893 private quotes tagged mom

“My mom and I have always been really close. She's always been the friend that was always there. There were times when, in middle school and junior high, I didn't have a lot of friends. But my mom was always my friend. Always.” — Taylor Swift

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“The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom.” — Henry Ward Beecher

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“To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power.” — Maya Angelou

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“All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his.” — Oscar Wilde

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“When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.” — Sophia Loren

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“The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mother's side, yet this very love must help the child grow away from the mother, and to become fully independent.” — Erich Fromm

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“Mothers are the necessity of invention.” — Bill Watterson

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“A mother's arms are more comforting than anyone else's.” — Princess Diana

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“My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.” — Mark Twain

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“I want to be more successful as a mother than I am in show business.” — Celine Dion

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“I like to work. The self-esteem and satisfaction that I get from working makes me a better person, which makes me a better mom. I feel lucky because I have the luxury of working only one or two days a week.” — Cindy Crawford

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“I will look after you and I will look after anybody you say needs to be looked after, any way you say. I am here. I brought my whole self to you. I am your mother.” — Maya Angelou

Source:Mom & Me & Mom

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“Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own.” — Aristotle

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“My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.” — Pablo Picasso

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“Motherhood is the strangest thing, it can be like being one's own Trojan horse.” — Rebecca West

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“Men are what their mothers made them.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

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“Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.” — Ambrose Bierce

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“My mom is a sculptress.” — P. J. Harvey

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“Deep down, my mom had long suspected I was gay... Much of her anger and hurt came from her sense of betrayal that she was the last to be told.” — Chaz Bono

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“I'm lucky that my real-life Mom has both a great sense of humor about herself and an amazing ability to slip into complete denial if the subject matter gets a little too close to home.” — Cathy Guisewite

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“My mom is a really good cook. I didn't get the cooking gene, but she cooks this really amazing dinner every Christmas, and that's always really fun.” — Miranda Cosgrove

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“As a busy working mom I'm always pressed for time, so a quick and easy beauty routine is key!” — Angela Kinsey

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“The real beauty of it - key to my life was playing key chords on a banjo. For somebody else it may be a golf club that mom and dad put in their hands or a baseball or ballet lessons. Real gift to give to me and put it in writing.” — Vince Gill

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“My mom, the fabulous Bertie Kinsey, is an amazing seamstress. She quilts and sews and is so crafty. We call her the Southern Martha Stewart!” — Angela Kinsey

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