“I have so much respect for my mom and all the women across the world.”
Mothers are the first teachers, the last phone call, and the voice in your head long after you have left home. These quotes capture the tireless, often thankless, always essential work of motherhood — and the love that fuels it.
“I must admit, even though I'm the product of two Jewish parents, I think the Irish temper got in there somewhere, so I'm going to check Mom's genealogy.”
“I have so much respect for my mom and all the women across the world.”
“I don't drink, and I don't smoke. It's a personal preference. My mom has never drunk or smoked. I look up to my mom.”
“My mom insisted on multigrain bread and never allowed soda in the house.”
“Of all the roles I've played, none has been as fulfilling as being a mother.”
“My mom has always said that if I get a big head, she'll take me out of this business as quickly as I got into it.”
“Morality and its victim, the mother - what a terrible picture! Is there indeed anything more terrible, more criminal, than our glorified sacred function of motherhood?”
“My mom's a secret Rastafarian.”
“That strong mother doesn't tell her cub, Son, stay weak so the wolves can get you. She says, Toughen up, this is reality we are living in.”
“Now that I'm a mom, I'm way more laid back. If you come into my house, don't look for a coaster. Forget it. There is not a piece of furniture in my house now that is too precious.”
“I've learned that every working mom is a superwoman.”
“My relationship with my mom is really the single most profound relationship that I've ever had in my life.”
“When you're a mom and you have three children, nothing bothers you. Trust me. Who cares what people say? I've got other things to deal with.”
“I'd say that if you had a strained relationship with your mom, for whatever reason, the best thing to do is be open with each other, talk it over, try and work it out somehow as opposed to just putting a wall up and pushing them away.”
“I hear my friends and my mom tell me I'm special, but honestly, I still don't get it.”
“Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.”