Inspiring Mother-Daughter Quotes to Brighten Your Day

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

- Caitlin Houston

"You are my sun, my moon, and all of my stars."

- E.E. Cummings

"I’ve never had a moment’s doubt. I love you. I believe in you completely. You are my dearest one. My reason for life."

- Ian McEwan

"A mother’s love is like an everlasting bed of roses, that continues to blossom. A mother’s love bears strength, comfort, healing, and warmth. Her beauty is compared to a sunny day that shines upon each rose petal and inspires hope."

- Ellen J. Barrier

"My daughter is my biggest achievement. She is a little star and my life has changed so much for the better since she came along."

- Denise van Outen

"When you look into your mother's eyes, you know that is the purest love you can find on this earth."

- Mitch Albom

"The dearest things I know are what you are."

- Oscar Hammerstein II

"The woman who is my best friend, my teacher, my everything: Mom."

- Sandra Vischer

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

- Erica Jong

"There were times when…I didn’t have a lot of friends. But my mom was always my friend. Always."

- Taylor Swift

"You are my angel, you remind me of the goodness in this world and inspire me to be the greatest version of myself."

- Steve Maraboli

"You are my sun, my moon, and all my stars."

- E.E. Cummings

"The more a daughter knows the details of her mother's life, the stronger the daughter."

- Anita Diamant

"You are the woman who came into my life unexpectedly, whose presence kissed my soul."

- Marisa Donnelly

"A daughter is one of the most beautiful gifts this world has to give."

- Laurel Atherton

"We are born of love; love is our mother."

- Rumi

"Mothers are like glue. Even when you can’t see them, they’re still holding the family together."

- Susan Gale

"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

"To the moon and back, that’s how much I love you."

- Sam McBratney

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

- Terri Guillemets

"Motherhood: All love begins and ends there."

- Robert Browning

"Children and mothers never truly part, bound in the beating of each other’s heart."

- Charlotte Gray

"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

"A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary."

- Dorothy C. Fisher

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

- Letty Cottin Pogrebin

"My highest hope for her is just that she has the fearlessness to always be her authentic self."

- Channing Tatum

"Mothers and daughters together are a powerful force to be reckoned with."

- Melia Keeton-Digby

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

- Heather Stillufsen

"The bond between a mother and her child is the only real and purest bond in the world, the only true love we can ever find in our lifetime."

- Ama H. Vanniarachchy

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

- Kristin Hannah

"Youth fades, love droops, the leaves of friendship fall; A mother's secret hope outlives them all."

- Oliver Wendell Holmes

"I chose not to lose my mom, and instead to gain an angel. In my mind, my heart, and my life, she is still completely present to this day — and as wise, compassionate and stubborn as ever."

- Kevin Hart

"A mother who radiates self-love and self-acceptance actually vaccinates her daughter against low self-esteem."

- Naomi Wolf

"No daughter and mother ever live apart, no matter what the distance between them."

- Christie Watson

"I will not be a mystery to my daughter. She will know me and I will share my stories with her—the stories of failure, shame, and accomplishment. She will know she’s not alone in that wilderness."

- Viola Davis

"We must all work together to build a better world for our children, and that starts with caring for our elders."

- Nelson Mandela

"Because even if the whole world was throwing rocks at you, if you had your mother at your back, you'd be okay. Some deep-rooted part of you would know you were loved."

- Jojo Moyes

"A great soul serves everyone all the time. A great soul never dies. It brings us together again and again."

- Maya Angelou

"Thank you for being the answer to the prayer I hadn’t realized I asked for."

- Marisa Donnelly

"What sunshine is to flowers, and tides are to the sea, is nowhere as important you’re being in my life is to me."

- C. Stellar

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

- Charly Lester

"A child's first teacher is its mother."

- Peng Liyuan

"A mother is one to whom you hurry when you are troubled."

- Emily Dickinson

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

- Linda Wooten

"Little girls are the nicest things that happen to people. They are born with a little bit of angel-shine about them, and though it wears thin sometimes there is always enough left to lasso your heart."

- Alan Beck

"Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs in my field since the payment is pure love."

- Mildred B. Vermont

"It’s a different kind of love. It’s very pure, it’s unconditional, but they haven’t earned it yet. They didn’t do anything, they just exist and you love them completely, but it’s not built on anything other than their existence."

- John Legend

"Each day I give thanks for you and appreciate all that you do."

- Catherine Pulsifer

"I like it when my mother smiles. And I especially like it when I make her smile."

- Adriana Trigiani

"My mother was my first country, the first place I ever lived."

- Nayyirah Waheed

"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

"When someone asks you where you come from, the answer is your mother."

- Anna Quindlen

"I love my mother as the trees love water and sunshine. She helps me prosper and reach great heights."

- Terri Guillemets

"Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing."

- Ricki Lake

"Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws."

- Barbara Kingsolver

"Mother's love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved."

- Erich Fromm

"The mother-daughter relationship is the most complex."

- Wynonna Judd

"Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire."

- Jennifer Lee

"A mother’s treasure is her daughter."

- Catherine Pulsifer

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

- Stephanie Bennett Henry

"The more a daughter knows the details of her mother’s life the stronger the daughter."

- Anita Diamant

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

- Sonya Teclai

"The older I get, the more I see the power of that young woman, my mother."

- Sharon Olds

"Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart."

- Winnie the Pooh

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

- Rick Riordan

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

- Jill Churchill

"All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother."

- Abraham Lincoln

"It's not easy being a mom. If it were, fathers would do it."

- Betty White

"Mothers are like glue. Even when you can’t see them, they’re still holding you together."

- Susan Gale

"Before you were conceived I wanted you. Before you were born, I loved you. Before you were here an hour, I would die for you. This is the miracle of Mother’s Love."

- Maureen Hawkins

"My mom taught me that a woman's mind should be the most beautiful part of her."

- Sonya Teclai

"I chose not to lose my mom, and instead to gain an angel. In my mind, my heart, and my life, she is still completely present to this day — and as wise, compassionate and stubborn as ever"

- Kevin Hart

"Motherhood is difficult and rewarding."

- Gloria Estefan

"As they get older, our daughters become more and more like us too."

- Amy Newmark

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

- Sada Malhotra

"The best place to cry is on a mother’s arms."

- Jodi Picoult

"The phrase ‘working mother’ is redundant."

- Jane Sellman

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

- Carrie Latet

"My mom is the greatest mom in the whole wide world. She’s done everything for me to make my dreams come true."

- Josh Hutcherson

"Mother is the heartbeat in the home; and without her, there seems to be no heart throb."

- Leroy Brownlow

"Dream big, for dreams do come true."

- Walt Disney

"From a little girl so very small, how and when did you get so tall?"

- Karen Mortensen

"The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new."

- Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh

"Mothers and daughters are part of each other’s consciousness, in different degrees and in a different way, but still with the mutual sense of something which has always been there."

- Edith Wharton

"Having a little girl has been like following an old treasure map with the important paths torn away."

- Heather Gudenkauf

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

- Cardinal Mermillod

"I am in a long distance relationship. It’s been six months since I met my mom."

- Leena Duwadi

"You will always be the miracle that makes my life complete."

- George Strait

"To my beautiful daughter, always remember: you are brave, you are capable, you are pretty, and you can accomplish anything your heart desires! I know this because I am your mother."

"I don’t want my children to follow in my footsteps. I want them to take the path next to me and go further than I could have ever dreamt possible."

"Words cannot describe how much you are loved, a daughter like you is a treasure."

"I didn’t give you the gift of life. Life graciously gave me the gift of you."

"I could watch you or a single moment, and find a million things I love about you."

"You are more than I ever expected and better than I ever imagined."

"You are loved. For the daughter you are, the woman you will become and the precious daughter you will always be."

"I don’t want you to walk in my footsteps. I want you to walk in the path beside me and go even further, than I could ever dream of."

"No matter how old she is, she’s always my baby girl."

"Always know you are more than enough."

"Never forget you are strong, smart and beautiful."

"Come storm or come shine, I will always be by your side."

"From the moment they placed you in my arms, you snuggled right into my heart."

"A daughter is one of the most precious gifts this world can give."

"The day you came into this world was the day that my life was forever changed. I never thought it was possible to feel so many different emotions all at the same time. One look at your beautiful face and I felt overjoyed, incredulous, blessed, relieved, exhausted, and utterly terrified."

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

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

"Since I’ve heard your first scream and saw your wonderful eyes, my heart has been stolen. And it was the prettiest thief I’ve ever seen."

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

"Happiness is seeing your daughter smile."

"To my daughter, be bold, be brave, be you!"

"I did not give you the gift of life, life gave me the gift of you."

"You’re always with me, like a handprint on my heart."

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

"I believe in love at first sight because I love you from the first moment I saw you."

"My greatest blessings call me mom."

- Unknown

"A mother is a daughter’s best friend."

"You are my present and you will be my future and the best thing that ever happened to me."

"In good times and bad, and in the worst, I will be there."

"Mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take."

"A daughter may outgrow your lap, but she will never outgrow your heart."

"I love you to infinity and beyond."

"All my best days are those spent with you."

"You are pure joy."

"You are the most beautiful gift this world could give me."

"Whatever happens I will always be there."

"Mothers hold their children's hands for a short while, but their hearts forever."

"You are the light of my days. My great happiness. My greatest joy."

"You have a place in my heart that no one else could ever take."

"No matter how old you get, you’ll always be my baby girl."

- Unknown

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

"Try to fulfill your dreams and do not let anyone frustrate those dreams."

"You are the most beautiful flower in my garden."

"Life began with waking up and seeing my daughter’s face."

"Daughters are like flowers, they fill the world with beauty."

"The biggest surprise about motherhood was how completely and totally it changed how I look at myself, and what I believe I deserve, for the better."

"Dear daughter, it’s been amazing watching you grow. Thank you for the laughs, the kindness and magic moments."

"My little ones, take pride in how far you have come. Have faith in how far you can go."

"Watching you grow has been joyful, sometimes stressful. Above all it is the most meaningful part of my life."

"As soon as I saw you, I knew a big and wonderful adventure was about to begin."

"When I see you my eyes turn into mini hearts."

"You are such a beautiful girl, and I’m so proud of the incredible way that you are growing up. Even at such a young age, you are full of wisdom, kindness, compassion, and courage."

- Unknown

"You are beautiful both on the inside and the outside."

"Accept yourself as you are. There is no one like you."

"Keep shining little one, the world needs your light."

"Life doesn't come with a manual, it comes with a mother."

"A daughter is a day brightener and a heart warmer."

"The day you came into this world, I knew it was duty to protect you."

"There is nothing as powerful as a mother's love, and nothing as healing as a child's soul."

"Mothers and daughters are closest when the daughter becomes a mother."

- Unknown

"A baby fills a place in your heart that you never knew was empty."

"Dear daughter: always remember: you are brave, you are capable, you are pretty, and you can accomplish anything your heart desires! I know this because I am your mother."

- Unknown

"I can’t promise to solve your problems, but I can promise that you won’t have to face them alone."

- Unknown

"If you are scared, accept the fear. If you are sad, be sad. We don’t have to be happy and brave at all times."

"Appreciate the little things."

"Never believe that there is nothing to do, there is almost always a way out."

"Twinkle twinkle little star, do you know how loved you are?"

- Unknown

"Daughter, your courage inspires me daily."

"In your strength, I find my own."

"Mom, you are my anchor in every storm."

"Never dim your light; the world needs your brilliance."

"Your voice is powerful; let the world hear it."

"Your courage is my inspiration."

"Stand tall, my girl, even when the world tries to make you small."

"Be and appear as you are. Say what you think."

"In your eyes, I see hope for a brighter tomorrow."

"In your hug, I find peace."

"In you, I see the best parts of me."

"Your dreams are mine, too. Chase them."

"Life is your canvas; paint it brightly."

"Remember, kindness is your greatest strength."

"Your heart, my shelter; your happiness, my purpose."

"You are my forever masterpiece."

"Your laughter is my favorite sound."

"Your laughter is the sweetest melody to my heart."

"Let your spirit dance freely through life."

"Be bold in life, my daughter. Be bold."

"You carry my love with you, wherever you go."

"Your wisdom lights my path."

"To me, you are home."

"Your love is my most precious gift."

"Thank you for every sacrifice, seen and unseen."

"You are my compass, guiding me home."

"Daughter, today we celebrate not just an achievement but the incredible journey you've taken to get here."

"In every story you tell, I find the rhythm of our hearts beating together."

"Every success of mine is a tribute to the endless love and support you’ve showered on me. Here’s to you, mom."

"You taught me the beauty of life."

"The most expensive part of having a daughter is all the wine you need to cope."

- Unknown

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

- Unknown

"Trying to understand my teenage daughter is like trying to charge my phone with a pasta noodle."

- Unknown

"My daughter stole my heart. And my makeup. But mostly, my makeup."

- Unknown

"Her first word was ‘Dada’, but ‘No’ is where she really shines."

- Unknown

"My daughter is my happy pill. Side effects include an empty wallet."

- Unknown

"Having a mini-me is all fun and games until she starts acting just like you."

- Unknown

"By the time a woman realizes her mother was right, she has a daughter who thinks she is wrong."

- Unknown

"Together, we laugh, we dream, we conquer – here's to us and to countless more joyful moments."

"In every celebration, I find another reason to be grateful for you, my extraordinary daughter."

"To my mother, who taught me the dance of joy, may we always find reasons to keep dancing together."

"Celebrating you today and every day, for you bring sunshine and laughter into my life."

"Here’s to the moments that turned into memories, with the woman who’s both my mother and my best friend."

"Every shared joy with you is a cherished memory in the making."

"The most beautiful thing to celebrate is the bond we share, growing stronger and deeper with time."

"Cheers to the laughter that echoes, the dreams we've chased, and the limitless future ahead."

"With every joyous occasion, I am reminded of the light you bring into my life, dear daughter."

"To my dearest mother, every day with you is a celebration of love and the beautiful mysteries of life."

"Here's to celebrating the heartbeats of joy, the triumphs, and the endless love that defines us."

"May our celebrations be as vibrant and enduring as the love we share."

"Celebrating you, my daughter, is celebrating the hope and beauty of the future."

"To the woman who celebrates my victories as if they were her own, thank you for being my unbreakable support."

"Here’s to more years, more laughter, and more moments that take our breath away."

"Mother, today we celebrate your strength, your kindness, and the indelible mark you’ve made on my heart."

"Daughter, each celebration with you is a reminder of the wonderful person you are becoming."

"Here's to the endless cycle of love, celebration, and joy that you've brought into my life, mom."

"Celebrating the unique, unbreakable bond we share – here's to us, to our laughter, our secrets, and our love."

"To my daughter, may every celebration bring you closer to your dreams. Remember, the stars are just the beginning."

"In every joyous moment, I see reflections of the love, the lessons, and the legacy we share."

"Here’s to the shared smiles, the warm hugs, and the sparkle in our eyes when we look at each other and know we’re home."

"Together, we celebrate not just the milestones but the incredible journey between them. Here’s to many more, my daughter."

"Having a daughter is like having a mini, more stubborn version of yourself who argues about bedtime."

- Unknown

"My daughter is my best friend, my greatest challenge, and my loudest alarm clock."

- Unknown

"I smile because I’m your daughter, I laugh because there’s nothing you can do about it!"

- Unknown

"I hope you believe in yourself as much as I believe in you."

"To my daughter. Never forget that I love you. Life is filled with hard times and good times. Learn from everything you can. Be the woman I know you can be."

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

"Happiness is mother and daughter time."

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

- Unknown

"A mother is a daughter's best friend."

"Grow strong, grow kind, but most importantly, grow free."

"I am a strong woman because a strong woman raised me."

"Dear mom, I get it now."

- Unknown