His strong-willed mother kept him from "becoming a sure-nuf gangster."
Soon after Henry was born, his strong-willed mother insisted that they return to London 'and civilisation'.
Right from the beginning, his strong-willed mother was determined that her son make something of himself through education.
Porter's strong-willed mother doted on him and began his musical training at an early age.
His strong-willed mother, Floreine, ran a kindergarten from the family's backyard.
The next day her old mother, strong-willed and clearheaded, began a devoted vigil that was to last two months.
With a strong-willed mother, Razah survived the tough environment without ever falling prey to the street life.
They both grew up essentially without fathers and both had principled, strong-willed mothers.
His strong-willed mother supported her family as a hairdresser, "doing heads" of Philadelphia society ladies.
His strong-willed mother, and an elderly grandmother, persuaded him to go back to school and get a job.
