Motherhood comes in many variations: birth mom, adoptive mom, foster mom, grandmother, mother figure, and many more. Celebrate this Mother’s Day by sharing a quote that speaks to you about the multitude of highs and lows that come with motherhood.

“My daughter introduced me to myself … My mother and I are so close, and I always prayed that I would have that type of relationship with my daughter. And she’s still a baby, but the connection I had with her when I was giving birth was something that I’ve never felt before.”
— Beyonce —

“I tell my daughter every morning, ‘Now, what are the two most important parts of you?’ And she says, ‘My head and my heart.’ Because that’s what I’ve learned in the foxhole: What gets you through life is strength of character and strength of spirit and love.”
— Viola Davis —

“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 —

“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 —

“I believe the choice to become a mother is the choice to become one of the greatest spiritual teachers there is.”
— Oprah —

“I think every working mom probably feels the same thing: You go through big chunks of time where you’re just thinking, This is impossible — oh, this is impossible. And then you just keep going and keep going, and you sort of do the impossible.”
— Tina Fey —

“A mom is like a teabag. You can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt —

“It’s not about what we can do, it’s what we MUST do as working moms and working dads. Anything is possible… if it means warming up and stretching while holding my baby that’s what #thismama will do.”
— Serena Williams —

“Wyatt [my adopted son] is definitely all mine. Little souls find their way to you whether they’re from your womb or someone else’s.”
— Sheryl Crow —

“A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dates all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.”
— Agatha Christie —

Share these quotes with someone who is a mother to you. Whether it’s Mother’s Day or not, every day is a wonderful day to show appreciation.

Tori Tromblay

Tori Tromblay

Special Projects Producer
Tori Tromblay (she/her/hers) is a book enthuisiast, cat lover, and Cincinnati native. She graduated from Ohio University with a degree in journalism. After traveling to New York, D.C., London, and Tulsa, she settled back home, where she lives with her husband and two cats. She has worked for Pure Romance for two years and loves to learn and teach about sex education.