Few things are more sacred than a mother-daughter relationship. For some, your daughter is your best friend over everyone else. For others, your mom is the first person you go to for advice, a good laugh or a quick phone call (that turns into an hour-long chat). With Mother’s Day coming up, there’s no better time to honor the special person in your life…by surprising her with a sweet saying. Straight from the mouths of Beyoncé and Princess Diana, here are 51 mother-daughter quotes to share with your number one.
51 Mother-Daughter Quotes to Symbolize Your Sweet Relationship
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Published Feb 11, 2021
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1. “there Were Times, In Middle School And Junior High, I Didn’t Have A Lot Of Friends. But My Mom Was Always My Friend. Always.” — Taylor Swift
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2. “when I’m Weak And Unpretty I Know I’m Beautiful And Strong. Because I See Myself Like My Mother Does.” — Lauren Alaina
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3. “my Mother Shed Her Protective Love Down Around Me And Without Knowing Why People Sensed That I Had Value.” — Maya Angelou
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4. “mother And Daughter Got On Very Well Indeed, With A Deep Affection Founded On Almost Complete Misunderstanding.” — Mary Stewart
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5. “the Woman Who Is My Best Friend, My Teacher, My Everything: Mom.” — Sandra Vischer
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6. “i Tell My Daughter Every Morning, ‘now, What Are The Two Most Important Parts Of You?’ And She Says, ‘my Head And My Heart.’” — Viola Davis
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7. “a Mother Is She Who Can Take The Place Of All Others But Whose Place No One Else Can Take.” — Cardinal Mermillod
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8. “having A Little Girl Has Been Like Following An Old Treasure Map With The Important Paths Torn Away.” — Heather Gudenkauf
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9. “my Mom Is A Strong-willed Lady. She Taught Me To Believe In Myself No Matter What Anybody Else Said.” — Tracey Edmonds
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10. “words Are Not Enough To Express The Unconditional Love That Exists Between A Mother And Daughter.” — Caitlin Houston
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11. “mothers And Daughters Together Are A Powerful Force To Be Reckoned With.” — Melia Keeton-digby
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12. “maybe Motherhood Means Honoring One’s Mother.” — Sheila Heti
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13. “mother Was Comfort. Mother Was Home.” — Ruta Sepetys
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14. “to Become Another Is The Choice To Become One Of The Greatest Spiritual Teachers There Is. I Know For Sure That Few Callings Are More Honorable.” — Oprah Winfrey
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15. “my Mother Told Me Two Things Constantly. One Was To Be A Lady, And The Other Was To Be Independent.” — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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16. “a Daughter Is One Of The Most Beautiful Gifts This World Has To Give.” — Laurel Atherton
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17. “my Daughter Is My Biggest Achievement. She Is A Little Star And My Life Has Changed So Much For The Better Since She Came Along.” — Denise Van Outen
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18. “my Mom Taught Me A Woman’s Mind Should Be The Most Beautiful Part Of Her.” — Sonya Teclai
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19. “no One In Your Life Will Ever Love You As Your Mother Does. There Is No Love As Pure, Unconditional And Strong As A Mother’s Love. And I Will Never Be Loved That Way Again.” — Hope Edelman
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20. “our Daughters Are The Most Precious Of Our Treasures, The Dearest Possessions Of Our Home And The Objects Of Our Most Powerful Love.” — Margaret E. Sangster
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21. “my Daughter Introduced Me To Myself...the Connection I Had With Her When I Was Giving Birth Was Something I’ve Never Felt Before.” — Beyoncé
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22. “a Mother’s Arms Are More Comforting Than Anyone Else’s.” — Princess Diana
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23. “i Love Our Daughters More Than Anything In The World, More Than Life Itself. So For Me, Being Mom-in-chief Is, And Always Will Be Job Number One.” — Michelle Obama
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24. “the Older I Get, The More I See The Power Of That Young Woman, My Mother.” — Sharon Olds
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25. “the More A Daughter Knows The Details Of Her Mother’s Life, The Stronger The Daughter.” — Anita Diamant
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26. “no Daughter And Mother Ever Live Apart, No Matter What The Distance Between Them.” — Christie Watson
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27. “sometimes The Strength Of Mother Is Greater Than Natural Laws.” — Barbara Kingsolver
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28. “mothers Of Daughters Are Daughters Of Mothers And Have Remained So, In Circles Joined To Circles, Since Time Began.” — Signe Hammer
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29. “we Mothers Are Learning To Mark Our Mothering Success By Our Daughters’ Lengthening Flight.” — Letty Cottin Pogrebin
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30. “a Mother Is One To Whom You Hurry When You Are Troubled.” — Emily Dickinson
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31. “the Mother-daughter Relationship Is The Most Complex.” — Wynonna Judd
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32. “my Mom Is Literally A Part Of Me. You Can’t Say That About Many People Except Relatives, And Organ Donors.” — Carrie Latet
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33. “mothers Were The Only Ones You Could Depend On To Tell The Whole, Unvarnished Truth.” — Margaret Dilloway
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34. “a Mother Who Radiates Self-love And Acceptance Actually Vaccinates Her Daughter Against Low Self-esteem.” — Naomi Wolf
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35. “motherhood Is The Greatest Thing And The Hardest Thing.” — Ricki Lake
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36. “a Mother’s Treasure Is Her Daughter.” — Catherine Pulsifer
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37. “my Mother Wanted Me To Be Her Wings, To Fly As She Never Quite Had The Courage To Do. I Love Her For That. I Love The Fact That She Wanted To Give Birth To Her Own Wings.” —erica Jong
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38. “a Mother And Daughter’s Love Is Never Separated.” — Viola Shipman
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39. “my Mother Was My First Country, The First Place I Ever Lived.” — Nayyirah Waheed
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40. “being A Mother Is Learning About The Strengths You Didn’t Know You Had...and Dealing With Fears You Didn’t Know Existed.” — Linda Wooten
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41. “as They Get Older, Our Daughters Become More And More Like Us Too.” — Amy Newmark
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42. “i Like It When My Mother Smiles. And I Especially Like It When I Make Her Smile.” — Adriana Trigiani
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43. “the Love Between A Mother And A Daughter Is Forever.” — Patricia Wayant
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44. “she’s My Best Friend—she’s Everything To Me. It’s Always Just Been Me And Her Against The World.” — Jacquelyn Middleton
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45. “my Mother, She Is Beautiful, Softened At The Edges And Tempered With A Spine Of Steel. I Want To Grow Old And Be Like Her.” — Jodi Picoult
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46. “one Of The Most Important Relationships We’ll Have Is The Relationship We Have With Our Mothers.” — Iyanla Vanzant
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47. “by The Time You Realize Your Mother Was Right, You Have A Daughter Who Thinks That You’re Wrong.” — Sada Malhotra
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48. “the Relationship Between Parents And Children, But Especially Between Mothers And Daughters, Is Tremendously Powerful, Scarcely To Be Comprehended In Any Rational Way.” — Joyce Carol Oates
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49. “the Bond Between A Mother And Her Child Is The Only Real And Purest Bond In The World, The Only True Love We Can Ever Find In Our Lifetime.” — Ama H. Vanniarachchy
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50. “a Mom Is A Daughter’s “first” Friend. And, Through Life, Becomes Her Best Friend.” — Vicki Reece
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51. “i Cannot Forget My Mother. She Is My Bridge. When I Needed To Get Across, She Steadies Herself Long Enough For Me To Run Across Safely.” — Renita Weems
