Quotes May 14, 2023

A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary.
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
 
 
 
 
To the world you may be one person; but to one person you may be the world.
Dr. Seuss
 
 
 
 
Motherhood is the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge and scary — it’s an act of infinite optimism.
Gilda Radner
 
 
 
 
Having kids — the responsibility of rearing good, kind, ethical, responsible human beings — is the biggest job anyone can embark on.
Maria Shriver
 
 
 
 
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
 
 
 
 
Because I feel that, in the Heavens above,
The angels, whispering to one another,
Can find, among their burning terms of love,
None so devotional as that of “Mother.”
Edgar Allen Poe
 
 
 
 
When your mother asks, ‘Do you want a piece of advice?’ It is a mere formality. It doesn’t matter if you answer yes or no. You’re going to get it anyway.
Erma Bombeck