Being a Mom Isn’t Easy Quotes

Being a mom is one of the hardest jobs in the world. It’s full of sleepless nights, endless worry, and moments of pure joy. Every mother knows the weight of this journey.

To honor all the incredible moms, we’ve gathered a list of quotes that capture the essence of motherhood. These words remind us of the strength, love, and resilience that come with being a mom. Read on for some heartfelt quotes that speak to the heart of every mother.

Tough Times Mom Quotes

“There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one.” – Jill Churchill

“Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.” – Robert Browning

“Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed.” – Linda Wooten

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

“Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” – Barbara Kingsolver

“The very fact that you worry about being a good mom means that you already are one.” – Jodi Picoult

“A mother’s voice is the softest, but it carries the loudest.” – Elif Shafak

“Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing.” – Ricki Lake

“You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” – A.A. Milne

“Successful mothers are not the ones that have never struggled. They are the ones that never give up, despite the struggles.” – Sharon Jaynes

“There will be so many times you feel like you’ve failed. But in the eyes, heart, and mind of your child, you are super mom.” – Stephanie Precourt

“Sometimes the strength of motherhood is stronger than natural laws.” – Barbara Kingsolver

“The most powerful thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.” – Theodore Hesburgh

“I am the only one who can give my children a happy mother who loves life.” – Janene Wolsey Baadsgaard

“No language can express the power and beauty and heroism of a mother’s love.” – Edwin Chapin

“Motherhood is a choice you make every day to put someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own.” – Donna Ball

“Being a mother is an attitude, not a biological relation.” – Robert A. Heinlein

“When you look at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know.” – Mitch Albom

“A mother’s hug lasts long after she lets go.” – Unknown

“Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.” – Robert Browning

“Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had, and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed.” – Linda Wooten

“Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother.” – Unknown

“Grown don’t mean nothing to a mother. A child is a child. They get bigger, older, but grown? In my heart it don’t mean a thing.” – Toni Morrison

“All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” – Abraham Lincoln

“A mother understands what a child does not say.” – Jewish Proverb

“Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother.” – Lin Yutang

“Mothers hold their children’s hands for a while, but their hearts forever.” – Unknown

Inspiring Quotes for Struggling Moms

“Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.” – Robert Browning

“The influence of a mother in the lives of her children is beyond calculation.” – James E. Faust

“There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one.” – Jill Churchill

“You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” – A. A. Milne

“Being a mom has made me so tired. And so happy.” – Tina Fey

“No one told me I would be coming home in diapers too.” – Chrissy Teigen

“Grown don’t mean nothing to a mother. A child is a child. They get bigger, older, but grown? In my heart it don’t mean a thing.” – Toni Morrison

“It’s not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves, that will make them successful human beings.” – Ann Landers

“The art of mothering is to teach the art of living to children.” – Elaine Heffner

“If you bungle raising your children, I don’t think whatever else you do well matters very much.” – Jackie Kennedy

“Successful mothers are not the ones that have never struggled. They are the ones that never give up, despite the struggles.” – Sharon Jaynes

“Motherhood: the days are long, but the years are short.” – Gretchen Rubin

“A mother’s arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.” – Victor Hugo

“Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing.” – Ricki Lake

“The most precious jewels you’ll ever have around your neck are the arms of your children.” – Anonymous

“A mother’s love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible.” – Marion C. Garretty

“To the world you are a mother, but to your family you are the world.” – Unknown

“The best thing a girl can be is a good wife and mother. It is a girl’s highest calling. I hope I am ready.” – Nancy E. Turner

“Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.” – Unknown

“The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.” – Honoré de Balzac

“When you look into your mother’s eyes, you know that is the purest love you can find on this earth.” – Mitch Albom

“The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness.” – Jessica Lange

“There is no role in life that is more essential than that of motherhood.” – Elder M. Russell Ballard

“Having children just puts the whole world into perspective. Everything else just disappears.” – Kate Winslet

“Motherhood is tough, but then again, so are you.” – Anonymous

“A mother continues to labor long after the baby is born.” – Lisa Jo Baker

“Motherhood is the exquisite inconvenience of being another person’s everything.” – Unknown

Quotes About Motherhood Challenges

“The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.” – Honoré de Balzac

“There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one.” – Jill Churchill

“Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.” – Robert Browning

“Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had.” – Linda Wooten

“The most difficult part of motherhood is balancing your own life while being completely dedicated to your children.” – Anonymous

“A mother’s job is to teach her children not to need her anymore. The hardest part of that job is accepting success.” – Anonymous

“Being a mother is not about what you gave up to have a child, but what you gained from having one.” – Anonymous

“Making a decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” – Elizabeth Stone

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

“Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing.” – Ricki Lake

“The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness.” – Jessica Lange

“There is no role in life more essential than that of motherhood.” – Elder M. Russell Ballard

“The joys of motherhood are never fully experienced until the children are in bed.” – Anonymous

“Motherhood is a choice you make every day, to put someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own.” – Donna Ball

“Grown don’t mean nothing to a mother. A child is a child. They get bigger, older, but grown? In my heart, it don’t mean a thing.” – Toni Morrison, Beloved

“Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” – Barbara Kingsolver

“A mother’s love is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, it never fails or falters, even though the heart is breaking.” – Helen Rice

“It’s not easy being a mother. If it were easy, fathers would do it.” – Dorothy, The Golden Girls

“Motherhood is tough. If you just want a wonderful little creature to love, you can get a puppy.” – Barbara Walters

“Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.” – Anonymous

“The best thing about being a mom is when they come up and say ‘I love you, Mom’.” – Anonymous

“A mother’s happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.” – Honore de Balzac

“Motherhood: the days are long, but the years are short.” – Gretchen Rubin

“Motherhood is the exquisite inconvenience of being another person’s everything.” – Anonymous

“Successful mothers are not the ones that have never struggled. They are the ones that never give up, despite the struggles.” – Sharon Jaynes

“Motherhood is the ultimate call to selflessness.” – Anonymous

“A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s.” – Princess Diana

Empowering Mom Quotes

“The best place to cry is on a mother’s arms.” – Jodi Picoult

“Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.” – Robert Browning

“The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness.” – Jessica Lange

“A mother is the truest friend we have when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity.” – Washington Irving

“A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s.” – Princess Diana

“To the world you are a mother, but to your family you are the world.” – Unknown

“Successful mothers are not the ones that have never struggled. They are the ones that never give up, despite the struggles.” – Sharon Jaynes

“Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.” – Unknown

“There is no way to be a perfect mother, but a million ways to be a good one.” – Jill Churchill

“Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had.” – Linda Wooten

“Heaven on Earth is looking at my little boy.” – Jenny McCarthy

“Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing.” – Ricki Lake

“My mother is a walking miracle.” – Leonardo DiCaprio

“A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world.” – Agatha Christie

“All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” – Abraham Lincoln

“The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.” – Honoré de Balzac

“Motherhood is the ultimate call to sacrifice.” – Unknown

“Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother.” – Unknown

“Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love, and fearlessness.” – Stevie Wonder

“Motherhood is a choice you make every day, to put someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own.” – Donna Ball

“There is no role in life that is more essential than that of motherhood.” – Elder M. Russell Ballard

“It’s not easy being a mother. If it were easy, fathers would do it.” – Dorothy, The Golden Girls

“Motherhood… is an act of infinite optimism.” – Gilda Radner

“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

“The art of mothering is to teach the art of living to children.” – Elaine Heffner

“You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.” – Albert Einstein

“A mother’s love is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, it never fails or falters, even though the heart is breaking.” – Helen Rice

Nurturing Love Mom Quotes

“The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.” – Honoré de Balzac

“Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.” – Unknown

“There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one.” – Jill Churchill

“When you look at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know.” – Mitch Albom

“A mother’s love is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, it never fails or falters, even though the heart is breaking.” – Helen Rice

“To the world, you are a mother, but to your family, you are the world.” – Unknown

“A mother’s arms are made of tenderness, and children sleep soundly in them.” – Victor Hugo

“Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother.” – Unknown

“Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.” – Robert Browning

“She never quite leaves her children at home, even when she doesn’t take them along.” – Margaret Culkin Banning

“A mother understands what a child does not say.” – Jewish Proverb

“My mother, my love, my home.” – Unknown

“A mother’s treasure is her daughter.” – Catherine Pulsifer

“A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.” – Cardinal Meymillod

“The most precious jewels you’ll ever have around your neck are the arms of your children.” – Unknown

“A mother’s love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible.” – Marion C. Garretty

“It may be possible to gild pure gold, but who can make his mother more beautiful?” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Mothers are like glue. Even when you can’t see them, they’re still holding the family together.” – Susan Gale

“Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible.” – Marion C. Garretty

“Motherhood is the greatest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge and scary – it’s an act of infinite optimism.” – Gilda Radner

“A mother’s hug lasts long after she lets go.” – Unknown

“The influence of a mother in the lives of her children is beyond calculation.” – James E. Faust

“Being a mom has made me so tired. And so happy.” – Tina Fey

“A mother’s heart is always with her children.” – Proverb

“The best place to cry is on a mother’s arms.” – Jodi Picoult

“Mother’s love grows by giving.” – Charles Lamb

“Mom – a title just above queen.” – Unknown

Perseverance in Motherhood Quotes

“The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.” – Honoré de Balzac

“A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s.” – Princess Diana

“Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.” – Robert Browning

“You do not find the happy life. You make it.” – Camilla Eyring Kimball

“There are places in the heart you don’t even know exist until you love a child.” – Anne Lamott

“The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness.” – Jessica Lange

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

“mothers are always right. No one else tells the truth.” – Randy Susan Meyers

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

“Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother.” – Unknown

“Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.” – Unknown

“When you look into your mother’s eyes, you know that is the purest love you can find on this earth.” – Mitch Albom

“A mother’s happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.” – Honoré de Balzac

“Successful mothers are not the ones that have never struggled. They are the ones that never give up, despite the struggles.” – Sharon Jaynes

“The influence of a mother in the lives of her children is beyond calculation.” – James E. Faust

“Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” – Barbara Kingsolver

“Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing.” – Ricki Lake

“There is no way to be a perfect mother, but a million ways to be a good one.” – Jill Churchill

“Being a mom has made me so tired. And so happy.” – Tina Fey

“The phrase ‘working mother’ is redundant.” – Jane Sellman

“Motherhood is a choice you make every day, to put someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own, to teach the hard lessons, to do the right thing even when you’re not sure what the right thing is… and to forgive yourself, over and over again, for doing everything wrong.” – Donna Ball

“The art of mothering is to teach the art of living to children.” – Elaine Heffner

“No language can express the power and beauty and heroism of a mother’s love.” – Edwin Chapin

“A mother’s love is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, it never fails or falters, even though the heart is breaking.” – Helen Rice

“A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary.” – Dorothy Canfield Fisher

“Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother.” – Lin Yutang

“Mothers are like glue. Even when you can’t see them, they’re still holding the family together.” – Susan Gale

Conclusion

Wrapping up, these “Being a Mom Isn’t Easy” quotes highlight the relentless love, challenges, and triumphs that come with motherhood. Each quote offers a glimpse into the experiences that moms face daily, showing their unwavering strength and dedication.

Whether you’re a mom seeking comfort, or someone looking to understand motherhood better, these quotes provide a heartfelt glimpse into the reality of being a mom. Celebrate the moms in your life by sharing these words of wisdom and letting them know they’re not alone in their journey. Motherhood may be tough, but it’s also incredibly rewarding.

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