15 Mother’s Day-themed quotes from celebs.

BY HEJIRA CONVERY, KINDICARE

MAY 14, 2023

Celebrities live on a different planet to the rest of us, but anyone who’s had a mum or is a mum, knows how influential, and downright incredible, mothers are. 

To ease you into Mother’s Day this Sunday, here are 15 quotes from famous people that remind us to be grateful for our own mums and proud of the parenting we do. 

We’re all stars in our own homes (if not in Hollywood), and we hope your family sprinkles some love and kind words around the place this Sunday!  

Michelle Obama – 

“My mother’s love has always been a sustaining force for our family, and one of my greatest joys is seeing her integrity, her compassion, her intelligence reflected in my daughters.” 

Claudia Karvan –  

“[Mum’s] shown me the importance of needing to keep a connection to nature, returning to the country and enjoying conversations with your children. I try to see the humour in everything, thanks to my mum.” 

Lady Gaga – 

“Acceptance, tolerance, bravery, compassion. These are the things my mom taught me.”  

Michael Jordan – 

 "My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind."  

Jennifer Garner – 

"My mom is a hard worker. She puts her head down and she gets it done. And she finds a way to have fun. She always says, 'Happiness is your own responsibility.' That's probably what I quote from her and live by the most."  

Maya Angelou –  

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

Ada Nicodemou –  

“I get my work ethic from my mum. She’s taught me resilience, strength and how to stick up for myself.” 

Beyoncé –  

“When you're a mother, there's a love that you experience with your kids that's deeper than anything you can imagine. The love is beyond earth.” 

Angelina Jolie –  

 “It is a lovely thing to discover that your children don’t want you perfect. They just want you honest. And doing your best. In fact, the more room they have to be great where you are weak, the stronger they may become.” 

'They love you. They want to help you. So in the end, it’s the team you build. And in a way, they are raising you up too. You grow together.” 

Drew Barrymore –  

“My favourite thing about being a mom is just what a better person it makes you on a daily basis.”  

Sheryl Crow –  

“Little souls find their way to you, whether they’re from your womb or someone else’s.”  

Sarah Michelle Gellar – 

"There’s no such thing as a supermom. We just do the best we can."  

Tina Fey – 

"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."  

Ricki Lake –  

"Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing." 

Jill Churchill – 

“There's no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.”