Mother’s Day Sayings

Grateful words for the mothers who shaped us — 143 sayings

My mother was always saying, 'Don't go out without your coat,' and I was always saying, 'But, Mom, I'm going to be famous.'

— Andy Warhol Uncertain
Self-Deprecating

I'm a mother. I'm a wife. I'm a daughter. I'm a friend.

— Beyonce 2018
Relationships

My mother thinks I am the best. And I say, 'Mom, I am the best.'

— Diego Maradona 2000s
Self-Deprecating

My father and mother split and I never saw my father until I was 20, nor did I see much more of my mother.

— John Lennon Unknown
Shocking

I'm not a fashion icon. I'm an actress. I'm a mother. I'm a wife. I'm a human being.

— Audrey Hepburn 1989
Relationships

My mama always told me, 'Richard, if you don't got nothing good to say, don't say nothing at all.' But I always got something good to say!

— Richard Pryor 1970s
Work & Money

I have renamed the months of the year after myself and my mother. It is a sign of respect.

— Turkmenistan's Saparmurat Niyazov 2002
Self-Deprecating

You got to have a mother for me, sister for me, brother for me.

— James Brown 1969
General

My mother always told me to be myself. So I did.

— Divine (Harris Glenn Milstead) 1980s
Self-Deprecating

I'm a mother. And I love my children more than anything.

— Roseanne Barr 1990s
Relationships

My father was a farmer, my mother was a farmer. My family was very poor.

— Dalai Lama (14th) Unknown
Shocking

The minute I heard that I thought inwardly, 'Boy, would I look good to her mother!'

— Tiny Tim 1969 (event), 1993 (interview)
Shocking

It would make her mother happy and save the expenses.

— Tiny Tim 2007 (published)
Shocking

I'm not beautiful. My mother once called me an ugly duckling. But, listed separately, I have a few good features.

— Audrey Hepburn 1959
General

As for your mother, I will allow her to live in my house, and to enjoy all the honours due to a queen.

— Alexander the Great 333 BCE
Shocking

A leader should be like a mother, caring for her children.

— Genghis Khan 13th century (approx.)
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The Queen is a woman, and the Queen is a mother.

— Queen Victoria c. 1840s
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I am a mother to my people, and I will protect them.

— Catherine the Great c. 1762
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My father was a farmer. My mother was a farmer's wife. And I'm a farmer's son. And I'm proud of it.

— Harry Truman 1940s
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I am not a politician. I am a mother.

— Corazon Aquino 1986
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