORGabriel Olsen/WireImage"My mama always reminds me to be happy and to take a step back and look at everything. Because with this crazy life, you can easily get overwhelmed."- to theNew York Daily News

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MEGHAN TRAINOR

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“My mama always reminds me to be happy and to take a step back and look at everything. Because with this crazy life, you can easily get overwhelmed.”

06of 11SHANNEN DOHERTYNeilson Barnard/Getty"You can do anything, anything that you put your mind to. Just give it 100 percent and go for it."- to PEOPLE

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SHANNEN DOHERTY

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“You can do anything, anything that you put your mind to. Just give it 100 percent and go for it.”

07of 11TIA MOWRY HARDRICTPaul Archuleta/Getty"Never feel bad about who you are. And she would always say, ‘If they don’t like you, then it’s their loss.'"- to theNew York Daily News

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TIA MOWRY HARDRICT

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“Never feel bad about who you are. And she would always say, ‘If they don’t like you, then it’s their loss.'”

08of 11UZO ADUBAChristopher Polk/Getty"When I first moved to New York, she dropped me off at the train and she turned off the car, and she said, ‘Uzo. Just work hard. I don’t care what you do, as long as you work hard. I never heard of ‘nothing’ come from hard work. I don’t know what will come, but something will come.'"- to theNew York Daily News

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UZO ADUBA

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“When I first moved to New York, she dropped me off at the train and she turned off the car, and she said, ‘Uzo. Just work hard. I don’t care what you do, as long as you work hard. I never heard of ‘nothing’ come from hard work. I don’t know what will come, but something will come.'”

09of 11KATE HUDSONKate Hudson.Rich Fury/Getty Images"What makes mom the best is that she never put any expectations too high on the kids. She just wanted us to be doing the things that made us happy, as long as we were working hard, but we never had to live up to something."- to PEOPLE

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KATE HUDSON

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“What makes mom the best is that she never put any expectations too high on the kids. She just wanted us to be doing the things that made us happy, as long as we were working hard, but we never had to live up to something.”

10of 11JIM PARSONSJim Parsons.Getty Images / Connor-Arroyo / AFF-USA"She’d just look in the mirror and say ‘Well, I did the best I could do today.’ The message was, ‘Don’t feel bad about how you look.'"- to PEOPLE

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JIM PARSONS

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“She’d just look in the mirror and say ‘Well, I did the best I could do today.’ The message was, ‘Don’t feel bad about how you look.'”

11of 11MATTHEW MORRISONMatthew Morrison.John Lamparski/WireImage"Try to not swear much, and always practice good hygiene."- to PEOPLE

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MATTHEW MORRISON

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“Try to not swear much, and always practice good hygiene.”

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