May 12, 2023: Quotes About Motherhood for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is coming — are you ready? Here’s a fine selection of quotes about the joys and challenges of motherhood.
“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
“Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.” —Robert Browning
“Becoming a mother has made me next-level confident. I’ve never felt more empowered.” —Kelly Clarkson
“A mother’s love liberates.” —Maya Angelou
“Being a mom has made me so tired. And so happy.” —Tina Fey
“Motherhood is a choice you make everyday, 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
“Motherhood is tough. If you just want a wonderful little creature to love, you can get a puppy.” —Barbara Walters
“If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?” —Milton Berle
“It’s the curse of motherhood. You’re required to love us even when we vex you.” —Julia Quinn
“There is no greater good in all the world than motherhood. The influence of a mother in the lives of her children is beyond calculation.” —James E. Faust
“Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.” —Oprah Winfrey
“Most mothers are instinctive philosophers.” —Harriet Beecher Stowe
“I want my children to have all the things I couldn’t afford. Then I want to move in with them.” —Phyllis Diller
“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
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