93 Happy Mother's Day Quotes to Touch Mom's Heart
Choose from beautiful, inspiring, and funny words of wisdom for your Mother's Day message to Mom.
Sooner or later, we all quote our mothers,” the English philosopher Bern Williams once said. That's true, but moms aren't the only ones with words of wisdom up their sleeves. In this collection of Mother's Day quotes, you'll find just the right words to celebrate her on the second Sunday in May. Whether you’re sending Happy Mother’s Day messages to your biological mom, stepmom, chosen mom, grandma, or the mother of your children, you’re sure to find a gem in this collection.
From funny to heart touching, realistic to inspiring, these beautiful quotes about moms and motherhood by authors, philosophers, and celebrities capture what can be hard to put into words sometimes.
Looking for something a bit more specific? Check out our collections of mother-daughter quotes, mother-son quotes, and single mom quotes too. If she's not the sentimental type, a laugh-out-loud mom joke might be the way to go! Complete your celebration with a fun Mother's Day activity (perhaps a sweet craft project with the kids) and a thoughtful Mother's Day gift, and she'll feel like queen for the day.
"The Golden Girls"
"It's not easy being a mother. If it were, fathers would do it."
Washington Irving
"A mother is the truest friend we have."
Honey County, “Got It From My Mama”
“Everything good in me, I got it from my mama.”
Leonardo DiCaprio
"She’s the only reason I’m able to do what I do."
Unknown
“Moms are like buttons. They hold it all together.”
Hermann Hesse
“If I know what love is, it is because of you.”
Iyanla Vanzant
“One of the most important relationships we’ll have is the relationship we have with our mothers.”
Sign at Calvary
“Her nickname is Mom but her full name is Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom.”
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Michelle Obama
“My mother’s love has always been a sustaining force for our family, and one of my greatest joys is seeing her integrity, her compassion, her intelligence reflected in my daughters.”
Unknown
“Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother.”
Carole King
"Where you lead, I will follow."
Rachel Wolchin
"Call your mother. Tell her you love her. Remember you're the only person who knows what her heart sounds like from the inside."
Denzel Washington
“My mother never gave up on me. I messed up in school so much they were sending me home, but my mother sent me right back.”
Hope Edelman
“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.”
Proverbs 31:28
“Her children rise up and call her blessed.”
The Band Perry, “Mother Like Mine”
“She’s the sky that holds the clouds.”
Ocean Vuong, “Headfirst”
“But only a mother can walk with the weight of a second beating heart.”
Terri Guillemets
“I love my mother as trees love water and sunshine. She helps me grow, prosper, and reach great heights.”
Tupac Shakur
“Ain’t a woman alive who could take my mama’s place.”
Ka’ala
“I find the backbone of a mother to be the strongest, yet most pliable of them all; to bend over backward and still be a pillar—some call it magic.”
Instagram: @alohakaala
Terri Robertson is the Senior Editor, Digital, at Country Living, where she shares her lifelong love of homes, gardens, down-home cooking, and antiques.
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