200 Best Like Mother Like Daughter Quotes: Funny, Inspiring

1. "My daughter makes me laugh with her incredibly humorous take on the world. Everything makes her laugh, and I aspire to take in the world the same shoes she does.” — Anonymous

2. “A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s.” — Diana, Princess of Wales

3. "We mothers are learning to mark our mothering success by our daughters’ lengthening flight.”

4. "I am a strong woman because a strong woman raised me.” — Anonymous

5. "Clarity and focus doesn't always come from God or inspirational quotes. Usually, it takes your mother to slap the reality back into you.

6. "My Dearest Baby, You gave me the strength I didn't know I had. You taught me the true meaning of serenity and peace.” — Serena Williams

7. "Behind every young child who believes in himself is a parent who believed first.

8. "My daughter is my biggest achievement. She is a little star, and my life has changed so much for the better since she came along.” — Denise Van Outen

9. "Absolutely, I don't believe in rules. As I tell my daughter when she is mischievous, 'Well-behaved women rarely make history'.

10. "Mother is a verb. It’s something you do. Not just who you are.”

11. "Having a little girl has been like following an old treasure map with the important paths torn away.” — Heather Gudenkauf, The Weight of Silence

12. "My mother was my first country, the first place I ever lived.” — Nayyirah Waheed,"Lands”

13. “A daughter may outgrow your lap, but she’ll never outgrow your heart.”

14. "My mother told me two things constantly. One was to be a lady, and the other was to be independent.” — Ruth Bader Ginsburg

15. "A mother and a daughter always share a special bond, which is engraved on their hearts.” — Anonymous

16. “He that the daughter win must with the mother first begin.” — English Proverb

17. "A daughter may outgrow your lap, but she’ll never outgrow your heart.” — Anonymous

18. "Mothering is a mysterious task. First, you create an intimate, all-consuming attachment with your daughter, then you spend the rest of your life learning to let her go.” — Judy Ford

19. “Someday when the pages of my life end, I know that you will be one of the most beautiful chapters.”

20. "Mothers and daughters together are a powerful force to be reckoned with.” — Melia Keeton-Digby, The Heroines Club: A Mother-Daughter Empowerment Circle

21. "It was easy for me to not feel beautiful in a world of prom queens, yet my mother was always reminding me of how worthy I was. I was a lucky daughter.” — Brittainy C. Cherry, Eleanor & Grey

22. "I am a princess not because I have a prince, but because a queen raised me.” — Anonymous

23. "She’s my best friend — she’s everything to me. It’s always just been me and her against the world.” — Jacqueline Middleton, Until the Last Star Fades

24. “She broke a thousand heirlooms I was never meant to keep.”

25. “For all the things my hands have held, the best by far is you.”

26. "What’s it like to have the greatest daughter in the world? I don’t know ask your grandmother.” — Anonymous

27. "If I didn’t have you as a mom, I’d choose you as a friend.” — Anonymous

28. “If I turn into my mother or even half the woman she is, I’ll consider my life a successful one.”

29. "Mother-daughter disagreements were, in hindsight, basically mother stating the truth and daughter taking her own sweet time coming around.” — Barbara Delinsky, Sweet Salt Air

30. "All I know is that I carried you for nine months. I fed you, I clothed you, I paid for your college education. Friending me on Facebook seems like a small thing to ask in return.” — Jodi Picoult, Sing You Home

31. "A son is a son till he takes him a wife, a daughter is a daughter all of her life.” — Irish Proverb

32. "Mother and daughter got on very well indeed, with a deep affection founded on almost complete misunderstanding.

33. “My mom is a part of me. You can’t say that about many people except relatives, and organ donors.”

34. "Mothers and daughters are part of each other's consciousness, in different degrees and in a different way, but still with the mutual sense of something which has always been there.” Edith Wharton, The Mother’s Recompense

35. "Daughters are like flowers, they fill the world with beauty, and sometimes attract pests.” — Anonymous

36. "I told my mom she was invading my personal space and she said I came out of her personal space.” — Anonymous

37. "When someone asks you where you come from, the answer is your mother. It’s so much more than love. Even when there's no love, it's so much more than anything else in your life.” — Anna Quindlan, One True Thing

38. “Mother. One person who does the work of twenty. For free.”

39. "The older I get, the more I see the power of that young woman, my mother.” — Sharon Olds

40. "A daughter will always be the closest person in the world for her mother because only she saw the heart of her mother from the inside.” — Anonymous

41. "I keep seeing myself in my daughter, and I see my mother in me and in her.

42. "Mama, you taught me to do the right things. So now you have to let your baby fly. You’ve given me everything that I will need to make it through this crazy thing called life.” — Carrie Underwood,"Mama’s Song”

43. "What I wanted most for my daughter was that she be able to soar confidently in her own sky, whatever that may be.” — Helen Claes

44. "Acceptance, tolerance, bravery, compassion. These are the things my mom taught me.” — Lady Gaga

45. "Insanity is hereditary; you get it from your children!”

46. “I will never be as good a mother as she was. She was just grace incarnate.” — Angelina Jolie

47. "A mother’s treasure is her daughter.” – Catherine Pulsifer

48. "Many people may be replaced in daughter’s life, but nobody can take the mother’s place.” — Anonymous

49. “Mother and daughter got on very well indeed, with a deep affection founded on an almost complete misunderstanding.” — Mary Stewart.

50. "Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be.” — Clementine Paddleford

51. "A daughter is God’s way of saying, ‘Thought you could use a lifelong friend.’” — Anonymous

52. “Mother is a verb. It’s something you do. Not just who you are.” — Cheryl Lacey Donovan.

53. “A mother’s treasure is her daughter.” — Catherine Pulsifer

54. "A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things, and crushes down remorselessly all that stand in its path.

55. "My mother shed her protective love down around me and without knowing why people sensed that I had value.” — Maya Angelou, Mom & Me & Mom

56. "Mothers of daughters are daughters of mothers and have remained so, in circles joined to circles, since time began.” — Signe Hammer

57. "I thought, my whole life I’ve been under her

58. "She raised us with humor, and she raised us to understand that not everything was going to be great — but how to laugh through it.” — Liza Minelli on Judy Garland

59. "As for my girls, I’ll raise them to think they breathe fire.” — Jessica Kirkland

60. "The living mother-daughter relationship, you learn over and over again, is a constant choice between adaptation and acceptance.” — Kelly Corrigan, Glitter and Glue

61. "If you ever feel like giving up, just remember there is a little girl watching who wants to be just like you.”

62. "I smile because I’m your daughter. I laugh because there’s nothing you can do about it.” — Anonymous

63. "My mother wanted me to be her wings, to fly as she never quite had the courage to do. I love her for that. I love the fact that she wanted to give birth to her own wings.” — Erica Jong

64. "You’ll be her first role model, her first friend, her first love. You are her mom and she is your whole world. She is your little girl.” — Anonymous

65. "A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.” — Agatha Christie, The Last Séance

66. "We mothers are learning to mark our mothering success by our daughters’ lengthening flight.” — Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Family Politics

67. “A daughter is a little girl who grows up to be your best friend.”

68. "The lives of a mother and a daughter are connected. A mother is the daughter’s spine, she always supports her, and a daughter is the mother’s blood, which makes her strong.” — Anonymous

69. "When I’m weak and unpretty, I know I’m beautiful and strong. Because I see myself like my mother does.” — Lauren Alaina,"Like My Mother Does”

70. “Words are not enough to express the unconditional love that exists between a mother and a daughter.” — Caitlin Houston.

71. “She filled my life with color, canceled plans, and trashed my car But none of that is ever who we are.” — Brandi Carli

72. "Maybe I stepped into the skin my mother left behind and became the girl my mother had been, the one she still wanted to be.” — Laura Kasischke, White Bird in a Blizzard

73. “My daughter is either my best friend or Satan. There is no in-between.”

74. "My daughter is not the child that I expected. She is so much more.” — Brenda Kosciuk

75. “Her smile makes me smile. Her laugh is infectious. Her heart is pure and true. Above all, I love that she is my daughter.”

76. "One of the most important relationships we’ll have is the relationship we have with our mothers.” — Iyanla Vanzant

77. “If you ever feel like giving up, just remember a little girl is watching who wants to be just like you.”

78. “My mom taught me a woman’s mind should be the most beautiful part of her.”

79. "A daughter is someone you laugh with, dream with, and love with all your heart.” — Anonymous

80. "No matter how old she may be, sometimes a girl just needs her mom.” — Anonymous

81. “Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That’s what little girls are made of.” — Bethany Hamilton

82. “Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a Mother.”

83. "When your mother asks,"Do you want a piece of advice?” it’s a mere formality. It doesn’t matter if you answer yes or no. You’re going to get it anyway.” — Erma Bombeck

84. “No one in this world can love a girl more than her mother.”

85. "I tell my daughter every morning, ‘Now, what are the two most important parts of you?’ And she says, ‘My head and my heart.’” — Viola Davis

86. “Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be.” — Clementine Paddleford

87. "Being a mother and grandmother is the best of the best in my life. My grandchildren multiply the joy my daughters bring me.” — Alexandra Stoddard

88. “Life doesn’t come with a manual. It comes with a Mother.”

89. "Daughter, where did you get all that goddess?

90. "The first lesson every child of Athena learned: Mom was the best at everything, and you should never, ever suggest otherwise.” — Rick Riordan, The Mark of Athena

91. "From the time I was a child I wanted to be like my mother. Not necessarily an actress — I never dreamed I'd have the courage. But an active, volatile woman like she was.” — Isabella Rossellini on mom Ingrid Bergman

92. “One of the most important relationships we’ll have is the relationship we have with our mothers.” — Iyanla Vanzant

93. "Life doesn’t come with a manual. It comes with a Mother.” — Anonymous

94. "A daughter makes a mother’s life brighter and the mother makes daughter’s life warmer.” — Unknown

95. "Always love your mother because you will never get another.” — Anonymous

96. "Mother is a verb. It’s something you do. Not just who you are.” – Cheryl Lacey Donovan

97. "Mother and daughter never truly part, maybe in distance but never in heart.”

98. “A daughter is someone you laugh with, dream with, and love with all your heart.”

99. "The mother-daughter relationship is the most complex.” — Wynonna Judd

100. "My mom is a hard worker. She puts her head down and she gets it done. And she finds a way to have fun. She always says, 'Happiness is your own responsibility.'

101. "A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary.” — Dorothy Canfield Fisher

102. “Daughters are like flowers, they fill the world with beauty, and sometimes attract pests.”

103. “I am a princess not because I have a prince, but because a queen raised me.”

104. "In my daughter’s eyes I am a hero. I am strong and wise and I know no fear. But the truth is plain to see, she was sent to rescue me.” — Martina McBride,"In My Daughter’s Eyes”

105. “The more a daughter knows the details of her mother’s life the stronger the daughter.” — Anita Diamant

106. “All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his.” — Oscar Wilde.

107. “It’s not ’empty nest syndrome’ until all of their crap is out of your basement.”

108. “Clarity and focus don’t always come from God or inspirational quotes. Usually, it takes your mother to slap the reality back into you.” — Shannon L. Alder.

109. "As mothers and daughters, we are connected with one another. My mother is the bones of my spine, keeping me straight and true. She is my blood, making sure it runs rich and strong. She is the beating of my heart. I cannot now imagine a life without her.

110. "What the daughter does, the mother did.” — Jewish Proverb

111. "You know every story, every wound, every memory. Their whole life's happiness is wrapped up in you...every single second.”

112. “Insanity is hereditary; you get it from your children!” — Sam Levenson.

113. "A mother-daughter bond is the perfect blessing, so that makes me one blessed mom because I have you."— Stephanie Lahart

114. "The woman who is my best friend, my teacher, my everything: Mom.” — Sandra Vischer, Unliving the Dream

115. "My daughters are the bouquet of my life.

116. "By the time you realize your mother was right, you have a daughter who thinks that you’re wrong.” — Sada Malhotra

117. "A mother who radiates self-love and acceptance actually vaccinates her daughter against low self-esteem.” — Naomi Wolf

118. "Mother and daughter relationship is a special bond that spans the years. Through laughter, worry, smiles and tears. A sense of trust that can’t be broken, a depth of love sometimes unspoken.” — Anonymous

119. "Mothers are the most dynamic and influential force on the development of a young woman's journey to being herself.” — Hillary L. McBride, Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image

120. "All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his.

121. "No one in this world can love a girl more than her mother.” — Anonymous

122. “I’ve never had a moment’s doubt. I love you. I believe in you completely. You are my dearest one. My reason for life.” — Ian McEwan

123. "Dear Daughter, don’t concern yourself with fitting into glass slippers. Think instead of shattering glass ceilings.” — Anonymous

124. “Mother and daughter never truly part, maybe in the distance but never in heart.”

125. "There were times, in middle school and junior high, I didn’t have a lot of friends. But my mom was always my friend. Always.” — Taylor Swift

126. “Happiness is mother and daughter time.”

127. "Of all the haunting moments of motherhood, few rank with hearing your own words come out of your daughter’s mouth.” — Victoria Secunda

128. "A daughter is one of the most beautiful gifts this world has to give.” — Laurel Atherton

129. "Mother and daughter never truly part, maybe in distance but never in heart.” — Anonymous

130. "I love our daughters more than anything in the world, more than life itself. So for me, being Mom-in-Chief is, and always will be job number one.” — Michelle Obama

131. "Mothering is a mysterious task. First you create an intimate, all-consuming attachment with your daughter, then you spend the rest of your life learning to let her go.” — Judy Ford

132. "I unapologetically and unabashedly am deeply biased toward my mother.” — Chelsea Clinton on Hillary R. Clinton

133. “A mother is a daughter’s best friend.”

134. "There were times when, in middle school and junior high, I didn’t have a lot of friends. But my mom was always my friend. Always.

135. "In times of need, and in times of tears, in times of joy and in times of fears...there is mom. The one person who is always there.

136. “A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary.” — Dorothy C. Fisher

137. “The older I get, the more I see the power of that young woman, my mother.” — Sharon Olds

138. "As mothers and daughters, we are connected with one another. My mother is the bones of my spine, keeping me straight and true. She is my blood, making sure it runs rich and strong. She is the beating of my heart. I cannot now imagine a life without her.” — Kristin Hannah, Summer Island

139. “If I didn’t have you as a mom, I’d choose you as a friend.”

140. "Mothers and daughters are closest when daughters become mothers.” — Anonymous

141. “By the time you realize your mother was right, you have a daughter who thinks that you’re wrong.” — Sada Malhotra

142. “Acceptance, tolerance, bravery, compassion. These are the things my mom taught me.” — Lady Gaga

143. "Words are not enough to express the unconditional love that exists between a mother and a daughter.” — Caitlin Houston

144. "Lucky is the woman whose first child is a daughter.” — Prophet Mohammed

145. "Once I asked her why she didn’t like nuts on her sundae, and she said she did like them, but I loved them. And she loved me.” — Jenny Han, Always and Forever, Lara Jean

146. “I keep seeing myself in my daughter, and I see my mother in me and her.” — Julie Walters.

147. "My mother was like sand. The kind that warms you on a beach when you come shivering out of the cold water. The kind that clings to your body, leaving its impression on your skin to remind you where you’ve been and where you’ve come from.” — Clare Vanderpool, Navigating Early

148. "If I turn into my mother, or even half the woman she is, I’ll consider my life a successful one.” — Anonymous

149. “Thank you to the woman who carried me for 9 months and 29 years financially.”

150. "Mothers, look after your daughters, keep them near you, keep their confidence that they may be true and faithful.” — Elmina S. Taylor

151. "I love you for the little girl that you once were, for the amazing woman you are today, and for the precious daughter that you will always be.” — Anonymous

152. "Life is tough my darling, but so are you.

153. "You’re a very special lady, who showered me with love I am thankful for you as I’ve told God above.”

154. "Mother. One person who does the work of twenty. For free.” — Anonymous

155. "Her smile makes me smile. Her laugh is infectious. Her heart is pure and true. Above all, I love that she is my daughter.” — Anonymous

156. "The more a daughter knows the details of her mother’s life the stronger the daughter.” – Anita Diamant, The Red Tent

157. “By the time a woman realizes her mother was right, she has a daughter who thinks she’s wrong.”

158. "To my daughter, I will say, ‘See your beauty without a compliment or a mirror.’” — Anonymous

159. "A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s.” —Diana, Princess of Wales

160. "He that would the daughter win must with the mother first begin.” — English Proverb

161. "A mother’s treasure is her daughter.

162. "Even as a small child, I understood that woman had secrets, and that some of these were only to be told to daughters. In this way we were bound together for eternity.” — Alice Hoffman, The Dovekeepers

163. “The first things that she took from me were selfishness and sleep.”

164. "On the darkest days, when I feel inadequate, unloved and unworthy, I remember whose daughter I am and I straighten my crown.” — Anonymous

165. "I cannot forget my mother. She is my bridge. When I needed to get across, she steadies herself long enough for me to run across safely.” — Renita Weems

166. "The only love between a mother and a daughter can’t be changed and only this love has no limits. It grows with every single day and never fades.” — Anonymous

167. "A mom is a daughter’s ‘first’ friend. And, through life, becomes her best friend.” — Vicki Reece

168. "Words are not enough to express the unconditional love that exists between a mother and a daughter.”

169. "When we weren’t scratching each other’s eyes out, we were making each other laugh harder than anyone else could.” — Lucie Arnaz on Lucille Ball

170. "To me luxury is to be at home with my daughter, and the occasional massage doesn't hurt.

171. “A daughter is the happy memories of the past, the joyful moments of the present, and the hope and promise of the future.”

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

173. "As they get older, our daughters become more and more like us too.” – Amy Newmark

174. "I will never be as good a mother as she was. She was just grace incarnate.” — Angelina Jolie on Marcheline Bertrand

175. "Someday when the pages of my life end, I know that you will be one of the most beautiful chapters.” — Anonymous

176. "Mother and daughter got on very well indeed, with a deep affection founded on an almost complete misunderstanding.” — Mary Stewart

177. "My daughter introduced me to myself... the connection I had with her when I was giving birth was something I’ve never felt before.” — Beyoncé

178. "My mom taught me a woman’s mind should be the most beautiful part of her.” — Sonya Teclai

179. "For all the things my hands have held, the best by far is you.” — Anonymous

180. “A daughter is God’s way of saying, ‘thought you could use a lifelong friend.”

181. "God couldn't be everywhere so that is why he invented mothers.” — Daphne Wilder, Because I Said So

182. "All mother’s characteristics are absorbed by daughter’s personality so that it’s not clear where the mother ends, and the daughter begins. It’s pure magic.” — Anonymous

183. "My daughter is either my best friend, or Satan. There is no in between.

184. "You are your child's keeper until she's mature enough to keep herself.” — Laura Ramirez

185. “My daughter introduced me to myself… the connection I had with her when I was giving birth was something I’ve never felt before.” — Beyoncé

186. "I love my mother as trees love water and sunshine. She helps me grow, prosper, and reach great heights.” — Terri Guillemets

187. "I did not give you the gift of life, life gave me the gift of you.” — Anonymous

188. "A daughter is just a little girl who grows up to be your best friend.” — Anonymous

189. "Your arms were always open when I needed a hug. Your heart understood when I needed a friend. Your gentle eyes were stern when I needed a lesson. Your strength and love have guided me and given me wings to fly.

190. “Behind every young child who believes in himself is a parent who believed first.” — Matthew L. Jacobson.

191. "My mom is literally a part of me. You can’t say that about many people except relatives, and organ donors.” — Carrie Latet

192. "A daughter is the happy memories of the past, the joyful moments of the present, and the hope and promise of the future.” — Anonymous

193. “I smile because I’m your daughter, I laugh because there’s nothing you can do about it.”

194. "My daughter, while we have had adversity, we also have had more sweet memories that allow us to overcome the challenges we faced.” — Ann Butler

195. "A mother and a daughter have one soul for two, which can’t be broken by time, obstacles, distance and insults.” — Anonymous

196. “You know every story, every wound, every memory. Their whole life’s happiness is wrapped up in you…every single second.”

197. "A mother is the only person in the world who can turn daughter’s worries and fears into happiness.” — Anonymous

198. "The first things that she took from me were selfishness and sleep

199. "If you ever feel like giving up, just remember there is a little girl watching who wants to be just like you.” — Anonymous

200. "A mother teaches her daughter how to feel about herself, about handling pressure, about relishing life’s joys and conquering fears.” — Melissa Harrison, Mother to Daughter