Mothers Quotes

Motherly love is not much use if it expresses itself only as a warm gush of emotion, delicately tinged with pink. It must also be strong, guiding and unselfish. The sweetly sung lullaby; the cool hand on the fevered brow, the Mother's Day smiles and flowers are only a small part of the picture. True mothers have to be made of steel to withstand the difficulties that are sure to beset their children. - Rachel Billington, The Great Umbilical

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

There is no influence so powerful as that of the mother.  - Sarah Josepha Hale

Women do not have to sacrifice personhood if they are mothers. They do not have to sacrifice motherhood in order to be persons. Liberation was meant to expand women's opportunities, not to limit them. The self-esteem that has been found in new pursuits can also be found in mothering.  - Elaine Heffner

The future destiny of the child is always the work of the mother. - Napoleon Bonaparte

A woman is like a teabag. Only when in hot water do you realize how strong she is. - Nancy Reagan

The role of mother is probably the most important career a woman can have.  - Janet Mary Riley

No matter how old a mother is, she watches her middle-aged children for signs of improvement. - Florida Scott-Maxwell

Motherhood is a wonderful thing - what a pity to waste it on children.  - Judith Pugh

I never thought that you should be rewarded for the greatest privilege of life. - Mary Roper Coker, Mother of the Year 1958