10 Quotes About Moms Raising Daughters
Below are 10 touching quotes from women on raising daughters. Each one is a powerful reminder about mothers helping their girls grow up to lead full, valuable lives.
10 Quotes About Moms Raising Daughters
“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.” ~Michelle Obama, attorney, author, first lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017
“The more a daughter knows the details of her mother’s life, the stronger the daughter.” ~Anita Diamant, bestselling author
“My mother shed her protective love down around me and without knowing why people sensed that I had value.” ~Maya Angelou, poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist
“My daughter is one of my greatest inspirations. She’s an environmentalist, she plays piano, she’s raising money for the earthquake victims in Nepal. Every day she surprises me and teaches me something.” ~Patti Smith, singer-songwriter, musician, author, and poet
“Women are not only deciding the outcome of elections, they serve as important role models for their daughters and other young women – they hold a key to expanding the way in which women value and experience politics.” ~Cheryl Mills, lawyer and corporate executive
“I think, as women, we have to stop being scared to be the women we want to be and we have to raise our daughters to be the women they want to be – not the women we think they should be.” ~Jada Pinkett Smith, actress, screenwriter, producer, talk show host
“My mom taught me a woman’s mind should be the most beautiful part of her.” ~Sonya Teclai, recording artist, songwriter, author
“I am lucky to have three daughters who are completely different. I look at my daughters and I have different relationships with all three and there are parts of each personality that are very special.” ~Vanessa Williams, singer, actress, and fashion designer
“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, actress and producer
“Mother is a verb. It’s something you do. Not just who you are.” ~ Cheryl Lacey Donovan, motivational speaker and author
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Written by Erin Prather Stafford
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