Every Day Is Mother's Day!: 500 Witty Quotes Celebrating Mums and Motherhood

An assortment of wit and wisdom from moms, about moms, and for moms

What do girls do who haven't any mothers to help them through their troubles?  —Louise May Alcott

My mama always used to tell me: if you can't find somethin' to live for, you best find somethin' to die for.  —Tupac Shakur

Hugs can do great amounts of good—especially for children.  —Princess Diana

My mother has always been unhappy with what I do. She would rather I do something nicer, like be a bricklayer.  —Mick Jagger

Covering all the joys of motherhood, celebrated matriarchs from Queen Victoria to Hilary Clinton to Britney Spears deliver belly laughs and offer pearls of maternal wisdom on such topics as morning sickness and baby antics, playground politics and raising hormonal teenagers, frenzied mealtimes, and dreary household chores.