Mom Quotes

Wonder is the mother of all science.

I wasn’t born to a wealthy or powerful family – mother from Puerto Rico, dad from the South Bronx.

As the mother of two daughters, I have great respect for women. And I don’t ever want to lose that.

My mom and I are like sisters. We kind of grew up together. She always treated me as an adult. I never had curfew. She’s a workaholic, like I am. We’re not super family-oriented people, you know?

Like a child who suddenly stops sobbing when he is clasped in the arms of his mother, such will be the grip of heaven upon our souls.

Being a good mother does not call for the same qualities as being a good housewife; a dedication to keeping children clean and tidy may override an interest in their separate development as individuals.

My mom was on welfare and the occasional food stamp, but I have never participated in any of those governmental programs, even the ones that kind of work like education, scholarships and whatever, and I managed to do just fine.

Lost journals are steps back home, like the mending of broken bones, like scars that act as patches to my soul, like the measurement marks on my mother’s wall that show just how much I’ve grown.

What a joy to remember that she is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear?

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.