--- title: "11 Mother Given Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Mother Given quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Mother Given sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/779/richelle-mead-46_mother_i-had-a-black-eye-a-freaking-black-eye-a_2640274.jpg" --- > [“I Had A Black Eye. A Freaking Black Eye. And My Mother Have Given It To Me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/i-had-a-black-eye-a-freaking-black-eye-and-my-mother-have-given-it-to/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/779/richelle-mead-46_mother_i-had-a-black-eye-a-freaking-black-eye-a_2640274.jpg) > [I accept myself for who I am as a woman and a mother and this has given me the most confidence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lais-ribeiro/i-accept-myself-for-who-i-am-as-a-woman-and-a-mother-and-this-has/) [Lais Ribeiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lais-ribeiro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee7/lais-ribeiro-81662_accepting_i-accept-myself-for-who-i-am-as-a-woman_2711027.jpg) > [“In those days my mother was given to the exasperating and mysterious habit of having babies.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-baldwin/in-those-days-my-mother-was-given-to-the-exasperating-and-mysterious/) [James Baldwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-baldwin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cc/james-baldwin-995_habits_in-those-days-my-mother-was-given-to-the_45088.jpg) > [“As was your mother, you have been given the fatal gift of genius. Because of it, your life will not be an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-bradley/as-was-your-mother-you-have-been-given-the-fatal-gift-of-genius/) [Alan Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-bradley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a9/alan-bradley-1571_life_as-was-your-mother-you-have-been-given-t_2417147.png) > [When you've got a mother who's given birth to eight children, you know, often without any kind of medical intervention - just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitlin-moran/when-you-ve-got-a-mother-who-s-given-birth-to-eight-children-you-know/) [Caitlin Moran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitlin-moran/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd3/caitlin-moran-865_bedroom_when-you-ve-got-a-mother-who-s-given-bir_40901.jpg) > [My mother was a star-struck girl from a little town in Arkansas who had gone to finishing school in New York, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-hamilton/my-mother-was-a-star-struck-girl-from-a-little-town-in-arkansas-who/) [George Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-hamilton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f0/george-hamilton-7929_arkansas_my-mother-was-a-star-struck-girl-from-a_1918338.png) > [I know of no better answer to the foul practices that confront our young people than the teachings of a mother, given…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-b-hinckley/i-know-of-no-better-answer-to-the-foul-practices-that-confront-our/) [Gordon B. Hinckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-b-hinckley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90c/gordon-b-hinckley-331_answers_i-know-of-no-better-answer-to-the-foul-p_1155983.png) > [“Yes, it is the most important love, the love of the mother is a given, it is taken for granted. A child…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-kitamura/yes-it-is-the-most-important-love-the-love-of-the-mother-is-a-given/) [Katie Kitamura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-kitamura/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/893/katie-kitamura-13105_children_yes-it-is-the-most-important-love-the-lo_2201581.jpg) > [Who can justly measure the righteous influence of a mother's love? What enduring fruits result from the seeds of truth that a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-g-scott/who-can-justly-measure-the-righteous-influence-of-a-mother-s-love/) [Richard G. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-g-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/017/richard-g-scott-1767_being-a-mother_who-can-justly-measure-the-righteous-inf_198504.png) > [“By the time I rose and started walking again, I didn’t begrudge my mother a thing. The truth was, in spite of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheryl-strayed/by-the-time-i-rose-and-started-walking-again-i-didn-t-begrudge-my/) [Cheryl Strayed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheryl-strayed/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e2/cheryl-strayed-605_mother_by-the-time-i-rose-and-started-walking-a_156451.png) > [“Two weeks ago, Aaron and Isaac, I learned your mother Laura has breast cancer. My heart feels impaled. These words, so useless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergio-troncoso/two-weeks-ago-aaron-and-isaac-i-learned-your-mother-laura-has-breast/) [Sergio Troncoso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergio-troncoso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d3/sergio-troncoso-33120_breast-cancer_two-weeks-ago-aaron-and-isaac-i-learned_1556098.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mother-given/#itemlist", "name": "Mother Given Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I Had A Black Eye. A Freaking Black Eye. 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