My mother told me two things constantly. One was to be a lady and the other was to be independent, and the law was something most unusual for those times because for most girls growing up in the '40s, the most important degree was not your B.A. but your M.R.S.
“My first priority is my children. If at any moment I put aside something that I want to do to be a better parent than that is more than okay for me.”