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title: "37 Better Mother Quotes by 34 authors"
description: "Browse 37 Better Mother quotes by 34 authors. Discover the best Better Mother sayings and thoughts."
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> [“She was a far better mother when she had an audience.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liane-moriarty/she-was-a-far-better-mother-when-she-had-an-audience/)

[Liane Moriarty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liane-moriarty/)

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> [The only person who cooks better than your mother, is her mother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-elba/the-only-person-who-cooks-better-than-your-mother-is-her-mother/)

[Charles Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-elba/)

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> [Mother cow is in many ways better than the mother who gave us birth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahatma-gandhi/mother-cow-is-in-many-ways-better-than-the-mother-who-gave-us-birth/)

[Mahatma Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahatma-gandhi/)

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> [I always thought I should have been a better mother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-karan/i-always-thought-i-should-have-been-a-better-mother/)

[Donna Karan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-karan/)

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> [I'm a much better mother at 46... than if I were like, 21 or 25.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/halle-berry/i-m-a-much-better-mother-at-46-than-if-i-were-like-21-or-25/)

[Halle Berry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/halle-berry/)

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> [“No mother is better than your mother”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adechian-olabode/no-mother-is-better-than-your-mother/)

[Adechian Olabode](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adechian-olabode/)

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> [Happy Mother's Day to someone who deserves a much better Mother's Day than I'm capable of pulling off without her help.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/happy-mother-s-day-to-someone-who-deserves-a-much-better-mother-s-day/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I've always maintained that Mom was 100 times a better human being than she was an actor. And a 1000 times better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohnish-bahl/i-ve-always-maintained-that-mom-was-100-times-a-better-human-being/)

[Mohnish Bahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohnish-bahl/)

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> [You wanna be a better mother? Do what my mama did, make sacrifices. My mama worked her fingers to the bone for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desperate-housewives/you-wanna-be-a-better-mother-do-what-my-mama-did-make-sacrifices-my/)

[Desperate Housewives](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desperate-housewives/)

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> [“The things that others have always seem better than what you have,” his mother said.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/the-things-that-others-have-always-seem-better-than-what-you-have-his/)

[Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/)

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> [I have an unending desire to be better and make myself a better person, better mother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tanya-tucker/i-have-an-unending-desire-to-be-better-and-make-myself-a-better/)

[Tanya Tucker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tanya-tucker/)

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> [I would much rather be a better mother or better human being than I would be a singer. Fortunately for me singing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tanya-tucker/i-would-much-rather-be-a-better-mother-or-better-human-being-than-i/)

[Tanya Tucker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tanya-tucker/)

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> [I wish I had been a better mother and a more compassionate and understanding wife in both of my marriages.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alana-stewart/i-wish-i-had-been-a-better-mother-and-a-more-compassionate-and/)

[Alana Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alana-stewart/)

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> [I am a better mother for having something in my life and not just my children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-heigl/i-am-a-better-mother-for-having-something-in-my-life-and-not-just-my/)

[Katherine Heigl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-heigl/)

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> [I hate being away even for a day. But I'm happiest when I'm working and have my own things going on, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cavallari/i-hate-being-away-even-for-a-day-but-i-m-happiest-when-i-m-working/)

[Kristin Cavallari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cavallari/)

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> [If work is part of your identity, think very carefully before you give it up. Giving it up won't make you a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-marzollo/if-work-is-part-of-your-identity-think-very-carefully-before-you-give/)

[Jean Marzollo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-marzollo/)

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> [I'm a better mother if I'm also doing my work. Some women find a lot more satisfaction from doing the hardest job,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katey-sagal/i-m-a-better-mother-if-i-m-also-doing-my-work-some-women-find-a-lot/)

[Katey Sagal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katey-sagal/)

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> [I'm a better mother if I also work. Leaving home for little spurts is actually a good thing. Things don't fall apart.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-pfeiffer/i-m-a-better-mother-if-i-also-work-leaving-home-for-little-spurts-is/)

[Michelle Pfeiffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-pfeiffer/)

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> [Is it harder having kids and working? It definitely is, but the payoff is you get to go home to your kids,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edie-falco/is-it-harder-having-kids-and-working-it-definitely-is-but-the-payoff/)

[Edie Falco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edie-falco/)

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> [If our boys and girls are not so good as they were when you were a child their age, it may be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-our-boys-and-girls-are-not-so-good-as-they-were-when-you-were-a/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I have been blessed in my career and I was able to afford the extra procedures and everything to have my children.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cindy-margolis/i-have-been-blessed-in-my-career-and-i-was-able-to-afford-the-extra/)

[Cindy Margolis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cindy-margolis/)

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> [I started teaching myself, taking a breath or a moment that's not overreacting or having an explosion. It made me such a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mila-kunis/i-started-teaching-myself-taking-a-breath-or-a-moment-that-s-not/)

[Mila Kunis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mila-kunis/)

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> [I want my daughters to see me and know me as a woman who works. I want that example set for them...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shonda-rhimes/i-want-my-daughters-to-see-me-and-know-me-as-a-woman-who-works-i-want/)

[Shonda Rhimes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shonda-rhimes/)

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> [I could have been a better mother. My children assure me it was fine. But when you are running to catch the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-townsend/i-could-have-been-a-better-mother-my-children-assure-me-it-was-fine/)

[Sue Townsend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-townsend/)

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> [“I could welcome someone else into my world, and it would be better than anything I'd ever had before because . .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiera-cass/i-could-welcome-someone-else-into-my-world-and-it-would-be-better/)

[Kiera Cass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiera-cass/)

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> [If she'd spaced her children out and had eleven babies in eleven years, she would have been no better than her own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheri-holman/if-she-d-spaced-her-children-out-and-had-eleven-babies-in-eleven/)

[Sheri Holman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheri-holman/)

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> [“Now it’s my turn. I am going to birth myself. I am going to be a better mother to me than she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-s-king/now-it-s-my-turn-i-am-going-to-birth-myself-i-am-going-to-be-a-better/)

[A.S. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-s-king/)

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> [“‎"There is an easy standoff between the two kinds of mother which sometimes makes it hard for us to talk to each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allison-pearson/there-is-an-easy-standoff-between-the-two-kinds-of-mother-which/)

[Allison Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allison-pearson/)

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> [If I'm lucky enough to see the day when my sons are living independently, maybe with families of their own, I'll still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-glass/if-i-m-lucky-enough-to-see-the-day-when-my-sons-are-living/)

[Julia Glass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-glass/)

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> [But I think half the battle is figuring out what works for you, and I am much better at being a mother…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/but-i-think-half-the-battle-is-figuring-out-what-works-for-you-and-i/)

[Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/)

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> [For me, being a mother made me a better professional, because coming home every night to my girls reminded me what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/for-me-being-a-mother-made-me-a-better-professional-because-coming/)

[Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/)

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> [I was always interested in how to be more joyful. This goes all the way back to elemenatary school. I looked at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bonnie-st-john/i-was-always-interested-in-how-to-be-more-joyful-this-goes-all-the/)

[Bonnie St. John](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bonnie-st-john/)

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> [I think I'm a better mother because of work, because I'm happy. If I wasn't working, I would just be waiting for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-massenet/i-think-i-m-a-better-mother-because-of-work-because-i-m-happy-if-i/)

[Natalie Massenet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-massenet/)

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> [“Sibling Rivalry Yes, my mother was a better mother To my sisters and brothers, But they were better children Than me, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherman-alexie/sibling-rivalry-yes-my-mother-was-a-better-mother-to-my-sisters-and/)

[Sherman Alexie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherman-alexie/)

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> [I am a better person when I am writing, and I am probably a better mother because I can focus all that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mackenzie-scott/i-am-a-better-person-when-i-am-writing-and-i-am-probably-a-better/)

[MacKenzie Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mackenzie-scott/)

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> [My mother is more than a hero, more than a fearless women, more than a best friend, she's my life. I love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/my-mother-is-more-than-a-hero-more-than-a-fearless-women-more-than-a/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“It was too late to change anything. Too late to make different choices. To be a better mother than she had been.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberly-mccreight/it-was-too-late-to-change-anything-too-late-to-make-different-choices/)

[Kimberly McCreight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberly-mccreight/)

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