Inspirational Quotes For Mother's Day

It can easily be said that being a mother is the toughest job in the world. You're a short-order cook, a babysitter, a diaper service, a confidant, a friend, a math tutor, a seamstress...the list goes on. As good at this as you are, even the best of 'mommies' need some inspiration from time to time. To that end, here are a few of my favorite quotes.

There are not enough angels to take care of everyone in the world, so God created mothers. -Jewish proverb

Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible.-Marion C. Garretty, Author

All I am or can be I owe to my angel Mother.-Abraham Lincoln

Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.-William Makepeace Thacheray, Author

It is not until you become a mother that your judgement slowly turns to compassion and understanding.-Erma Bombeck

I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be no more wars.-E.M. Forster, Novelist

(my note: I can definitely get behind this! Mothers are masters at working things out without using force. They will also do whatever they have to to keep their kids from having to suffer, up to and including taking burdens onto themselves.)

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, US President

My mother is the most self-sacrificing person I've ever known. I can't recall a single selfish act on her part in all of my twenty-one years with her. - Mine, and very true.

Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.-Margaret Thatcher

A woman is like a tea bag-you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.-Eleanor Roosevelt

Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is your greatest gift to me.-Alice Walker, Author

Who in their infinite wisdom decreed that Little League uniforms be white? Certainly not a mother.-Erma Bombeck

(my note: It was probably a man who thought it was okay because he'd never have to do the laundry anyway. :)

The fastest way to break the cycle of perfectionism and become a fearless mother is to give up the idea of doing it perfectly-indeed to embrace uncertainty and imperfection.- Arianna Huffington

It's the moms of this nation-single, married, widowed-who really hold this country together. We're the mothers, we're the wives, we're the grandmothers, we're the big sisters, we're the little sisters, we're the daughters. You know its true, don't you? You're the ones who always have to do a little more.-Ann Romney

I hope you've found something that helps you, or at least give you a good laugh.-Me, as I end this post.