Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May every year in many countries. In 2025, Mother’s Day falls on May 11th. The day provides an opportunity to pause and express our gratitude for the sacrifices, strength, and devotion of mothers and motherly figures. It’s a special occasion dedicated to recognizing and celebrating this extraordinary love and the incredible women who embody motherhood in all its forms. So, here is a collection of the best Mothers Day quotes to honor their impact on our lives and in society.
List of 50 heart-touching Mothers Day Quotes
Mother’s Day Quotes by Great Personalities
- “I believe the choice to become a mother is the choice to become one of the greatest spiritual teachers there is.” – Oprah Winfrey
- “All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” — Abraham Lincoln
- “My mother was my role model before I even knew what that word was.” — Lisa Leslie
- “A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s.” — Princess Diana
- “If I was damned of body and soul, I know whose prayers would make me whole…” — (Mother o’ mine, mother o’ mine) by Rudyard Kipling
- “A mother would have been always present. A mother would have been a constant friend; her influence would have been beyond all others.” — Jane Austen
- “The future destiny of a child is always the work of the mother.” — Napoleon Bonaparte
- “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
- “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 describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power.” — Maya Angelou
Mother’s Day Quotes about Motherhood
- “We have a secret in our culture, and it’s not that birth is painful. It’s that women are strong.” —Laura Stavoe Harm
- “Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” – Barbara Kingsolver
- “The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.”—Jessica Lange
- “Such a mysterious business, motherhood. How brave a woman must be to embark on it.”—M. L. Stedman
- “Don’t poets know it better than others? God can’t always be everywhere: and, so, invented mothers.”—Sir Edwin Arnold
- “Birthing is the most profound initiation to spirituality a woman can have.” – Robin Lim
- “Giving birth and being born brings us into the essence of creation, where the human spirit is courageous and bold and the body, a miracle of wisdom.” – Harriette Hartigan
- Birth is the epicenter of women’s power.” – Ani DiFranco
- “Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had, and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed.” – Linda Wooten
- “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
Mother’s Day Quotes about Pure Love
- “Art is the child of nature in whom we trace the features of the mothers face.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- “A mother’s love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible.” – Marion C. Garretty
- “Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother’s love is not.” — James Joyce
- “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
- “…The sweetest sounds to mortals given are heard in Mother, Home, and Heaven…” — William Goldsmith Brown
- “Mother’s love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved.” – Erich Fromm
- “An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.” — Spanish Proverb
- “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
- “A mother understands what a child does not say.” – Jewish Proverb
- “Love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own mark.” – J.K. Rowling (from Harry Potter)
Funny Mother’s Day Quotes
- “It’s not easy being a mom. If it were easy, fathers would do it.” – Betty White
- “Silence is golden. Unless you have kids. Then silence is suspicious.” – Unknow
- “The quickest way for a parent to get a child’s attention is to sit down and look comfortable.” – Lane Olinghous
- “I want my children to have all the things I couldn’t afford. Then I want to move in with them.” – Phyllis Dille
- “If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?” – Milton Berl
- “A mother is someone who, upon seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.” – Tenneva Jordan
- “My mother’s menu consisted of two choices: Take it or leave it.” – Buddy Hacket
- “Mom, I love you, even though I’ll never accept your friend request.” – Unknown
- “Motherhood: Powered by love. Fueled by coffee. Sustained by wine.” – Unknown
- “Insanity is hereditary; you get it from your children.” – Sam Levenson
Mother’s Day Quotes for Grandma
- “Grandmas are moms with lots of frosting.” – Unknown
- “Grandmothers are voices of the past and role models of the present. Grandmothers open the doors to the future.” – Helen Ketchum
- “A grandmother is a little bit parent, a little bit teacher, and a little bit best friend.” – Unknown
- “Grandmas hold our tiny hands for just a little while, but our hearts forever.” – Unknown
- “If nothing is going well, call your grandmother.” – Italian Proverb
- “Every house needs a grandmother in it.” – Louisa May Alcott
- “Grandmothers always have time to talk and make you feel special.” – Catherine Pulsifer
- “A garden of love grows in a Grandmother’s heart.” – Unknown
- “What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humor, comfort, and lessons in life. And, most importantly, cookies.” – Rudolph Giuliani
- “Becoming a grandmother is wonderful. One moment you’re just a mother. The next you are all-wise and prehistoric.” – Pam Brown
On this Mother’s Day, and indeed every day, let us celebrate the incredible women who have given us life, love, and endless support. May these quotes serve as a reminder of the profound impact mothers have and inspire us to cherish and appreciate them always.
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