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900 Best Strong Mom Quotes To Encourage You (2023)

1. “For me, motherhood is learning about the strengths I didn’t know I had and dealing with the fears I didn’t know existed.”


2. “‘You can be a good mom and a working mom. You are allowed to be both.’”


3. “You don’t ever have to balance it completely. Motherhood is a constant struggle of a little more time there, a little more time here, and feeling a little but guilty all the time.” – Halle Berry


4. “The best medicine in the world is a mother’s kiss. ” —Anonymous


5. “Being a single parent is twice the work, twice the stress and twice the tears but also twice the hugs, twice the love and twice the pride.”


6. “My sould finds rest in God alone, my salvation comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will never be shaken. ” Psalm 62: 1-2


7. “A queen will always turn pain into power. ”


8. “A strong woman stands up for herself. A stronger woman stands up for everybody else.”


9. “Be strong and bold; have no fear or dread of them, because it is the Lord your God who goes before you. He will be with you; He will be with you; He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed. ” Deuteronomy 31:6-8


10. “Be strong enough to walk away from what isn’t best for you, and be patient enough to wait for the blessings you deserve. ”


11. Mother’s love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved. —Erich Fromm


12. “My grandmother is my angel on earth. ” —Catherine Pulsifer


13. God couldn’t be everywhere so that is why he invented mothers. — Daphne Wilder


14. “No one can ever take your mom’s place in your heart.” —Unknown


15. “Because your child is your first priority, you're more selective, so in order to let someone into that world, they have to be really special.”


16. “The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will find forgiveness.”


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


18. “A mother is someone who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.” – Anonymous


19. “An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest.” —Spanish Proverb


20. “There will be so many times you feel like you failed. But in the eyes, heart, and mind of your child you are super mom.” —Stephanie Precourt


21. A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.. . . . Cardinal Mermillod


22. “Motherhood has a very humanizing effect. Everything gets reduced to essentials. ” —Meryl Streep


23. “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


24. “When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child. ” —Sophia Loren


25. “As a mama you may see me struggle, but you will never see me quit.”


26. “Mother is a verb. It’s something you do, not just who you are. ” —Dorothy Canfield Fisher


27. “Let’s prove to ourselves that the judgement of others does not define us, that we are strong, brave, capable women who can do whatever the heck we set our minds to! Let us also remind each other when we forget.” – Julie Maida


28. “The strength of a mother is second to none. Even when she is in times of stress, when she is fighting her own demons, when she is beyond exhausted both mentally and physically nothing will stop her from finding the strength she needs to do for her children what she needs to get done.”


29. “It takes a strong woman to become a mother, but it takes an even stronger one to be her child’s friend.”. Unknown


30. “There will be so many times you feel like you failed. But in the eyes, ears, and mind of your child, you are a SUPER MOM.”


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


32. “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” 1 Corinthians 13:4-7


33. “Just keep going mama. I know you’re tired. I know you’re overwhelmed. But I promise, there’s nothing more rewarding than being a mother.” – Anonymous


34. “A mother’s guidance and support has the power to shape a child into being the best version of themselves.” —Unknown


35. “There’s no such thing as an easy journey when you’re doing something for God’s glory.”


36. “A mother’s love is so strong, it can even make a tough situation bearable.”. Unknown


37. “Ain’t no hood like motherhood.”


38. “I’m a single parent. What’s your super power?”


39. “I’m thankful for my struggles because, without them, I wouldn’t know my strengths.”


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


41. “A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.”


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


43. “It just occurred to me that the majority of my diet is made up of food that my kid didn’t finish …” —Carrie Underwood


44. “She never cared for a crown, she preferred a sword. ”


45. “I have so much of you in my heart.” —John Keats


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


47. “Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you. ”


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


49. “Those we love don’t go away, they sit beside us every day. ” —Liane Moriarty


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


51. “It’s such a grand thing to be a mother of a mother—that’s why the world calls her grandmother.” —Unknown


52. “I wouldn’t trade the stretch marks or flabbiness for my little miracle. They’re worth every extra inch, pound and mark!”


53. “So encourage one another with the hope you have. Build each other up. ” 1 Thessalonians 5:11


54. “As a mama, I’m not perfect. I make mistakes. I forget things. I lose my cool. And some days I go a little crazy. But, it’s okay because, in the end, no one could ever love my child the way I do.”


55. “A mother is your first friend, your best friend, your forever friend. ” —Unknown


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57. “It takes someone really brave to be a mama, someone strong to raise a child, and someone special to love someone more than herself.”


58. “My body is not broken. ”


59. “When you are looking at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know.” —Charley Benetto


60. “Grandmothers always have time to talk and make you feel special. ” —Catherine Pulsifer


61. “I have set the Lord always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” Psalm 16:8


62. ‘It takes someone really brave to be a mama, someone strong to raise a child, and someone special to love someone more than herself.’


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


64. “You’ll never know how strong you are, until being strong is the only choice you have.”


65. “My mother was the one constant in my life. When I think about my mom raising me alone when she was 20, and working and paying the bills, and, you know, trying to pursue your own dreams, I think is a feat that is unmatched.”


66. If love is as sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love. —Stevie Wonder


67. “The world needs our mothers. ” —Liya Kebede


68. “Grandmothers are the people who take delight in hearing babies breathing into the telephone.” —Unknown


69. ...never forget in the eyes and mind of your child, you are the best mom they could ever have.


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


71. “Any mother could perform the jobs of several air-traffic controllers with ease. ” —Lisa Alther


72. “Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible.” —Marion C. Garretty


73. “DEAR MAMA, You Are Enough! Actually, you are probably overqualified but let’s not Brag “


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


75. “To have a loving relationship with a sister is not simply to have a buddy or a confident – it is to have a soulmate for life.” —Victoria Secunda


76. “For all working mothers it’s important to remember that we don’t get to be with our kids all the time, but it’s also important for them to see us as leaders and there is value in that.” – Olivia Wilde


77. “The most precious jewels you’ll ever have around your neck are the arms of your children.” – Unknown


78. “No daughter and mother should ever live apart, no matter what the distance between them. ” —Christie Watson


79. “Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a grandmother.” —Unknown


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


81. “Finding balance in motherhood means letting go of expectations and accepting imperfections.”-unknown


82. “Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.”


83. “When I called out to You, You answered me. You made me strong and brave.” -Psalm 138.3


84. “You are far more precious than jewels.” —Proverbs


85. “Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.” – Robert Browning


86. “The influence of a mother in the lives of her children is beyond calculation.”. James E. Faust


87. “Never underestimate the power of women with strength and determination because they are unstoppable.”


88. “Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you.”


89. “A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.” – Unknown


90. “Strong women don’t have attitudes. They have standards. ”


91. A mother’s happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. —Honore de Balzac


92. “It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.” – Erma Bombeck.


93. “A baby fills a place in your heart that you never knew was empty. ” —Unknown


94. “To be a good parent, you need to take care of yourself so that you can have the physical and emotional energy to take care of your family.” – Michelle Obama


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96. “I smile because you’re my aunt. I laugh because there’s nothing you can do about it.” —Unknown


97. “For me, being a mother made me a better professional, because coming home every night to my girls reminded me what I was working for. And being a professional made me a better mother, because by pursuing my dreams, I was modeling for my girls how to pursue their dreams.” – Michelle Obama


98. “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


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


100. Parenting is the easiest thing in the world to have an opinion about, but the hardest thing in the world to do. —Matt Walsh


101. “A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take. ” —Cardinal Meymillod


102. “She remembered who she was and the game changed. ” -Ialah Deliah


103. “To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power.” —Maya Angelou


104. “Healthy self. Heal thy self. ”


105. “There is nothing as sincere as a mother’s kiss.” —Saleem Sharma


106. “There is no way to be the perfect mother but a million ways to be a good one.”Getty Images


107. “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 life without her.” —Kristin Hannah


108. “Mama, it’s okay to ask for help, to break down or not be okay. You are still a good mom.”


109. “Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” – Barbara Kingsolver


110. “A mother is a person who, seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. ” —Tenneva Jordan


111. “It takes a lot to be a mom. It takes strength to show up each and every day, even when you don’t think you can. It takes patience to teach your children all the things they need to know. It takes empathy to feel their pain when they don’t have the words. It takes forgiveness to forgive yourself every time you get it wrong. And most of all it takes unconditional love because no one will love your child like you do.” – Unknown


112. “The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” – Stephen Covey


113. Life began with waking up and loving my mother’s face.. . . . George Eliot


114. “Parenting is hard, especially trying to be patient with little versions of impatient you.”


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


116. BE PEACEFUL


117. “The best gift a parent can give children is time... Single moms need to know it’s okay to have a little ‘me’ time. You’ll feel refreshed, and you’ll be a better mom!”


118. “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


119. “A mother is the truest friend we have when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity. ” —Washington Irving


120. “A mother understands what a child does not say.” —Jewish proverb


121. “Motherhood is the exquisite inconvenience of being another person’s everything.” —Unknown


122. “Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” – Barbara Kingsolver.


123. “A strong woman prays and trusts in the Lord. She knows that He is a “God of patience, comfort, hope and new beginnings”


124. “A mother’s love is the only thing that can make a house feel like a home.” —Unknown


125. “A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us when adversity takes the place of prosperity when friends desert us when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.” – Washington Irving


126. “A mother will always be there to wipe away your tears, pick you up when you fall, and lift you up when you need it most.” —Unknown


127. ...The angels, whispering to one another, can find, among their burning terms of love, none so devotional as that of Mother... - To My Mother by Edgar Allan Poe


128. “My mother was my role model before I even knew what that word was.” —Lisa Leslie


129. “A mother’s hug has the power to heal a broken heart and lift a heavy spirit.”. Unknown


130. “Being a full-time mother is one of the highest-salaried jobs, since the payment is pure love. ” —Mildred B. Vermont


131. “A mother’s love is the strongest energy known to man. It has no limits or boundaries.”. Laura Stavoe Harm


132. “It’s not what we have in life, but who we have in our life that matters.” —Unknown


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


134. “There will be so many times you feel like you’ve failed, but in the eyes, heart, and mind of your child, you are Super Mom.” – Stephanie Precourt


135. “It’s not easy being a mother. If it were, fathers would do it.”


136. “She made broken look beautiful and strong look invinvible. She walked with the universe on her shoulders and made it look like a pair of wings. ”


137. “There are no goodbyes, wherever you are, you will always be in my heart. ” —Mahatma Gandhi


138. “My mother’s love has always been a sustaining force for our family, and one of my greatest joys is seeing her integrity, her compassion, her intelligence reflected in my daughters. ” —Michelle Obama


139. “Birth is the epicenter of women’s power.”


140. “Being raised by a single mother, I learned to appreciate and value independent women. ” —Kenny Conley


141. “As a single mum you’ll discover inner strengths and capabilities you never knew you had.” – Unknown


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


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


144. “Dear mamma, you Are Enough! Actually, you are probably overqualified but let’s not Brag.“ – Unknown


145. “Mother is a verb, not a noun. ” —Shonda Rhimes


146. “Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible. ” —Marion C. Garretty


147. “Love as powerful as your mother’s leaves its own mark…To have been loved so deeply… Will give us some protection forever.” – Unknown


148. “Started making myself breakfast, ended up making breakfast for everybody but me.”


149. “The balancing act of motherhood and a career, and being a wife, is something that I don’t think I’ll ever perfect, but I love the challenge of it.” – Kerri Walsh Jennings


150. “Strong woman may remain silent when people talk behind her back, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t notice, it simply means she chooses not to waste her energy on foolishmness. She has more important things to do. ”


151. “The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant, and let the air out of the tires. ” —Dorothy Parker


152. “At the end of the day my most important job is still mom-in-chief.” – Michelle Obama


153. “She quietly stepped out of the race she never wanted to be in, finding her own lane and proceeded to win.”


154. “The strongest people aren’t always the people who win, but the people who don’t give up when they lose.”


155. A mother’s love endures through all.. . . . Washington Irving


156. “Tell the story of the mountain you climbed. Your words could become a page in someone else’s survival guide. ” -Margan Harper Nichols


157. “When I called out to You, You answered me. You made me strong and brave. ” -Psalm 138. 3


158. “The best thing a mom can do is show her children how strong she is on the inside, so they have no doubt that being strong is just part of who they are.”


159. “It’s not that diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but it’s your best friends who are your diamonds.” —Gina Barreca


160. “A mother is a mother still, the holiest thing alive.” —Samuel Taylor Coleridge


161. “Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.”. Robert Browning


162. “Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother. ” —Unknown


163. “I love my kids more than anything else in this world.”


164. “Never undermine yourself because you are ‘just’ a house mom.” – Tracey Taylor


165. “Here’s to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. And may we raise them.”


166. “The women whom I love and admire for their strength and grace did not get that way because stuff worked out. They got that way because stuff went wrong, and they handled it. They handled it in a thousand different ways on a thousand different days, but they handled it. Those women are my superheroes.”


167. “Tell the story of the mountain you climbed. Your words could become a page in someone else’s survival guide.” -Morgan Harper Nichols


168. “The only way to be the best version of yourself is by being the best mom you can be. Don’t give up, and don’t let anyone tell you to.”


169. “Be such a beautiful soul that people crave your vibes. ”


170. “It takes a strong person to be a single parent and take on two roles. You are amazing in your child’s eyes, so never forget that.”


171. “A strong woman looks a challenge in the face and sees opportunity.” – Unknown


172. “Be the mom you want to be, not the mom others expect you to be.”


173. “Being a strong mother is not about how you treat your kids when they’re behaving the best, but rather how you cheer them up and help them in their darkest times.” – Unknown


174. “Ah, babies! They’re more than just adorable little creatures on whom you can blame your farts. ” —Tina Fey


175. “Mothers possess a power beyond that of a king on his throne. ” —Mabel Hale


176. “I hate when I’m waiting for my mom to cook dinner and then I remember that I am the mom and I have to cook dinner.”


177. “My mother was the one constant in my life. When I think about my mom raising me alone when she was 20, and working and paying the bills, and, you know, trying to pursue your own dreams, I think is a feat that is unmatched.” -President Barack Obama


178. “Tell the story of the mountain you climbed. Your words could become a page in someone else’s survival guide.” – Margan Harper Nichols


179. “The best way to drive out fear, anger and insecurity is by living with faith every day.”


180. “A mother’s heart is a patchwork of love that grows stronger with every stitch.”. Unknown


181. “The strongest mother is the one who knows that her strength comes from loving unconditionally.”


182. “Being a mother has been the most challenging and the most rewarding position I will ever hold.” – Cathy Shaffer


183. “There is no death, daughter. People die only when we forget them. ” —Isabel Allende


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


185. “The phrase’ working mother’ is redundant.” – Jane Sellman


186. “The best thing about having a sister was that I always had a friend.” —Cali Rae Turner


187. “Those we love and lose are always connected by heartstrings into infinity. ” —Terri Guillemets


188. “I believe the choice to become a mother is the choice to become one of the greatest spiritual teachers there is.”


189. “Birth takes a woman’s deepest fear about herself and shows her that she is stronger than them.” – Anonymous


190. “You do the best you can, even when you think you can’t and that dear mama is not failing. You are amazing.” – Unknown


191. “Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.” -Robert Browning


192. “It’s like my kids don’t even care that I stayed up all night overthinking for them.”


193. “A mother’s love is stronger than anything else in the world.”


194. “It’s not always that we need to do more but rather that we need to focus on less.” -nathan w. morris


195. “Here’s to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. And may we raise them.” – Unknown


196. “My favorite thing about being a mom is just what a better person it makes you on a daily basis.” – Drew Barrymore


197. “To be a mother is to have your heart living outside of your body for the rest of your life.”. Unknown


198. “It takes strength to wake up every day and take care of yourself so you can be the best mom for your kids.”


199. “Here’s to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them.”


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


201. “I value so many people who have to work full time, definitely single mothers. Their work is the hardest work. I applaud it so much.”


202. “Motherhood: Powered by love. Sustained by wine.”


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


204. “To the mom who feels like you are failing. Don’t doubt yourself. Right now, it feels hard, but each day you still show up, even though the exhaustion. You pour your love into your children, even though your cup feels empty. You do the best you can, even when you think you can’t. And that dear mama is not failing. You are amazing.”


205. “We have a secret in our culture, and it’s not that birth is painful. It’s that women are strong.” Laura Stavoe


206. “You always have to carry on. And you can, because you have to.” -Kate Winslet


207. “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


208. “The parenting road gets bumpy sometimes. That doesn’t mean you are off course.” – Anonymous


209. A mother’s 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.


210. “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


211. “Motherhood makes you stronger than anything else could.”


212. “Mom- One who sacrifices her body, sleep, social life, spending money, eating hot meals, energy, and sanity for Love.”


213. “Becoming a mother has helped make me a tougher, stronger writer.” – Jessica Hagedorn


214. “Mothers can look through a child’s eyes and see tomorrow.” —Reed Markham


215. “A mother’s love is the greatest gift of all, and nothing can ever compare to it.”. Unknown


216. “Here is to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them.”


217. “A mother’s hug lasts long after she lets go.”. Unknown


218. “Mama, you need to remember that no challenge can stop you. You are the strongest person I know and nothing can bring you down.”


219. “Mother—that was the bank where we deposited all our hurts and worries.” —T. Dewitt Talmage


220. “There is no velvet so soft as a mother’s lap, no rose as lovely as her smile, no path so flowery as that imprinted with her footsteps.” —Archibald Thompson


221. “What is free time? I’m a single mother. My free moments are filled with loving my little girl.” -Roma Downey


222. “He give power to the weak and strength to the powerless. ” Isaiah 40:29


223. “Mother: that one word that cannot be defined in a single phrase; that one word that embodies all the love a human being could possibly offer.”


224. “Motherhood changes everything. ” —Adriana Trigiani


225. “My only competitor is the person I was yesterday. ”


226. “An aunt grows more treasured as time goes by.” —Unknown


227. “Being a strong mother means you follow through, no matter what.” – Anonymous


228. “Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” -Barbara Kingsolver


229. “Stay strong, live your life and don’t be afraid to try again.”


230. It doesn’t matter how old you are or what you do in your life. You never stop needing your mom. — Kate Winslet


231. “You can be a mess and still a good mom. We are allowed to be both.” – Unknown


232. “The very fact that you worry about being a good mom means that you are one.” – Jodi Picoult


233. “Having a strong mom is like having a best friend that can carry you when your legs are too tired to walk.”


234. “A mother’s love can move mountains and nothing else comes close.”. Unknown


235. “A mother understands what a child does not say. ” —Jewish proverb


236. “I believe the choice to become a mother is the choice to become one of the greatest spiritual teachers there is.” – Oprah


237. “Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.” —Unknown


238. “Only mothers can think of the future because they give birth to it in their children.” —Maxim Grosky


239. “Success starts with self-discipline. “


240. “Being a single mother is twice the work, twice the stress, and twice the tears, but also twice the hugs, twice the love, and twice the pride.”


241. “If nothing is going well, call your grandmother.” —Italian Proverb


242. “A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.” -Washington Irving


243. “Birth takes a woman’s biggest fear about herself and shows her that she is stronger than them” – Unknown


244. “A mother is the one who fills your heart in the first place.” —Amy Tan


245. “As a single mum, you’ll discover inner strengths and capabilities you never knew you had.”


246. “The angels, whispering to one another, can find, among their burning terms of love, none so devotional as that of Mother…” – Edgar Allan Poe


247. “A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.”. Cardinal Mermillod


248. “You are a gift from God a friend that I can count on and a wonderful model of a mother.” —Unknown


249. “The art of mothering is to teach the art of living to children.” —Elaine Heffner


250. “Being a single parent is twice the work, twice the stress and twice the tears but also twice the hugs, twice the love and twice the pride. ” —Unknown


251. “There is no way to be the perfect mother but a million ways to be a good one. ” -Jill Churchill


252. “You can always tell who the strong women are. They are the ones you see building one another up instead of tearing each other down.”


253. “Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.” – Bréne Brown


254. “Strong women don’t have attitudes. They have standards.”


255. “Every day we wake up breathing, we have a chance to start over. That’s something worth being thankful for.”


256. “I value so many people who have to work full-time, definitely single mothers. Their work is the hardest work. I applaud it so much. ” —Molly Sims


257. “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. they must be felt with the heart.”. Helen Keller


258. “Any mother could do the jobs of several air traffic controllers with ease” —Lisa Alther


259. “Being a single mother may feel like you’re leading your child into battle, but if you use it as an opportunity to be an example of strength then they will never fail”


260. “Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love, and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.” – Stevie Wonder


261. “A mother is the one who fills your heart in the first place. ” —Amy Tan


262. “Seeing my mother become very strong and very independent had a huge impact on me.” – Missy Elliott


263. “I have set the Lord always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. ” Psalm 16:8


264. ” Being a mother has been the most challenging and the most rewarding position I will ever hold. ” -Cathy Shaffer


265. “When it all feels too hard, just remember who you’re doing it for.”


266. “There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one.” —Jill Churchill


267. “My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.”. Mark Twain


268. “A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s.” —Princess Diana


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


270. “My mother’s love has always been a sustaining force for our family, and one of my greatest joys is seeing her integrity, her compassion, her intelligence reflected in my daughters.” – Michelle Obama


271. “As a mama you may see me struggle, but you will never see me quit.” – Unknown


272. “I’m proud of you for not giving up when things got tough. That’s what makes a strong mom.”


273. “I think it’s really important for every mother to find their own way. ” —Solange Knowles


274. ” When there’s a fork in the road, never go straight. ”


275. “I’m proud of many things in my life but nothing beats that of being a mother.”


276. STRONG MOTHERS RAISE STRONG DAUGHTERS:


277. “My favorite thing about being a mom is just what a better person it makes you on a daily basis. ” —Drew Barrymore


278. “Mother’s love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved.” – Erich Fromm


279. “The very fact that you worry about being a good mother means that you already are one.” – Jodi Picoult


280. “Motherhood is the hardest thing you’ll ever do, but also the most rewarding.”. Unknown


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


282. “Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws .” – Barbara Kingsolver


283. “The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.”. Honore de Balzac


284. “An aunt makes life a little sweeter.” —Unknown


285. “No language can express the power, and beauty, and heroism, and majesty of a mother’s love.”


286. “All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.”


287. “The beauty of a mother’s love is that it never fades away, even after her children have grown and flown the nest.”. Unknown


288. “In the mother’s eyes, her smile, her stroking touch, the child reads the message: ‘You are there!’” —Adrienne Rich


289. “Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs since the payment is pure love.” —Mildred B. Vermont


290. “I want to show the example that you can be a single mother and work and handle a lot of other things at the same time. ” —Christina Milian


291. “My mother was the one constant in my life. When I think about my mom raising me alone when she was 20, and working and paying the bills, and, you know, trying to pursue your own dreams, I think is a feat that is unmatched.” – Barack Obama


292. “May your coffee be stronger than your toddler.”


293. When you look at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know. — Mitch Albom


294. “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


295. “There are places in the heart you don’t even know exist until you love a child. ” —Anne Lamott


296. “You’re always going to wonder if you’re doing things wrong, but that’s what it means to be a mom, so care so much about someone else that you just want to be as perfect as possible.” – Naya Rivera


297. “I’m not superwoman. I can’t do everything but with the grace of God and my support system, I’ll get it all done” .


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


299. “A single mother has a million reasons to give up, but the love she has for her children will keep her going.”


300. “Love as powerful as your mother’s leaves its own mark…To have been loved so deeply… Will give us some protection forever.”


301. “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in this strength of His might. ” Ephesians 6:10


302. “A strong mom knows that “the Lord will be with me through every step of my journey”


303. “Push harder than yesterday if you want a differenet tomorrow. ”


304. “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


305. “Your mom is your first friend, your best friend, and your forever friend.”. Unknown


306. Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother. — Unknown


307. “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” – Ann Lamont


308. “Birth is the epicenter of women’s power.” – Ani DeFranco


309. “Being strong doesn’t mean that you don’t have bad days, it just means you have what it takes to make it through to the good days.” – Unknown


310. “A mother’s love is like a flower, it needs to be nurtured to grow.”. John P. Weiss


311. “I never knew how strong I was until I became a mother.”


312. “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


313. “God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers. ” —Rudyard Kipling


314. “A mother’s love is more beautiful than any fresh flower.” —Debasish Mridha


315. “I know how to do anything, I’m a mom.” -Roseanne Barr


316. “A strong woman looks a challenge in the eye and gives it a wink. ”


317. “Taking care of yourself is part of taking care of your kids.”


318. “The loves of my life are my children and my mother. I don't feel as if I need a man.”


319. “Being a working mother and a working single parent instills in you a sense of determination.”


320. “Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws. ” —Barbara Kingsolver


321. “Having a strong mom is like having a best friend that can carry you when your legs are too tired to walk.” – Unknown


322. “I want my children to have all the things I couldn’t afford. Then, I want to move in with them.” —Phyllis Diller


323. “There is no role in life that is more essential than that of motherhood. ” —Elder M. Russell Ballard


324. “An aunt is someone special to remember with warmth, think of with pride, and cherish with love.” —Unknown


325. “Birth is the epicenter of women’s power. ”


326. “The best aunts aren’t substitute parents, they’re co-conspirators. ” —Daryl Gregory


327. “Some days I amaze myself. Other days I look for my phone while I’m talking on it”


328. “A mother’s secret hope outlives them all.”. Oliver Wendell Holmes


329. “Here’s to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. And may we raise them. ”


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


331. “I don’t want to sleep like a baby. I want to sleep like my husband.”


332. “Too many moms overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.”


333. “The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for 30 years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found. ” —Calvin Trillin


334. “Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing. ” —Ricki Lake


335. “Love as powerful as your mother’s leaves its own mark…To have been loved so deeply… Will give us some protection forever.” – J.K. Rowling


336. “Spit up is my new favorite accessory. No outfit is complete without it.”


337. “A strong mom knows what is best for her children even if they don’t understand right now. She will always make decisions with their future in mind.”


338. “Your most valuable parenting skill is learning to manage yourself first.”


339. “A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.” – Cardinal Mermillod


340. “The bond between a mother and her child is strong enough to break any barrier.”. Unknown


341. “My mother was my role model before I even knew what that word was.” – Lisa Leslie


342. “A mother’s voice is like music to a child’s ears.”. Unknown


343. “A mother is clothed with strength and dignity, laughs without fear of the future. When she speaks her words are wise and she gives instructions with kindness.” —Proverbs


344. “You can always tell who the strong women are. They are the ones you see building one another up instead of tearing each other down. ”


345. “Nursing gives you superhuman powers. How else could I be doing all this when I’m usually a sleepaholic?” Gwen Stefani


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


347. “A mother’s happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.” —Honore de Balzac


348. “My daughter introduced me to myself. ” —Beyoncé Knowles


349. “It’s a slow process but quitting won’t speed it up. ”


350. “No matter how old you get, your mom will always be the one who loves and believes in you more than anyone else.”. Unknown


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


352. “To all the mamas who are feeling lonely, stressed, overwhelmed, exhausted, and continue to pull through each day for the sake of their children, never doubt that you are a good mom.”


353. “Even if the whole world was throwing rocks at you, if you had your mother at your back, you’d be okay.” – Jojo Moyes


354. “Mothers are like glue. Even when you can’t see them, they’re still holding the family together. ” —Susan Gale


355. “There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it.” —Chinese Proverb


356. “It takes someone very brave to be a mother, someone strong to raise a child and someone special to love someone else more than herself.” -unknown


357. “Speak to your children as if they are the wisest, kindest, most beautiful and magical humans on earth, for what they believe is what they will become.”


358. “Motherhood is hard. I try my best, but some days I struggle to be the mama I want to be. I get exhausted. I make mistakes. I lose my cool. And some days I struggle to find myself. But, regardless how hard it gets, each day I still show up. And in the end, no one could ever love my child the way I do”


359. “Dear mothers, You’ll learn to lower your expectations about what you can accomplish in one day. Some days, it will be all you can do to keep your kids safe, warm, fed, and loved. And that is more than enough.” – Anonymous


360. “No matter what age … I’ll always need you, mom. ­” —Unknown


361. “Stay strong mama. Don’t let the world make you bitter. You are beautiful.” – Unknown


362. Motherhood is the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge and scary. . it’s an act of infinite optimism. —Gilda Radner


363. “Nothing in this world is guaranteed but unstoppable is she who still fights for what she wants and what she believes.”


364. “When things get hard, and you feel like a failure and totally defeated, remember that you mean the world to somebody, and that somebody calls you ‘Mom’.” – Anonymous


365. “A mother is the truest friend we have when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.” – Washington Irving


366. “Motherhood means never having a moment to yourself, but always having someone there who loves you no matter what.”. Unknown


367. “A mother’s love is the only thing in the world that can keep a child warm on a cold day, calm on a troubled day, and happy on a sad day.”. Unknown


368. “The strength of a mother is second to none. Even when she is in times of stress, when she is fighting her own demons, when she is beyond exhausted both mentally and physically nothing will stop her from finding the strength she needs to do for her children what she needs to get done.” – Unknown


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


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


371. “I pride myself on finding balance. I love making music, and I love raising my boys. I find time to make both a priority.”


372. “Don’t yell at your kids, lean in and whisper, it’s much scarier.”


373. The days are long but the years are short. —Gretchen Rubin


374. “There is no way to be the perfect mother but a million ways to be a good one.”


375. “You should be known for the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.” 1 Peter 3:4


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


377. “When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.”


378. “A mother’s hug lasts long after she lets go.” —Unknown


379. ” I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.”. . . . Philippians 4:13


380. “Don’t pity me because I am a single mom. Respect me for having the courage to do it alone, the strength to never give up, and the love to put my child’s needs before my own.”


381. “Don’t pity me because I am a single mom. Respect me for having the courage to do it alone, the strength to never give up, and the love to put my child’s needs before my own.” – Unknown


382. “The best thing I’ve learned about being a mom: You just do the very best you can with all your heart and soul and might as well forget perfection because it ain’t gonna happen!” – Oprah Winfrey


383. “Being a single parent is not a life full of struggles, but a journey for the strong.” – Meg Lowery


384. “The strongest people aren’t always the people who win, but the people who don’t give up when they lose. ”


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


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


387. “Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had, and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed.” – Linda Wooten.


388. “She is at a place in her life where peace is her priority and negativity cannot exist. ”


389. “Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.” —Oprah Winfrey


390. “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


391. “Becoming a mom to me means that you have accepted that for the next 16 years of your life, you will have a sticky purse.” Nia Vardalos


392. All mothers are working mothers.. . . . Author Unknown


393. “We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.”


394. He didn’t realize that love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own mark.. . . . J.K. Rowling


395. “The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.”. Samuel Taylor Coleridge


396. “Stay strong mama. Don’t let the world make you bitter. You are beautiful.”


397. “Mama don’t be so hard on yourself. No one is perfect. Some days you will get it right and some days you won’t. But what counts is each day you show up and love them hard”


398. “A strong woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink.” – Gina Carey


399. “Motherhood isn’t about having all the answers; it’s about being willing to do whatever it takes to figure them out together.” —Unknown


400. “I think every working mom probably feels the same thing: You go through big chunks of time where you’re just thinking, ‘This is impossible—oh, this is impossible.’ And then you just keep going and keep going, and you sort of do the impossible.”


401. “You never really know what’s coming. A small wave, or maybe a big one. All you can really do is hope that when it comes, you can surf over it, instead of drown in its monstrosity.”. Alysha Speer


402. “Your mom will always be the first person to have faith in you, even when you don’t have it in yourself.”. Unknown


403. “At the end of the day, my most important job is still mom-in-chief. ” —Michelle Obama


404. “Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.”


405. “She has to have four arms, four legs, four eyes, two hearts, and double the love. There is nothing single about a single mom.” -Mandy Hale


406. “Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing.”


407. “The strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.”. Barbara Kingsolver


408. “To all mothers in every circumstance, including those who struggle, I say, ‘Be peaceful. Believe in God and yourself. You are doing better than you think you are.’’ – Jeffrey R. Holland


409. “Silence isn’t golden, it’s suspicious.”


410. “As a mama, you may see me struggle, but you will never see me quit.” – Unknown


411. Giving birth and being born bring us into the essence of creation, where the human spirit is courageous and bold and the body, a miracle of wisdom.”. . . . Harriette Hartigan


412. 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


413. Use Fabric Bins to Your Advantage


414. “In the end, mothers are always right. No one else tells the truth. ” —Randy Susan Meyers


415. “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


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


417. “Ma-ma does everything for the baby, who responds by saying Da-da first. ” —Mignon McLaughlin


418. “She made me strong, but she wanted me to be strong. That’s more important.” – Diane von Furstenberg


419. “Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother.” —Lin Yutang


420. “To be a mother, you must be strong. Even if you don’t feel it, you must pretend.” -Sade Adu


421. “Aunt; like a mom only cooler.” —Unknown


422. “A strong mother is someone who doesn’t give up because she believes God will always be there to help her.”


423. “You are never alone. There’s always someone watching your back, even if you can’t see them.”


424. “Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had, and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed. ” -Linda Wooten


425. “Children don’t just get milk from breastfeeding, they get our energy too.” Stephen Gaskin


426. “Be a woman that wakes up with purpose and intent. Be that woman that shows up and never gives up. Be that woman that believes anything is possible and is willing to work for it.”


427. Men are what their mothers made them.. . . . Ralph Waldo Emerson


428. “Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. ” —Robert Browning


429. “An older sister is a friend and defender — a listener, conspirator, a counselor and a sharer of delights. And sorrows too.” —Pam Brown


430. 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. — Kristin Hannah


431. “When you observe kind & gentle mothers in action, you see women of great strength.” – Margaret D. Nadauld


432. “Just because I am a single mother doesn’t mean I cannot be a success.”


433. “A mother holds her children’s hands for a while, but their hearts forever.”. Unknown


434. “Time passes quickly but one thing always lasts – the love and support found in you. ” —Catherine Pulsifer


435. “Showering as a mom is like an Olympic sport. Fans are calling your name and you’re pressured to finish in record time.”


436. “I was raised by a strong mom and it shows.”


437. Combine Storage and Seating


438. “Motherhood is a choice you make every day, to put someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own. To teach the hard lessons, to do the right thing, even when you’re not sure what the right thing is to forgive yourself over and over again for doing everything wrong.” – Donna Ball


439. “Women have always been the strong ones of the world.” – Coco Chanel


440. Create a Maker Space for Creative Kids


441. “My mother has always been my emotional barometer and my guidance. I was lucky enough to get to have one woman who truly helped me through everything.” – Emma Stone


442. "Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had, and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed.”


443. “If I’m pursuing my goals, my kids are seeing me at my best. I am filled up, I am happy, I am not feeling empty, depleted, and therefore resentful about the fact that I’m missing out. I don’t want them to feel like I’ve sacrificed, I don’t want them to feel that burden, I always remember that a happy working woman is a happy mother.” – Shonda Rhimes


444. “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.” – Unknown


445. “A mother’s love never fails. Even when our own strength is gone, she will always have ours to lean on.”. Unknown


446. “A mother is a person who, seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.” —Tenneva Jordan


447. “Hey mama, has anyone told you that you’re doing an awesome job?” – Unknown


448. “Good moms have sticky floors, messy kitchens, laundry piles, and happy kids.” – Unknown


449. “Being a mother is not about what you gave up to have a child, but what you’ve gained from having one.”


450. “Being a mama can be tough, but always remember, in the eyes of your child, no one does it better than you. ” —Unknown


451. “It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.”. . . . Erma Bombeck


452. “It’s ok to have strengths and weaknesses as a mama. Some mamas play games, others listen well, some cook with love, and others are great encouragers. We don’t have to be everything, every day to our kids. We just need to show up and love them hard.” – Unknown


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


454. “Mama, a strong woman looks a challenge in the face and sees opportunity.”


455. “My mother is a never-ending song in my heart of comfort, happiness and being. I may sometimes forget the words, but I always remember the tune. ” —Graycie Harmon


456. “Grandmas hold our tiny hands for just a little while…but our hearts forever. ” —Unknown


457. “Be brave because even if others don’t notice or tell you it’s okay, I will always see the strength in all mothers who fight through tough times with their children.”


458. “I don’t need a knight in shining armor when my mother has given me her strength.” – Anonymous


459. “Mother, the ribbons of your love are woven around my heart. ” —Anonymous


460. “for God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-dicipline. ” 2 Timothy 1:7


461. “You learned that if you’re tired enough, you can sleep sitting up. That the unendurable is perfectly endurable if you just take it a minute at a time, and when the alternative is no more minutes ever.” – Allison Pearson


462. “A mother does not send you out into the world unprepared. She sends you out with her love, her prayers, and her strength to guide you through.” – Unknown


463. “Raising my kids is my choice. Sometimes I give up things or go without for them. I don’t regret it. My life is and always will be for my children no matter how big they get. They haven’t ruined my life; they have given me a whole new view on the meaning of life. I couldn’t love them more than I already do.”


464. “There is no greater love than a mother’s love, and no greater sacrifice than the one she makes for her children.”. Unknown


465. “A mother is always the beginning. She is how things begin.” —Unknown


466. “Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.” Psalm 143:8


467. “No matter how old your children get, they will always be your babies in your heart.”. Unknown


468. Mother was comfort. Mother was home — Ruta Sepetys


469. “There is no way to be the perfect mother but a million ways to be a good one.” – Jill Churchill


470. “Make it happen and shock everyone. ”


471. “God couldn’t be everywhere so he created aunts.” —Unknown


472. “Motherhood is swimming and learning to swim at the same time.”


473. “A mother’s love is everything. It is what brings a child into this world. It is what molds their entire being. When a mother sees her child in danger, she is literally capable of anything. Mothers have lifted cars off of their children and destroyed entire dynasties. A mother’s love is the strongest energy known to man.” —Jamie McGuire


474. “It takes a lot to be a mom. It takes strength to show up each and every day, even when you don’t think you can. It takes patience to teach your children all the things they need to know. It takes empathy to feel their pain when they don’t have the words. It takes forgiveness to forgive yourself every time you get it wrong. And most of all it takes unconditional love because no one will love your child like you do.”


475. “Don’t tell a mom she looks tired; She can see it. She can feel it. She knows she is exhausted. Instead, tell her she is doing a good job; because she might not see it. Might not feel it. And she might not know it.”


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


477. “Part of taking care of your baby is taking care of yourself. ”


478. “Even when my soul is tired, I will always for strength for my children.”


479. “A strong woman looks a challenge in the eye and gives it a wink.”


480. “No matter how old she gets, a mother will always be her child’s source of love and strength.”. Unknown


481. “Birth takes a woman’s deepest fears and shows her that she is stronger than them.”


482. “A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life. ” —Isadora James


483. “Being a mom means loving your child more than you ever thought possible. It means sacrificing your own needs and desires for theirs.”. Unknown


484. “A strong woman stands up for herself. A stronger woman stands up for everybody else. ”


485. “It is an adjustment trying to balance a career and motherhood for sure, but the key is to prioritize. You become more selective and work on projects that are so meaningful because you want every other waking moment spent with your family. You have to remember, though, to make time for yourself.” – Kim Kardashian


486. “Strong mothers are not the ones that have never struggled. They are the ones that never give up despite the struggles.”


487. A mother is a person who, seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. ” —Tenneva Jordan


488. “There are three reasons for breast-feeding: the milk is always at the right temperature; it comes in attractive containers, and the cat can’t get it.” Irena Chalmers


489. “Mothers hold their children’s hands for a while, but their hearts forever.”. Unknown


490. “There will be so many times you feel like you failed, but in the eyes, heart and mind of your child, you are super mom.” – Stephanie Precourt


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


492. “Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.” —William Makepeace Thackeray


493. “As a single mum you’ll discover inner strengths and capabilities you never knew you had.”


494. “If there is no struggle there is no progress. ”


495. “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


496. “I have strength for all things through Christ who empowers me!”


497. “I know it's hard being a single parent, but I’d rather do it by myself than with someone who doesn’t want to.”


498. “I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” – Philippians 4:13


499. “Any mother could perform the jobs of several air-traffic controllers with ease.” – Lisa Alther


500. “Advice I wish I got when I was a first time mom. You’re still a good mom even if you don’t treasure every moment. Bad moments don’t make bad moms.”


501. “Fitness is not about being better than someone else. It’s about being better than you used to be. ” -Khloe Kardashian


502. “The men are always seeking from women a little pillow to put their heads down on. They are always longing for the mother who held them as infants.” – Coco Chanel.


503. “Mothers hold their children’s hands for a while, but their hearts forever. ” —Unknown


504. “The world would be a better place if we all had a mother’s love.” —Unknown


505. “There is such a special sweetness in being able to participate in creation.”


506. “Mother is one to whom you hurry when you are troubled. ” —Emily Dickinson


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


508. “I believe the choice to become a mother is the choice to become one of the greatest spiritual teachers there is.” – Oprah Winfrey.


509. “Grandmas are short on criticism and long on love.” —Unknown


510. “Know your worth, never settle for less. ”


511. “When I first became a mother I suffered from serious ‘half-ass’ shame. I felt like I was mediocre at everything. I felt so stretched and so distracted (and exhausted), I said ‘Yes’ way too often in an effort to prove that I could do it all. I’ve worked so hard over the past decade to move from ‘What will people think’ to ‘I am enough.’” – Brene Brown


512. “My kids throw a lot of shade for tiny people completely dependent on me for survival.”


513. “You can be a mess and still a good mom. We are allowed to be both.”


514. When someone asks you where you come from, the answer is your mother. — Anna Quindlen


515. “I have met stay-at-home moms and moms who have a job outside the home, but I have yet to meet a mom who doesn’t work.”


516. “90% of parenting is just thinking about when you can lie down again.”


517. “A mother’s job isn’t just about raising kids—it’s about being a light that guides them along their journey through life.”. Unknown


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


519. “It’s not easy being a mom. If it were easy, fathers would do it.” -Betty White


520. “When you look at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know.” —Mitch Albom


521. “It may be possible to gild pure gold, but who can make his mother more beautiful?” —Mahatma Gandhi


522. “We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same”


523. “Aunt: A cherished friend and personal cheerleader who will always see you through rose-colored glasses.” —Unknown


524. “Of course it’s hard. It’s supposed to be hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. Hard is what makes it great. ”


525. “No language can express the power and beauty and heroism of a mother’s love.” —Edwin Chapin


526. “‘To be a mother you must be strong. Even if you don’t feel it, you have to pretend.” – Sade Adu


527. “No language can express the power and beauty and heroism of a mother’s love. ” —Edwin Hubbel Chapin


528. “We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same. ”


529. “In the end, mothers are always right. No one else tells the truth.” —Randy Susan Meyers


530. “Mothers are the anchors in this stormy sea of life.” – Anonymous


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


532. “A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.” —Cardinal Mermillod


533. “Strong mothers raise strong daughters.” – Jessica A. Lane


534. “To the world, you are a mother, but to your family, you are the world.” —Unknown


535. Mothers hold their children’s hands for a while, but their hearts forever.. . . . Author Unknown


536. “There is such a special sweetness in being able to participate in creation.”. . . . Pamela S. Nadav


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


538. “It’s not easy being a mother. If it were, fathers would do it.” —The Golden Girls


539. “A strong mom stays positive even when things go wrong. She knows it’s part of life and that she is strong enough to get through it.”


540. “Hey Mama, has anyone told you that you’re doing an awesome job?”


541. “Part of taking care of your baby is taking care of yourself.”


542. “A strong mom is one who always encourages her children, even if she feels discouraged herself. She’s the kind of mother every child deserves!”


543. “Motherhood – It is a choice you make every day to put someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own, to teach the hard lessons, to do the right thing even when you’re not sure what the right thing is, and to forgive yourself, over and over again for doing everything wrong.”


544. Use Rails and Buckets for Art Supplies


545. “No one can ever replace a mother’s unconditional love.” —Unknown


546. “I’m working on myself, for myself. ”


547. “Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had, and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed.” -Linda Wooten


548. “Being a mother has been the most challenging and the most rewarding position I will ever hold.” -Cathy Shaffer


549. “We have a secret in our culture, and it’s not that birth is painful. It’s that women are strong.” —Laura Stavoe Harm


550. “Strong moms don’t play by all the rules, they break them down so their children can follow their own paths in life.”


551. “There is nothing as powerful as mother’s love, and nothing as healing as a child’s soul.”. Unknown


552. “Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed.”


553. “You can be a mess and still be a good mom. You are allowed to be both.”


554. “Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws. ” -Barbara Kingsolver


555. “Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. ”


556. “Even on the days you feel like you are failing, look around and I promise your kids still think you are the best mom the whole universe.”


557. Even if the whole world was throwing rocks at you, if you had your mother at your back, you’d be okay. — Jojo Moyes


558. “Parenting is a lot like folding a fitted sheet- no one really knows how the hell to do it.” – Anonymous


559. “No challenge is too great for a strong mom because she will always find the strength to persevere.”


560. “Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: ‘Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all.” Proverbs 31:28–29


561. 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


562. “There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.”


563. “Having kids- the responsibility of rearing good, kind, ethical, responsible human beings. . . . is the biggest job anyone can embark on.”


564. “Having children is like living in a frat house. Nobody sleeps, everything’s broken and there’s a lot of throwing up. ” —Ray Romano


565. “Don’t be so hard on yourself. The mom in E.T. had an alien living in her house for days and didn’t notice”


566. “There is no way to be the perfect mother.. but a million ways to be a good one” Jill Churchill


567. “By being yourself, you put something wonderful in the world that was not there before.” —Edwin Elliot


568. “You are not a bad mom because you go to work each day. Similarly, you are not a failure because you left your career altogether. Choices regarding work and family are personal. There is no one-size-fits-all method. Anyone who tells you otherwise is wrong.” – Candace Alhaji


569. “My mom is a strong-willed lady. She taught me to believe in myself, no matter what anybody else said.” – Tracy Edmonds.


570. “Mother—that was the bank where we deposited all our hurts and worries. ” —T. Dewitt Talmage


571. “The world needs our mothers.” – Liya Kebede


572. “I know what it is like to be brought up with unconditional love. In my life that came from my grandmother.” —Andre Leon Talley


573. “The thing about motherhood is that no one really knows what they are doing. We are all following our instincts and hoping we get it right.”


574. “To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power.”. Maya Angelou


575. “Mothers are like glue. Even when you can’t see them, they’re still holding the family together.”. Susan Gale


576. “Behind every great woman, I pray will be another great woman, whispering ‘You’ve got this’ in her ear.”


577. “If every mother…could wrap her mind around her true value as a woman and mother, her life would never be the same. We would wake up every morning excited for the day rather than feeling as though we’d been hit by a truck during the night. We would talk differently to our kids, fret less about our husbands’ annoying habits, and speak with greater tenderness and clarity. We would find more contentment in our relationships, let mean remarks roll off our backs, and leave work feeling confident in the job we performed.” – Meg Meeker


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


579. “Some days I don’t know how I do it. I am so exhausted…But I am a mom so I will always show up and stay strong for my children.” – Unknown


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


581. “It’s ok to have strengths and weaknesses as a mama. Some mamas play games, others listen well, some cook with love, and others are great encouragers. We don’t have to be everything, every day to our kids. We just need to show up and love them hard.”


582. “Being a mom has made me so tired. And so happy.”. Tina Fey


583. “The only way to do it all is to not do it all.” – Dana Riquelme


584. “There are friends, there is family, and then there are friends that become family.” —Unknown


585. “Sometimes the best toy for your child is a mom who plays on the floor with them.” -unknown


586. “You’re always going to wonder if you’re doing things wrong, but that’s what it means to be a mom, to care so much about someone else that you just want to be perfect as possible. ” —Naya Rivera


587. Hide a Bookshelf with a Curtain


588. “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


589. “There is no role in life that is more essential than that of motherhood.” —Elder M. Russell Ballard


590. “Love as powerful as your mother’s leaves its own mark. To have been loved so deeply will give us some protection forever.” J.K. Rowling


591. “Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.” —Eleanor Roosevelt


592. “The mother’s heart is the child’s school-room.” —Henry Ward Beecher


593. “Your sisters are the only people in the world who know what it’s like to have been brought up the way you were.” —Betsy Cohen


594. “A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine, desert us when troubles thicken around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return. . . –. Washington. Irving


595. Add a Tent or a Teepee in a Corner


596. A mother is one to whom you hurry when you are troubled — Emily Dickinson


597. “Having kids – the responsibility of rearing good, kind, ethical, responsible human beings – is the biggest job anyone can embark on.” – Maria Shriver


598. “Only an aunt can give hugs like a mother, can keep secrets like a sister and share love like a friend.” —Unknown


599. “Motherhood is the toughest job on earth, but also the most rewarding one.”. Unknown


600. “We either make ourselves miserable or make ourselves strong. Either way, the amount of work is the same.” -Carlos Castenada


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


602. 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.


603. “A strong mom is not necessarily the one who does everything right but rather has the courage to do what’s necessary.”


604. “There is no influence so powerful as that of the mother.” – Sara Josepha Hale


605. “Being a single parent is twice the work, twice the stress and twice the tears but also twice the hugs, twice the love and twice the pride.” – Unknown


606. “Postpartum is a quest back to yourself. Alone in your body again. You will never be the same. You are stronger than you were. ” -Amethyst Joy


607. “Any mother could perform the jobs of several air-traffic controllers with ease.” —Lisa Alther


608. “To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power.”


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


610. “To all mothers in every circumstance, including those who struggle, I say, ‘Be peaceful. Believe in God and yourself. You are doing better than you think you are.'” — Jeffrey R. Holland


611. “Love is being a working mom, who misses her kids.” – Anonymous


612. “A strong mom doesn’t just cope with life, she thrives and always manages to find something good in every situation.”


613. “The very fact that you worry about being a good mother means that you already are one.” ― Jodi Picoult


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


615. “A mom is the glue that holds everything together, even when she feels she may fall apart.”


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


617. “Children don’t ask to be born. It is a choice we make to bring them into this world. That is why we change and rearrange our lives for them.”


618. “Be kind to yourself. You work extremely hard day in and day out. You are amazing. You are one strong mama.” – Anonymous


619. “A strong mom knows that the only way to protect her kids is by showing them how much she trusts God.”


620. “Every day is a new chance. Give yourself permission to wipe the slate clean and start fresh.”


621. “I am a strong woman because I was raised by a strong woman.”


622. “Death ends a life, not a relationship. ” —Jack Lemmon


623. “It takes courage to be gentle and kind when everyone expects boldness and anger.” – Maya Angelou


624. “I never knew how strong I was until being strong was all I had.”


625. “A mother’s love can make you invincible. Anything is possible with a mother by your side.”. Unknown


626. “I was told I couldn't have children, so every day I am kissing the sky with happiness about it.”


627. “Here’s to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them.” ― Unknown


628. “It’s hard being a single parent but you’re not alone. You have your whole family behind you cheering you on!”


629. “Having kids- the responsibility of rearing good, kind, ethical, responsible human beings – is the biggest job anyone can embark on.” – Maria Shriver


630. “We have a secret in our culture, and it’s not that birth is painful. It’s that women are strong. -Laura Stavoe Harm


631. “She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.” Proverbs 31:25


632. “No influence is so powerful as that of the mother.” – Sarah Josepha Hale


633. “Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” —Barbara Kingsolver


634. “A mom forgives us all our faults, not to mention one or two we don’t even have.” —Robert Brault


635. “Successful mothers are not the ones who never struggled, they are the ones that never gave up despite their struggles.”


636. “God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.” —Rudyard Kipling


637. “A mother’s love is more beautiful than any fresh flower. ” —Debasish Mridha


638. “My mother was the one constant in my life. When I think about my mom raising me alone when she was 20, and working and paying the bills, and, you know, trying to pursue your own dreams, I think is a feat that is unmatched.” – President Barack Obama


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


640. “To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. ” —Maya Angelou


641. “Mother is the heartbeat in the home; and without her, there seems to be no heartthrob.” —Leroy Brownlow


642. Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life. —Sophocles


643. “Being a mother takes a woman’s deepest fears about herself and shows her that she is stronger than them.”


644. “Mothers are the people who love us for no good reason. And those of us who are mothers know it’s the most exquisite love of all.” – Maggie Gallagher


645. “Motherhood is the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge and scary – it’s an act of infinite optimism.” – Gilda Radner


646. No influence is so powerful as that of the mother. —Sarah Josepha Hale


647. “Let your light so shine before men, so they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”


648. “Having kids – the responsibility of rearing good, kind, ethical, responsible human beings – is the biggest job anyone can embark on.”


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


650. A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.. . . . Washington Irving


651. “A mother is your first friend, your best friend, your forever friend.” —Unknown


652. “Be so good that they can’t ignore you. ” -Steve Martin


653. “A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts. ” -Washington Irving


654. “Breastfeeding is an instinctual and natural act, but it is also an art that is learned day by day. The reality is that almost all women can breastfeed, have enough milk for their babies and learn how to overcome problems both large and small. It is almost always simply a matter of practical knowledge and not a question of good luck.” La Leche League


655. “You don’t take a class; you’re thrown into motherhood and learn from experience. ” —Jennie Finch


656. “Tell the story of the mountain you climbed. Your words could become a page in someone else’s survival guide.”


657. “She builds others up because she knows what its’ like to be torn down. ”


658. “Single moms: You are a doctor, a teacher, a nurse, a maid, a cook, a referee, a heroine, a provider, a defender, a protector, a true superwoman. Wear your cape proudly.”


659. “I’m thankful for my struggles because without them, I wouldn’t know my strengths.” – Proudhappymama


660. “Don’t cry over spilled milk. Unless it’s breastmilk, in which case, cry a lot.”


661. “Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible.” – Marion C. Garretty


662. “We have a secret in our culture, and it’s not that birth is painful. It’s that women are strong.” – Laura Stavoe Harm


663. “There are hard days in motherhood, but looking at your baby sleeping reminds you why it’s all worth it.” – Kara Ferwerda


664. “You always have to carry on. And you can, because you have to.”


665. “There’s no place like home except Grandma’s.” —Unknown


666. “Be a woman that wakes up with purpose and intent. Be that woman that shows up and never gives up. Be that woman that believes anything is possibly and is willing to work for it. ”


667. “It’s official. I’m in love… with my Roomba.”


668. “A mother’s love is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, it never fails or falters, even though the heart is breaking.”. Helen Rice


669. “Motherhood is the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge and scary – it’s an act of infinite optimism.” —Gilda Radner


670. “Great sisters get promoted to aunt.” —Unknown


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


672. “Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.” – Unknown


673. “Motherhood is a choice you make everyday to put someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own. To teach hard lessons. To do the right thing, even when you’re not sure what the right thing is….and to forgive yourself over and over again for doing everything wrong.”


674. Add Shelves for Lego Creations


675. “Whoever wrote the song ‘I’m easy like Sunday morning’ did not have kids.”


676. 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


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


678. “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


679. “To be a good mother always takes the will of steel and heart of gold. You cannot pretend or wish yourself into being one any more than you can persuade yourself out of being human.” – Mary Jane Ward


680. “The bond between a mother and her children is as strong as the ocean tides, no matter how far away they may be.” – Unknown


681. “You are going to miss this someday… I tell myself as I step on Legos all the way to the bathroom.”


682. “A grandmother is a little bit parent, a little bit teacher, and a little bit best friend.” —Unknown


683. The love between a mother and a daughter is forever. — Patricia Wayant


684. “Your greatest contribution to the world may not be something you do but who you raise.”


685. ” Being a mother has been the most challenging and the most rewarding position I will ever hold.” -Cathy Shaffer


686. Make a Stuffed Animal Storage Ottoman


687. “I can and I will. ”


688. “May your coffee be stronger than your toddler. ” —Unknown


689. “If you’re a mom, you’re a superhero. Period. ” —Rosie Pope


690. “Grandma always made you feel she had been waiting to see just you all day and now the day was complete.” —Marcy DeMaree


691. “If you’re a single mother, never give up. Your child is watching how you handle your challenges and that will help him or her determine how they want to live their life too.” – Unknown


692. “The world needs our mothers.” —Liya Kebede


693. “Motherhood is not about perfection. It’s about loving unconditionally with all your heart.”. Unknown


694. “Raising my kids is my choice. Sometimes I give up things or go without things for them. I don’t regret it. My life is and always will be for my children no matter how big they get. They haven’t ruined my life; they have given me a whole new view on the meaning of life. I couldn’t love them more than I already do.”


695. “You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.”. Albert Einstein


696. “Mother is one to whom you hurry when you are troubled.” —Emily Dickinson


697. “Mothers possess a power beyond that of a king on his throne.” —Mabel Hale


698. “Some days she has no idea how she’ll do it. But every single day. It still gets done.”


699. “Mother: the most beautiful word on the lips of mankind.” —Kahil Gibran


700. “I want my children to have all the things I couldn’t afford. Then I want to move in with them. ”—Phyllis Diller


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


702. “If love is as sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love. ” —Stevie Wonder


703. “A mother’s love is like an everlasting bed of roses, that continues to blossom and bloom throughout the years.”. Unknown


704. “An aunt is a safe haven for a child. Someone who will keep your secrets and is always on your side.” —Sara Sheridan


705. “Your influence as a mother is powerful. Don’t waste it! Little eyes are watching you.”


706. “Like so many working mothers all over the world, I feel the constant struggle to be the best mother I can, whilst setting a good example for my children to work hard. I travel for work when it’s necessary, and I miss them all the time when I am away.” – Victoria Beckham


707. “Having children just puts the whole world into perspective. Everything else just disappears. ” —Kate Winslet


708. “Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.”


709. “The strongest people aren’t always those that win but rather those who never give up when they lose.”


710. Store Matchbox Cars on the Wall


711. “A strong mom is one who always encourages her children, even if she feels discouraged herself. She’s the kind of mother every child deserves!” – Unknown


712. “I love you every day. And now, I will miss you every day. ” —Mitch Albom


713. “She made broken look beautiful and strong look invincible. She walked with the universe on her shoulders and made it look like a pair of wings.”


714. “To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colours of a rainbow.”


715. “To the world you are a mother, but to your family you are the world.” -unknown


716. “Did you hear? Superheroes are real. They are called single moms.”


717. “Motherhood is a choice you make every day, to put someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own, to teach the hard lessons, to do the right thing even when you’re not sure what the right thing is…and to forgive yourself, over and over again, for doing everything wrong.”


718. ”Being a mother has been the most challenging and the most rewarding position I will ever hold.” – Cathy Shaffer


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


720. Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother. —Oprah Winfrey


721. “If you’re a mom, you’re a superhero. Period.” – Rosie Pope


722. Behind every great child is a mom who’s pretty sure she’s screwing it all up. —Unknown


723. “I never knew the power of my body until I had a baby. ”


724. “Any mother could do the jobs of several air traffic controllers with ease.” – Lisa Alther


725. “Moms are the real superheroes; they juggle a million things at once and still manage to stay calm and loving.”. Unknown


726. “Now, as always, the most automated appliance in a household is the mother. ” —Beverley Jones


727. 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


728. “Motherhood is a choice you make every day, to put someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own. To teach the hard lessons, to do the right thing, even when you’re not sure what the right thing is…And to forgive yourself over and over again for doing everything wrong.” -Donna Ball


729. “You’ll never know how strong you are, until being strong is the only choice you have.” – Unknown


730. “Taking care of yourself is an important part of taking care of your kids”


731. “The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom. ” —Henry Ward Beecher


732. “Motherhood is hard. There is no manual, and sometimes you have no idea what you’re doing. We all feel like this whether we admit it or not.” – Anonymous


733. “Birth takes a woman’s deepest fear about herself and shows her that she is stronger than them. ”


734. “My mom is a strong-willed lady. She taught me to believe in myself, no matter what anybody else said.” – Tracy Edmonds


735. “All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” – Abraham Lincoln


736. “To a child’s ear, ‘mother’ is magic in any language.” —Arlene Benedict


737. “My mom had four kids, one with special needs. She had a full-time job, and she still came home and made dinner for us every night, from scratch. It was amazing.” – Eva Longoria


738. “I am aware that I am a rare breed of woman. ”


739. “Postpartum is a quest back to yourself. Alone in your body again. You will never be the same. You are stronger than you were.” -Amethyst Joy


740. “My mother is so full of joy and life. I am her child. And that is better than being the child of anyone else in the world.” – Maya Angelou


741. “A strong mother is someone who sees all that’s possible in a world of impossible things, while still believing she can make it better for everyone – including herself.” – Unknown


742. “To all mothers in every circumstance, including those who struggle, I say, ‘Be peaceful. Believe in God and yourself. You are doing better than you think you are.’” – Jeffrey R. Holland


743. “We are born of love; love is our mother. ” —Rumi


744. “Being strong doesn’t mean that you don’t have bad days, it just means you have what it takes to make it through to the good days.”


745. “Be strong enough to walk away from what isn’t best for you, and be patient enough to wait for the blessings you deserve.”


746. “As a working mom, you have to be really creative in how you make it all work.” – Hilary Duff


747. “Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother. ”


748. “A mother’s love is a sanctuary, where you can go when all the walls of the world are closing in on you.”. Unknown


749. “Most people’s mothers are the most influential person in their life. But my mother survived the camps, and she was very strong. She made me strong, but she wanted me to be strong. That’s more important.” – Diane von Furstenberg


750. “I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be no more wars. ” —E. M. Forster


751. “The mind of your child is like a garden, and your love and care are the seeds that will make it grow.”. Unknown


752. “The influence of a mother in the lives of her children is beyond calculation.” —James E. Faust


753. Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible. —Marion C. Garretty


754. “There is no perfect way to be a mother and a million ways to be a good one.” – Jill Churchill


755. “Sleep at this point is just a concept, something I’m looking forward to investigating in the future. ” —Amy Schumer


756. “A mother’s love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible.”. Marion C. Garretty


757. “Being a single parent is not an easy job but it’s worth doing because of all that you gain in return.”


758. “Strong moms raise strong kids.”


759. ‘My hope is that they remember I tried. Even when I was tired, even when I was stressed. I hope that they know that I did it all for them. That I had every intention of being great, good, and grand, but some days all I could be was okay. I hope they know I still showed up. That I still tried. That every day I tried to be better because of them.’


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


761. “If I had a single flower for every time I think of you, I could walk forever in my garden. ” —Claudia Gandhi


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


763. “My Mother: She is beautiful, softened at the edges and tempered with a spine of steel. I want to grow old and be like her. ” —Jodi Picoult


764. “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.


765. “All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” – Abraham Lincoln.


766. “The bond between a mother and her child is the strongest in the world, no matter how far apart they may be.”. Unknown


767. “I believe the choice to become a mother is the choice to become one of the greatest spiritual teachers there is. ” —Oprah


768. “My mother was the one constant in my life. When I think about my mom raising me alone when she was 20, and working and paying the bills, and, you know, trying to pursue your own dreams, I think is a feat that is unmatched.” – President Barack Obama.


769. “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


770. “And one day she discovered that she was fierce, and strong, and full of fire, and that not even she could hold herself back because her passion burned brighter than her fears. “


771. “A mother continues to labour long after the baby is born.” – Lisa Jo Baker


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


773. “A mother’s love is the strongest force in the world, and it knows no bounds.” —Unknown


774. “I’m a strong woman. Everything that’s hit me in life, I’ve dealt with. I’ve cried myself to sleep, picked myself back up, and wiped my tears. I’ve grown from things that were meant to break me. And I get stronger by the day, and have a God to thank for that. ”


775. “A little progress each day adds up to big results. ”


776. “There is such a special sweetness in being able to participate in creation.” – Pamela S. Nadav


777. “The love and compassion you’ve always carried in your heart makes you a wonderful mother and a beloved friend.” —Unknown


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


779. “Everything I am, you helped me to be.” —Unknown


780. “A mother may not always be able to tell you what you need to hear, but she will never fail to let you feel her unconditional love for you.”. Unknown


781. “Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had.” —Linda Wooten


782. “Mother’s love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved.” —Erich Fromm


783. “Children are not a distraction from more important work, they are the most important work.” – C.S. Lewis


784. The mother’s heart is the child’s school-room. —Henry Ward Beecher


785. “It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.”


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


787. “A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.”


788. “They say that being a mother isn’t easy, but instead of focusing on how hard it is, let’s remind ourselves of the beautiful and precious moments that come with raising kids that make it all worth it.” – Anonymous


789. Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws. — Barbara Kingsolver


790. “Single moms: You are a doctor, a teacher, a nurse, a maid, a cook, a referee, a heroine, a provider, a defender, a protector, a true superwoman. Wear your cape proudly.” -Mandy Hale


791. “Mom, I love you, even though I’ll never accept your friend request.” —Unknown


792. “Why don’t kids understand that their nap is not for them but for us?” —Alyson Hannigan


793. “Stay strong! Make them wonder why you’re smiling. ” 😊


794. “I don’t have to be extreme. Just consistent. ”


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


796. “Forget napping. Work out when the baby sleeps. ”


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


798. “When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.” – Sophia Loren


799. “If you’re a single mother, never give up. Your child is watching how you handle your challenges and that will help him or her determine how they want to live their life too.”


800. “Successful mothers are not the ones who never struggled, they are the ones that never gave up despite their struggles.” – Unknown


801. “Giving birth and being born brings us into the essence of creation, where the human spirit is courageous and bold and the body, a miracle of wisdom.” – Harriette Hartigan


802. “As a mama, you may see me struggle, but you will never see me quit.”


803. Having children just puts the whole world into perspective. Everything else just disappears.. . . Kate Winslet


804. “I know it’s hard mama. It’s hard to get up every day and have your little people rely on you. It’s hard to push past the exhaustion. It’s hard feeling like the days are on repeat. Being a mama is hard. But mama even on your hardest days just knows how special you are. To them you are everything. No one does it better than you.”


805. “To all mothers in every circumstance, including those who struggle, I say, ‘Be peaceful. Believe in God and yourself. You are doing better than you think you are.” – Jeffrey R. Holland


806. “A mother’s love is the source of all wisdom, strength, and beauty.”. Unknown


807. “A toddler can do more in 1 unsupervised minute than most people can do all day.”


808. “There is no way to be the perfect mother, but a million ways to be a good one.” Jill Churchill


809. “The phrase ‘working mother’ is redundant.”


810. “Of all the haunting moments in motherhood, few rank with hearing your own words come out of your daughters mom.”


811. “Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had, and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed.”. Linda Wooten


812. “Motherhood is the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge and scary – it’s an act of infinite optimism.”


813. “My mom is a strong-willed lady. She taught me to believe in myself, no matter what anybody else said.” -Tracy Edmonds.


814. “Motherhood is a choice you make everyday to put someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own, to teach the hard lesson, to do the right thing even when you’re not sure what the right thing is… and to forgive yourself over and over again for doing everything wrong.” – Donna Bell


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


816. “Women have always been the strong ones of the world.”


817. “Motherhood...is an act of infinite optimism.”


818. “Motherhood is an extreme sport, that’s why we have to wear workout clothes every day.”


819. “A strong woman sees every struggle as an opportunity to become stronger. She knows she is capable of anything life throws at her.”


820. “To be a mother you must be strong. Even if you don’t feel it, you have to pretend.” – Sade Adu


821. “A strong mom is the one who knows that no challenge is greater than God’s love for His children”


822. “Some days I don’t know how I do it. I am so exhausted…But I am a mom so I will always show up and stay strong for my children.”


823. “Only mothers can think of the future because they give birth to it in their children. ” —Maxim Gorky


824. “I can imagine no heroism greater than motherhood.” —Lance Conrad


825. “Birth is the epicentre of women’s power.”


826. “Aunt ― a double blessing. You love like a parent and act like a friend.” —Unknown


827. “I think every working mom probably feels the same thing: You go through big chunks of time where you’re just thinking, ‘This is impossible-oh, this is impossible.’ And then you just keep going and keep going, and you sort of do the impossible.”. Tina Fey


828. “Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother.” – Anonymous


829. “I can imagine no heroism greater than motherhood. ” —Lance Conrad


830. “No matter how old your children are, a mother’s love for them will never fade away.”. Unknown


831. “Motherhood is a choice you make every day, to put someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own. To teach the hard lessons, to do the right thing, even when you’re not sure what the right thing is. And to forgive yourself over and over again for doing everything wrong.”


832. “She quietly stepped out of the race she never wanted to be in, finding her own lane and proceeded to win”


833. “Motherhood is hard. I try my best, but some days I struggle to be the mama I want to be. I get exhausted. I make mistakes. I lose my cool. And some days I struggle to find myself. But, regardless how hard it gets, each day I still show up. And in the end, no one could ever love my child the way I do” – Unknown


834. “There is something really empowering about saying, “I can do it all!” That’s the wonderful thing about mothers. You can because you must, so you just do.” – Kate Winslet


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


836. “Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother.” – Unknown


837. “I know it’s hard being a single parent, but I’d rather do it by myself than with someone who doesn’t want to.”


838. A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s. —Princess Diana


839. “To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness. ”


840. When you are looking at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know. —Charley Benetto


841. “Being a hard mama is not a sign of weakness, but a testament to strength and resilience.”. Unknown


842. “Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had. ” —Linda Wooten


843. “The greatest spiritual teachers in the world are our mothers.”. Swami Dhyan Giten


844. “Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had, and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed.” – Linda Wooten


845. “My sister said once: ‘Anything I don’t want Mother to know, I don’t even think of if she’s in the room. ” —Agatha Christie


846. “We are born of love; love is our mother.” —Rumi


847. “Mom: a title just above queen.” —Unknown


848. “To all mothers in every circumstance, including those who struggle, I say, ‘Be peaceful. Believe in God and yourself. You are doing better than you think you are.’”


849. “There will be so many times when you feel like you fail as a mother. But never forget in the eyes and mind of your child, you are the best mom they could ever have.”


850. “A mother’s love will push you to the edge of the ocean while holding you above it. Her fearless strength keeps the wind in your sails.” – Henrik Ibsen


851. Grab Ikea Trofast Shelves for Toy Storage


852. “I think every working mom probably feels the same thing: You go through big chunks of time where you’re just thinking, ‘This is impossible—oh, this is impossible.’ And then you just keep going and keep going, and you sort of do the impossible.” – Tina Fey


853. “So it turns out, being an adult is mostly just googling how to do stuff.”


854. Everyone loves their mom; everyone’s got an important mom, but for me, she’s really the guiding force. — Taylor Swift


855. “There is nothing in the world of art like the songs mother used to sing. ” —Billy Sunday


856. “The strongest mothers the women who never back down from a challenge, no matter how hard it may seem.”


857. “You can be completely overwhelmed by a season of motherhood and still be completely grateful to be a mother.”


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


859. “The loveliest masterpiece of the heart of God is the heart of a mother.” —St. Therese of Lisieux


860. “If love is as sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.” —Stevie Wonder


861. “Working mothers’ laughter comes hardest when our double life is revealed for what it is: a juggling act in which the balls can drop at any time, invariably on our own head.” – Allison Pearson


862. “A strong mom is one who knows that she can only do so much, but with God’s help anything is possible.”


863. “You cannot ask your daughter to be strong and you be weak. You can not motivate your daughter to be healthy and you neglect your health. You can not teach your daughter confidence if you are insecure. The greatest gift a mother has is a daughter who is teaching her all the things she needs to be herself.”


864. “I had a lot of stuff to do today… now I have a lot of stuff to do tomorrow.”


865. “Strong women don’t have attitudes, they have standards.”


866. “An aunt is always there for all the times when you need a second mom.” —Unknown


867. “Motherhood is the exquisite inconvenience of being another person’s everything.”. Unknown


868. “Being a mom isn’t just about raising children; it’s about cherishing and nurturing each and every moment we spend with them.”. Unknown


869. “Successful mothers are not the ones that have never struggled. They are the ones that never give up, despite the struggles.” – Sharon Jaynes


870. “A mom’s hug lasts long after she lets go. ” —Unknown


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


872. “Nothing is really lost until mom can’t find it.”


873. “A mother is she who can laugh at herself, cry with her children, and love them fiercely all at the same time.” – Unknown


874. “Nothing is really lost until your mom can’t find it.” —Unknown


875. “Motherhood is a choice you make every day, to put someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own, to teach the hard lessons, to do the right thing even when you’re not sure what the right thing is…and to forgive yourself, over and over again, for doing everything wrong.” – Unknown


876. “Being a full-time mother is one of the highest-salaried jobs since the payment is pure love.” – Mildred B. Vermont


877. “A strong mother is someone who sees all that’s possible in a world of impossible things, while still believing she can make it better for everyone – including herself.”


878. “Behind every great woman, I pray will be another great woman, whispering ‘You’ve got this’ in her ear. ”


879. “That moment when you think you don’t have time to take care of yourself is the exact moment you need to take care of yourself.”


880. “Single moms: You are a doctor, a teacher, a nurse, a maid, a cook, a referee, a heroine, a provider, a defender, a protector, a true superwoman. Wear your cape proudly.” – Mandy Hale


881. “My mother was my role model before I even knew what that word was. ” —Lisa Leslie


882. “A mother’s love never fades, even if time and distance come between them.”. Unknown


883. “Motherhood isn’t just about taking care of your children; it’s also about caring for yourself so that you can give them your best.”. Unknown


884. “My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind.” —Michael Jordan


885. “Show your children you are a fearless mother by loving yourself first, staying strong and doing what is best for you.”


886. “I’m a strong woman. Everything that’s hit me in life, I’ve dealt with. I’ve cried myself to sleep, picked myself back up, and wiped my tears. I’ve grown from things that were meant to break me. And I get stronger by the day, and have a God to thank for that.”


887. “It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.” – Erma Bombeck


888. “Who’s taking care of you?”


889. “I never knew the power of my body until I had a baby.”


890. “Raising kids on your own means you have to be twice as strong, twice as patient and twice as loving. But you’ll also get to experience all of their firsts and that’s worth everything.”


891. “I wouldn’t trade the stretch marks or flabbiness for either little miracle. They’re worth every extra inch, pound and mark!”


892. “I am a strong woman because a strong woman raised me.” – Anonymous


893. “There is no influence so powerful as that of the mother.” —Sara Josepha Hale


894. “To the world you are a mother, but to your family you are the world.”. Unknown


895. “Silence is golden. Unless you have kids. Then silence is just suspicious. ” —Unknown


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


897. “I am a strong woman because a strong woman raised me.”


898. “There is no influence so powerful as that of the mother. ” —Sara Josepha Hale


899. “Self care is giving your kids the best of you rather than what’s left of you.” -unknown


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

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