A Heartfelt Collection of Inspirational Quotes for Mother's Day

"In a child’s eyes, a mother is a goddess. She can be glorious or terrible, benevolent or filled with wrath, but she commands love either way. I am convinced that this is the greatest power in the universe."

- N.K. Jemisin

"Ain’t a woman alive who could take my mama’s place."

- Tupac Shakur

"In my daughter’s eyes, I can see the future; A reflection of who I am and what will be…When I’m gone I hope you’ll see how happy she made me; For I’ll be there in my daughter’s eyes."

- Martina McBride

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

- Cardinal Mermillod

"If I had a single flower for every time I think of you, I could walk forever in my garden."

- Claudia Adrienne Grandi

"My mom 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."

- Terri Guillemets

"Motherhood: All love begins and ends there."

- Robert Browning

"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

"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

"Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world, a mother’s love is not."

- James Joyce

"In a child’s eyes, a mother is a goddess."

- N.K. Jemisin

"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

"If I know what love is, it’s because of you."

- Hermann Hesse

"A mother’s love endures through all."

- Washington Irving

"God couldn’t be everywhere so that is why he invented mothers."

- Daphne Wilder

"There is an emptiness inside of me—a void that will never be filled. No one in your life will ever love you as your mother does. There is no love as pure, unconditional and strong as a mother’s love. And I will never be loved that way again."

- Hope Edelman

"The truth is that no matter how old we are, as long as our mothers are alive, we want our mother."

- Goldie Hawn

"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

"If I made a list of the people I admire, Mom would probably fill up half of it. She could do anything and everything."

- Patsy Cline

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

- Rumi

"The loveliest masterpiece of the heart of God is the heart of a mother."

- St. Therese of Lisieux

"To a child’s ear, ‘mother’ is magic in any language."

- Arlene Benedict

"A mother is a mother still, the holiest thing alive."

- Samuel Taylor Coleridge

"He who loses his mother loses a pure soul who blesses and guards him constantly."

- Kahlil Gibran

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

- Gail Tsukiyama

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

- J. K. Rowling

"“I feel that in the heavens above, the angels whispering to one another can find among their burning terms of love, none so devotional as that of ‘mother.’”"

- Edgar Allan Poe

"“If you try your best to be the best parent you can be, you will have done all that a human being can do and all that God expects you to do.”"

- Jeffrey R. Holland

"“The bond between mothers and their children is one defined by love. As a mother’s prayers for her children are unending, so are the wisdom, grace, and strength they provide to their children.”"

- George W. Bush

"To the world, you may be one person, but to one person, you may be the world."

- Dr. Seuss

"The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness."

- Jessica Lange

"The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness."

- Honore de Balzac

"I remember my angel mother’s prayers and how they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life."

- Abraham Lincoln

"For every dream that has taken flight, there’s a mother who believed."

- Jennifer Fujita

"“The work of a mother is hard, too often unheralded work. Please know that it is worth it then, now, and forever.”"

- Jeffrey R. Holland

"She taught me that fear is not an option."

- Diane von Furstenberg

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

- Cardinal Mermillod

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

- George Washington

"Moms just know… How to help. How to heal. How to listen. How to love."

- Bill Gray

"My mother was the making of me. She was so true, so sure of me; and I felt I had something to live for, someone I must not disappoint."

- Thomas Edison

"Mothers can forgive anything! Tell me all, and be sure that I will never let you go, though the whole world should turn from you."

- Louisa May Alcott

"As far as I’m concerned, there’s no job more important on the planet than being a mom."

- Mark Wahlberg

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

- Jill Churchill

"Blessed is a mother that would give up part of her soul for her children’s happiness."

- Shannon L. Alder

"We have a secret in our culture, and it’s not that birth is painful. It’s that women are strong."

- Laura Stavoe Harm

"“The joy of motherhood comes in moments. There will be hard times and frustrating times. But amid the challenges, there are shining moments of joy and satisfaction.”"

- M. Russell Ballard

"A mom is like a teabag. You can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

"“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

"“No society will long survive without mothers who care for their young and provide that nurturing care so essential for their normal development.”"

- Ezra Taft Benson

"“Becoming a mother makes you the mother of all children. From now on each wounded, abandoned, frightened child is yours. You live in the suffering mothers of every race and creed and weep with them. You long to comfort all who are desolate.”"

- Charlotte Gray

"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

"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

"The real religion of the world comes from women much more than from men—from mothers most of all, who carry the key of our souls in their bosoms."

- Oliver Wendell Holmes

"“There is no role in life more essential and more eternal than that of motherhood.”"

- M. Russell Ballard

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

- Cheryl Lacey Donovan

"“Motherhood is near to divinity. It is the highest, holiest service to be assumed by mankind. It places her who honors its holy calling and service next to the angels.”"

- First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

"“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

"“The highest and noblest work in this life is that of a mother.”"

- Russell M. Nelson

"There are no goodbyes, wherever you are, you will always be in my heart."

- Mahatma Gandhi

"“You have nothing in this world more precious than your children. When you grow old, when your hair turns white and your body grows weary, when you are prone to sit in a rocker and meditate on the things of your life, nothing will be so important as the question of how your children have turned out.”"

- Gordon B. Hinckley

"“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

"“Who can justly measure the righteous influence of a mother’s love? What enduring fruits result from the seeds of truth that a mother carefully plants and lovingly cultivates in the fertile soil of a child’s trusting mind and heart? As a mother, you have been given divine instincts to help you sense your child’s special talents and unique capacities.”"

- Richard G. Scott

"“There are few things more powerful than the faithful prayers of a righteous mother.”"

- Boyd K. Packer

"The mother’s heart is the child’s school-room."

- Henry Ward Beecher

"A mother understands what a child does not say."

- Jewish Proverb

"Only mothers can think of the future because they give birth to it in their children."

- Maxim Grosky

"There is no influence so powerful as that of the mother."

- Sara Josepha Hale

"I can imagine no heroism greater than motherhood."

- Lance Conrad

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

- Dorothy Canfield Fisher

"Mothers can look through a child’s eyes and see tomorrow."

- Reed Markham

"There is no role in life that is more essential than that of motherhood."

- Elder M. Russell Ballard

"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

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

- Abraham Lincoln

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

- Maya Angelou

"No language can express the power and beauty and heroism of a mother’s love."

- Edwin Chapin

"Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children."

- William Makepeace Thackeray

"The influence of a mother in the lives of her children is beyond calculation."

- James E. Faust

"When you are looking at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know."

- Charley Benetto

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

- Susan Gale

"Life began with waking up and loving my mother’s face."

- George Eliot

"A mother is the one who fills your heart in the first place."

- Amy Tan

"Mother: the most beautiful word on the lips of mankind."

- Kahil Gibran

"A mother’s love is more beautiful than any fresh flower."

- Debasish Mridha

"It may be possible to gild pure gold, but who can make his mother more beautiful?"

- Mahatma Gandhi

"My mother was my role model before I even knew what that word was."

- Lisa Leslie

"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

"The world needs our mothers."

- Liya Kebede

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

- Leroy Brownlow

"There is nothing as sincere as a mother’s kiss."

- Saleem Sharma

"“Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.”"

- Oprah Winfrey

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

- Barbara Kingsolver

"A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s."

- Princess Diana

"“I have so much of you in my heart.”"

- John Keats

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

- Pam Brown

"“The best thing about having a sister was that I always had a friend.”"

- Cali Rae Turner

"“Time passes quickly but one thing always lasts – the love and support found in you.”"

- Catherine Pulsifer

"“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

"Mother is one to whom you hurry when you are troubled."

- Emily Dickinson

"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

"Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible."

- Marion C. Garretty

"Acceptance, tolerance, bravery, compassion. These are the things my mom taught me."

- Lady Gaga

"Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother."

- Lin Yutang

"Mother—that was the bank where we deposited all our hurts and worries."

- T. Dewitt Talmage

"Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had."

- Linda Wooten

"Mothers possess a power beyond that of a king on his throne."

- Mabel Hale

"“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

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

- Oliver Wendell Holmes

"“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

"“A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life.”"

- Isadora James

"“By being yourself, you put something wonderful in the world that was not there before.”"

- Edwin Elliot

"“You are far more precious than jewels.”"

- Proverbs

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

- Gina Barreca

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

- Eleanor Roosevelt

"“What a mother sings to the cradle goes all the way down to the coffin.”"

- Henry Ward Beecher

"“Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; a mother’s secret hope outlives them all.”"

- Oliver Wendell Holmes

"“Motherhood has taught me the meaning of living in the moment and being at peace. Children don’t think about yesterday, and they don’t think about tomorrow. They just exist in the moment.”"

- Jessalyn Gilsig

"“I have found being a mother has made me emotionally raw in many situations. Your heart is beating outside your body when you have a baby.”"

- Kate Beckinsale

"“The noblest thoughts my soul can claim, / The holiest words my tongue can frame, / Unworthy are to praise the name / More sacred than all other. / An infant when her love first came— / A man, I find it just the same; / Reverently I breathe her name, / The blessed name of mother”"

- George Griffith Fetter

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

- Linda Wooten

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

- Connie Schultz

"The strength of motherhood is stronger than natural laws."

- Barbara Kingsolver

"A mother’s love is peace. It need not be earned, it cannot be lost."

- Erich Fromm

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

- Jodi Picoult

"Most mothers are instinctive philosophers."

- Harriet Beecher Stowe

"I am sure that if the mothers and various nations could meet, there would be no more wars."

- E.M. Forster

"Raising a kid is part joy and part guerilla warfare."

- Ed Asner

"“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.”"

- Robert J. Quillen

"“I know what it is like to be brought up with unconditional love. In my life that came from my grandmother.”"

- Andre Leon Talley

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

- Marcy DeMaree

"“Grandmothers always have time to talk and make you feel special.”"

- Catherine Pulsifer

"“My grandmother is my angel on earth.”"

- Catherine Pulsifer

"“The best aunts aren’t substitute parents, they’re co-conspirators.”"

- Daryl Gregory

"God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers."

- Rudyard Kipling

"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."

- Robert Quillen

"An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest."

- Spanish Proverb

"“If nothing is going well, call your grandmother.”"

- Italian Proverb

"There ought to be a hall of fame for mamas."

- Glen Campbell and Steve Wariner

"“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.”"

- Anonymous

"A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest."

"A mother’s love is the heartbeat of a family, steady and unbreakable."

"A mother’s strength is like no other; she’s the quiet hero we turn to in every storm."

"Behind every great person is a mom who believed in them when no one else did."

"A mother’s love is infinite—it grows, nurtures, and uplifts everyone it touches."

"You don’t need magic when you have a mom; her love works miracles on its own."

"Every hug from Mom feels like coming home—it’s warmth, comfort, and love all in one."

"The bond between a mother and her son is as powerful as it is tender—built on unconditional love and unwavering support."

"You are the sunshine that brightens up my darkest days."

"Because of you, I learned that love begins not from being perfect but by being present."

"Being a mother is the world’s toughest job with the world’s most precious rewards."

"Mom, you’ve shown me that the secret hope outlives every challenge."

"A mom encourages us to believe in ourselves when nobody else will."

"She’s not just a mom, she’s the beating heart of our family."

"To a mother, her son will always be her little boy, no matter how big or strong he becomes."

"Behind every great son is a truly amazing mom."

"No gift can match the priceless lessons, love, and care a mother gives every day."

"Your love has been my compass in a chaotic world."

"Happiness is seeing your mom smile because of you."

"Every mom is a role model, showing her children how to face the world with love."

"“There are friends, there is family, and then there are friends that become family.”"

- Unknown

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

- Unknown

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

- Unknown

"Mothers make the small moments count, and the big ones unforgettable."

"A mother’s life is one of sacrifice and unconditional love."

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

- Unknown

"“A grandmother is a little bit parent, a little bit teacher, and a little bit best friend.”"

- Unknown

"Motherhood is the exquisite inconvenience of being another person’s everything."

- Unknown

"A mother’s hug lasts long after she lets go."

"A mother is always the beginning. She is how things begin."

- Unknown

"To the world, you are a mother, but to your family, you are the world."

- Unknown

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

- Unknown

"“Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a grandmother.”"

- Unknown

"“Everything I am, you helped me to be.”"

- Unknown

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

- Unknown

"“Grandmas are short on criticism and long on love.”"

- Unknown

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

- Unknown

"“There’s no place like home except Grandma’s.”"

- Unknown

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

- Unknown

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

- Unknown

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

- Unknown

"“Aunt; like a mom only cooler.”"

- Unknown

"“Aunt ― a double blessing. You love like a parent and act like a friend.”"

- Unknown

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

- Unknown

"“An aunt makes life a little sweeter.”"

- Unknown

"“An aunt grows more treasured as time goes by.”"

- Unknown

"“An aunt is always there for all the times when you need a second mom.”"

- Unknown

"“God couldn’t be everywhere so he created aunts.”"

- Unknown

"“Great sisters get promoted to aunt.”"

- Unknown

"“Nothing is really lost until your mom can’t find it.”"

- Unknown

"“Mom: a title just above queen.”"

- Unknown

"A mother is your first friend, your best friend, your forever friend."

- Unknown

"A mother’s love begins long before a child is born."

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

- Unknown

"To the world, you are a mother. To our family, you are the world."

"Moms are like buttons. They hold it all together."

- Unknown