Top 101 Mom Quotes for Mother’s Day

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Mother’s Day is a time to show your love to your mother. There is no better way to do it then through words. With that in mind, check out the top 101 mom quotes.

#101 – 90. Mom Quotes

101. Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children. – William Makepeace Thackeray

100. Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws. – Barbara Kingsolver

99. Mother – that was the bank where we deposited all our hurts and worries. – T. DeWitt Talmage

98. One good mother is worth a hundred schoolmasters. – George Herbert

97. There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. – Chinese Proverb

96. Mother: the most beautiful word on the lips of mankind. – Kahlil Gibran

95. Live in the moment and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering. – Fanny Crosby

94. Mother… a mother holds her child’s hand for just a short time, but holds their hearts forever.

93. No influence is so powerful as that of the mother. – Sarah Josepha Hale

92. Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother. – Oprah Winfrey

91. “The phrase ‘working mother’ is redundant.” —Jane Sellman

90. Mothers who work full time – they’re the real heroes. – Kate Winslet

#89 – 80. Mom Quotes

89. “When you’re in the thick of raising your kids by yourself, you tend to keep a running list of everything you think you’re doing wrong. I recommend taking a lot of family pictures as evidence to the contrary.” —Connie Schultz

88. “The best place to cry is on a mother’s arms.” —Jodi Picoult

87. Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don’t want them to become politicians in the process. – John F. Kennedy

86. “I try to call my mother, Betty, with more regularity because I think, What if Hazel didn’t call me for two weeks? I’m able to see her mothering now from a different vantage point.” – Julia Roberts

85. “Mother’s love is bliss, is peace, it need not be acquired, it need not be deserved. If it is there, it is like a blessing; if it is not there it is as if all the beauty had gone out of life.” —Erich Fromm

84. All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” —Abraham Lincoln

83. “Sometimes, when I want to take on the world, I try to remember that it’s just as important to sit down and ask my son how he’s feeling or talk to him about life.” – Angelina Jolie

82. Mother’s love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved. – Eric Fromm

81. “I am Gabrielle Anwar: mother, love, daughter, sister, friend, and creator in the pursuit of happiness.” – Gabrielle Anwar

80. A child’s first teacher is its mother. – Peng Liyuan

#79 – 70. Mom Quotes

79. It’s not what you do for your children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings. – Ann Landers

78. Your most valuable parenting skill is learning to manage yourself first. – Dr. Laura Markham

77. “Most mothers are instinctive philosophers.” —Harriet Beecher Stowe

76. This mothering role will teach you more about yourself than you ever expected. – Tricia Goyer, Teen Mom: You’re Stronger Than You Think

75. A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary. – Dorothy Canfield Fisher

74. All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his. – Oscar Wilde

73. Ma-ma does everything for the baby, who responds by saying Da-da first. – Mignon McLaughlin

72. “A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary.” —Dorothy Canfield Fisher

71. “If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?” —Milton Berle

70. Mother was by far the greatest personal influence in our lives. – Dwight Eisenhower Quotes

#69 – 60. Mom Quotes

69. “The absolute [greatest] thing about being a parent is that every day is a fresh start. You always can say, ‘Today we’re going to try this!’ And, if it goes horribly, you can say, ‘Today we’re throwing that out, and we’re trying this!’” – Jennifer Garner

68. I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be no more wars. – E. M. Forster

67. Mothers give up so much, so that their children can have so much. – Catherine Pulsifer

66. Despite the fact that we ought to show adoration to you mother each and every day, Mother’s Day is that one day when we demonstrate the most love for you, and make you feel like a Queen. – Sheila Sage, Quotes to Inspire Motherhood

65. There is no way to be a perfect mother, but a million ways to be a good one. —Jill Churchill

64. “Kids don’t stay with you if you do it right. It’s the one job where, the better you are, the more surely you won’t be needed in the long run.” —Barbara Kingsolver

63. There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. – Chinese Proverb

62. Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life. – Sophocles

61. I look back on my childhood and thank the stars above. For everything you gave me, but mostly for your love. – Wayne F. Winters

60. A mother continues to labor long after the baby is born. – Lisa Jo Baker

#59 – 50. Mom Quotes

59. My mother was the dearest, sweetest angel. She didn’t talk; she sang. She was a tower of strength. – Jayne Meadows

58. A mothers’ joy begins when new life is stirring inside…when a tiny heartbeat is heard for the first time, and a playful kick reminds her that she is never alone. – Author unknown.

57. Finding balance as a mother means accepting your imperfections. – Mary Organizes

56. The truth is that no matter how old we are, as long as our mothers are alive, we want our mother. And it’s a very powerful relationship if it’s healthy. – Goldie Hawn

55. Never undermine yourself because you are ‘just’ a house mom. – Tracey Taylor, Stay At Home Mom

54. “There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.” —Jill Churchill

53. “When Valentina was not even 1 month old, my aunt [gave me the best advice]: ‘Put her to sleep yourself every night. Sing to her and cradle her in your arms and sit by her side—every night. Because one day you won’t be able to, and it’s going to happen really fast.’” – Salma Hayek

52. A baby fills a place in your heart that you never knew was empty. – Anonymous

51. Men are what their mothers made them. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

50. “What greater aspiration and challenge are there for a mother than the hope of raising a great son or daughter?” – Rose Kennedy

#49 – 40. Mom Quotes

49. What good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is usually best after all. – Benjamin Spock

48. “Being a mother is an attitude, not a biological relation.” —Robert A. Heinlein

47. It may be possible to gild pure gold, but who can make his mother more beautiful? – Mahatma Gandhi

46. “The time I’m not spending with my kid has to be worth it.” – Jessica Alba

45. No language can express the power and beauty and heroism of a mother’s love. – Edwin Chapin

44. The most powerful thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother. – Author Unknown

43. “[A] mother is one to whom you hurry when you are troubled.” —Emily Dickinson

42. “I like my body so much better after I had kids. Is that a crazy thing to say? I’m more womanly. I feel sexier.” – Reese Witherspoon

41. “Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; A mother’s secret hope outlives them all.” —Oliver Wendell Holmes

40. A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten, and the future worth living for. – Anonymous.

#39 – 30. Mom Quotes

39. “Mothers and their children are in a category all their own. There’s no bond so strong in the entire world. No love so instantaneous and forgiving.” —Gail Tsukiyama

38. A mother is a woman who shows you the light when you just see the dark. – Grimaldos Robin

37. Mothers never retire, no matter how old her children are she is always a Mom, always willing to encourage and help her children in any way she can! – Catherine Pulsifer

36. “I’ve learned the value of absorbing the moment. I remember the first time Ripley saw her shadow. My God, it was like shadows had just been invented. It was the most exquisite moment.” – Thandie Newton

35. Only mothers can think of the future – because they give birth to it in their children. – Maxim Gorky

34. The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father. – Samuel Taylor Coleridge

33. Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. – Robert Browning

32. “[My boys] bloody well will work. Same as myself, same as David. They’re not going to be the kinds of kids that just hang about. I want them to be able to fulfill their passions, but I think it’s important that the children grow up and have respect for themselves.” – Victoria Beckham

31. Giving grace to yourself is never more important than when you become a mother. – Whitney Meade, The Balance Beam

30. If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands? –  Milton Berle

#29 – 20. Mom Quotes

29. Mothers are great. They outlast everything. But when they’re bad, they’re the worst thing that can happen. – Carrie Fisher

28. “Life began with waking up and loving my mother’s face.” —George Eliot

27. A mother is someone who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take. – Unknown Author

26. That strong mother doesn’t tell her cub, Son, stay weak so the wolves can get you. She says, Toughen up, this is reality we are living in. – Lauryn Hill

25. We are born of love; Love is our mother. – Rumi

24. “I realized when you look at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know.” —Mitch Albom

23. The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will find forgiveness. – Honore de Balzac

22. “[After the twins’ birth,] I spent two years doing nothing. I was a wife and a mom. But you need that time to grow. You can’t be afraid of, Oh, I’m out of the public, then I’m going to have to make a comeback. It’s ridiculous. No.” – Jennifer Lopez

21. “My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.” —George Washington

20. “There is an unspoken pact that women are supposed to follow. I am supposed to act like I constantly feel guilty about being away from my kids. (I don’t, I love my job.) Mothers who stay at home are supposed to pretend they are bored and wish they were doing more corporate things. (They don’t. They love their job.)” – Amy Poehler

#19 – 10. Mom Quotes

19. “If I have done anything in life worth attention, I feel sure that I inherited the disposition from my mother.” —Booker T. Washington

18. “I believe in the strength and intelligence and sensitivity of women. My mother, my sisters [they] are strong. My mum is a strong woman and I love her for it.” —Tom Hiddleston

17. She (mother) pushed us to always try harder, to want the best out of our lives, and to always be strong – a lesson she was forced to learn herself when we were all still young. – Willie Davis, Closing the Gap

16. The days are long but the years are short. – Gretchen Rubin

15. “To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow.” —Maya Angelou

14. For a mother is the only person on earth who can divide her love among ten children and each child still have all her love. – Anonymous

13. A mother’s arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them. – Victor Hugo

12. “The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.” – Jessica Lange

11. God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers. – Rudyard Kipling

10. “It’s a funny thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful.” —Roald Dahl

#9 – 1. Mom Quotes

9. My childhood may be over, but that doesn’t mean playtime is. – Ron Olson

8. And remember that behind every successful woman is a basket of dirty laundry. – Author Unknown

7. “Everybody wants to save the Earth; nobody wants to help Mom do the dishes.” —P.J. O’Rourke

6. Sleep is like the unicorn—it is rumored to exist, but I doubt I will see any. – Author Unknown.

5. “I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.” —Abraham Lincoln

4. Mothers are the only ones that think nothing is beyond their control when it comes to their children. – Ali Fazal

3. “A mother’s arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.” —Victor Hugo

2. Mother-love is the great, surging, divine current that plays forever through humanity. – Elbert Hubbard

1.“The fastest way to break the cycle of perfectionism and become a fearless mother is to give up the idea of doing it perfectly—indeed to embrace uncertainty and imperfection.” – Arianna Huffington

Ideas for the top 101 mom quotes for mother’s day were taken from the following sources.^[1]Parade – 100 Inspiring Quotes About Moms for 100 Years of Mother’s Day^[2]Inspirational Words of Wisdom – 65 Mother Quotes^[3]Goalcast – 20 Beautiful and Heartwarming Quotes About Mothers^[4]Success – 18 Inspiring Quotes About Being a Mom^[5]The military wife and mom – 30 Inspirational Quotes for Moms