--- description: Gov. Scott Walker praises mothers who teach their kids that to do well for themselves means to do good for others. title: This Governor Owes it All to Mom image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [TIME 100 Gala](/tag/time-100-gala/) ## TIME 100 Gala Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Gov. Scott Walker Praises Moms by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 30, 2014 9:10 AM CUT by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 30, 2014 9:10 AM CUT “Pat Walker,” says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker of his mother, “taught her children that they could do and be anything.” Named by TIME as one of the most influential people for 2014, Walker raised a toast in honor of mothers everywhere, especially those who teach us “that to do well in life, we need to find ways to do good for others.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/82284/gov-scott-walker-praises-moms/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/82284/gov-scott-walker-praises-moms/"},"headline":"Gov. Scott Walker Praises Moms","datePublished":"2014-04-30T09:10:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:34:32.619Z","description":"Gov. Scott Walker praises mothers who teach their kids that to do well for themselves means to do good for others.","url":"https://time.com/82284/gov-scott-walker-praises-moms/","keywords":["TIME 100 Gala","Influence","Scott Walker","Wisconsin","Mother","governor","inspiration"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-100-gala/","name":"TIME 100 Gala"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/82284/gov-scott-walker-praises-moms/","name":"Gov. Scott Walker Praises Moms"}}]}] ```