--- title: "35 Mother Good Quotes by 35 authors" description: "Browse 35 Mother Good quotes by 35 authors. Discover the best Mother Good sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14b/heather-mills-10257_good_i-m-a-good-mother-i-m-a-good-person-3092_3092106.png" --- > [I'm a good mother. I'm a good person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-mills/i-m-a-good-mother-i-m-a-good-person/) [Heather Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-mills/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14b/heather-mills-10257_good_i-m-a-good-mother-i-m-a-good-person-3092_3092106.png) > [Diligence, above all, is the mother of good luck.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-smiles/diligence-above-all-is-the-mother-of-good-luck/) [Samuel Smiles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-smiles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/806/samuel-smiles-2037_diligence_diligence-above-all-is-the-mother-of-goo_44619.png) > [Diligence is the mother of good fortune.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-disraeli/diligence-is-the-mother-of-good-fortune/) [Benjamin Disraeli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-disraeli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8f/benjamin-disraeli-390_diligence_diligence-is-the-mother-of-good-fortune_3023007.png) > [I was never cut out to be a mother - I was no good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-rowe/i-was-never-cut-out-to-be-a-mother-i-was-no-good/) [Debbie Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-rowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/473/debbie-rowe-16234_cut_i-was-never-cut-out-to-be-a-mother-i-was_65215.jpg) > [Diligence is the mother of good luck.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-franklin/diligence-is-the-mother-of-good-luck/) [Benjamin Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-franklin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/077/benjamin-franklin-65_diligence_diligence-is-the-mother-of-good-luck-166_1664284.png) > [My mother was a good woman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/logic/my-mother-was-a-good-woman/) [Logic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/logic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb3/logic-5221_good_my-mother-was-a-good-woman-2920921_2920921.jpg) > [I loved my mother, she's a good girl.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-manson/i-loved-my-mother-she-s-a-good-girl/) [Charles Manson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-manson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c56/charles-manson-4045_girl_i-loved-my-mother-she-s-a-good-girl-1099_1099874.jpg) > [I don't sing as well as my mother. I'm a good actress. I'm not that good a singer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liza-minnelli/i-don-t-sing-as-well-as-my-mother-i-m-a-good-actress-i-m-not-that/) [Liza Minnelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liza-minnelli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/242/liza-minnelli-7777_actress_i-don-t-sing-as-well-as-my-mother-i-m-a_2603772.jpg) > [Like my mother before me, I have always been a good speller.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meghan-o-rourke/like-my-mother-before-me-i-have-always-been-a-good-speller/) [Meghan O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meghan-o-rourke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1b/meghan-o-rourke-9574_good_like-my-mother-before-me-i-have-always-b_725349.jpg) > [“You don't have to make yourself OK for a good mother; a good mother makes herself OK for you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-jenkins-reid/you-don-t-have-to-make-yourself-ok-for-a-good-mother-a-good-mother/) [Taylor Jenkins Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-jenkins-reid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb4/taylor-jenkins-reid-2049_good_you-don-t-have-to-make-yourself-ok-for-a_2349793.jpg) > [My dad was faithful to my mother. I had a good role model.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-benn/my-dad-was-faithful-to-my-mother-i-had-a-good-role-model/) [Nigel Benn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-benn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20a/nigel-benn-5098_dad_my-dad-was-faithful-to-my-mother-i-had-a_1626984.jpg) > [I want to be a good wife, a good mother, a good person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peaches-geldof/i-want-to-be-a-good-wife-a-good-mother-a-good-person/) [Peaches Geldof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peaches-geldof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a4/peaches-geldof-35708_good_i-want-to-be-a-good-wife-a-good-mother-a_2235453.png) > [“my mother is a good mathematician she was able to divide 3 eggs into 8 mouths equally every day”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ymatruz/my-mother-is-a-good-mathematician-she-was-able-to-divide-3-eggs-into/) [Ymatruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ymatruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55a/ymatruz-62986_every-day_my-mother-is-a-good-mathematician-she-wa_928894.jpg) > [The daughter of a good mother will be the mother of a good daughter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikrant-parsai/the-daughter-of-a-good-mother-will-be-the-mother-of-a-good-daughter/) [Vikrant Parsai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikrant-parsai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7c/vikrant-parsai-70_children_the-daughter-of-a-good-mother-will-be-th_1821962.jpg) > [As a child, I first wanted to be a cook because my mother was such a good cook.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yves-rossy/as-a-child-i-first-wanted-to-be-a-cook-because-my-mother-was-such-a/) [Yves Rossy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yves-rossy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/146/yves-rossy-41133_because_as-a-child-i-first-wanted-to-be-a-cook-b_471854.png) > [Nobody objects to a woman being a good writer or sculptor or geneticist if at the same time she manages to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-mcintyre/nobody-objects-to-a-woman-being-a-good-writer-or-sculptor-or/) [Leslie McIntyre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-mcintyre/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b9/leslie-mcintyre-256350_being-a-woman_nobody-objects-to-a-woman-being-a-good-w_1080082.jpg) > [My mother was a good mistress to her servants, taking care of them in their sicknesses, not sparing any cost she was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-cavendish/my-mother-was-a-good-mistress-to-her-servants-taking-care-of-them-in/) [Margaret Cavendish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-cavendish/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/margaret-cavendish-16534_able_my-mother-was-a-good-mistress-to-her-ser_2772673.jpg) > [I have learned a valuable lesson from my own mother: Good nutrition starts in the home. In my home, it takes some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mercedes-schlapp/i-have-learned-a-valuable-lesson-from-my-own-mother-good-nutrition/) [Mercedes Schlapp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mercedes-schlapp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/621/mercedes-schlapp-5906_children_i-have-learned-a-valuable-lesson-from-my_2405767.jpg) > [“I pursued education not instead of being a good mother, but because being a good mother required that I build a better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-davis/i-pursued-education-not-instead-of-being-a-good-mother-but-because/) [Wendy Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f20/wendy-davis-10784_better-life_i-pursued-education-not-instead-of-being_652658.jpg) > [Treat your mother good. You may not always like what she tell you to do,but understand she's telling you for your own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/treat-your-mother-good-you-may-not-always-like-what-she-tell-you-to/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/527/anonymous-1_mother_treat-your-mother-good-you-may-not-alway_3010534.jpg) > [I longed to be a mother, and every good mother knows how to spot toxic and dangerous situations to protect their children,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/porsha-williams/i-longed-to-be-a-mother-and-every-good-mother-knows-how-to-spot-toxic/) [Porsha Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/porsha-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ef/porsha-williams-6651_children_i-longed-to-be-a-mother-and-every-good-m_912031.jpg) > [Nobody objects to a woman being a good writer or sculptor or geneticist if at the same time she manages to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marya-mannes/nobody-objects-to-a-woman-being-a-good-writer-or-sculptor-or-2/) [Marya Mannes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marya-mannes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd2/marya-mannes-6222_feminine_nobody-objects-to-a-woman-being-a-good-w_2512737.jpg) > [I knew my mother was a good person, a wonderful person, but I didn't know to what extent until people came to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/velma-evans/i-knew-my-mother-was-a-good-person-a-wonderful-person-but-i-didn-t/) [Velma Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/velma-evans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/178/velma-evans-285265_being-a-good-person_i-knew-my-mother-was-a-good-person-a-won_2036727.jpg) > [You need to be able to nurture yourself in order to be a good mother, good at your job, good at servicing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arianna-huffington/you-need-to-be-able-to-nurture-yourself-in-order-to-be-a-good-mother/) [Arianna Huffington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arianna-huffington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44b/arianna-huffington-1005_able_you-need-to-be-able-to-nurture-yourself_1723971.png) > [It used to be the one or the other, right? You were the 'bad girl' or the 'good girl' or the 'bad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/it-used-to-be-the-one-or-the-other-right-you-were-the-bad-girl-or-the/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0eb/annette-bening-3058_bad_it-used-to-be-the-one-or-the-other-right_2501391.jpg) > [People wonder aloud about whether I am an okay mother. That is obviously painful because it's so important to me. It's hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/people-wonder-aloud-about-whether-i-am-an-okay-mother-that-is/) [Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86a/angelina-jolie-468_about_people-wonder-aloud-about-whether-i-am-a_1942351.jpg) > [My mother is a good woman - a very good woman - and I am, I think, not quite all criminality, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miles-franklin/my-mother-is-a-good-woman-a-very-good-woman-and-i-am-i-think-not/) [Miles Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miles-franklin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abc/miles-franklin-17083_composition_my-mother-is-a-good-woman-a-very-good-wo_2378211.jpg) > [Nicias, do you think you can erase with good deeds the wrongs you committed against your mother? What good deed will ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-paul-sartre/nicias-do-you-think-you-can-erase-with-good-deeds-the-wrongs-you/) [Jean-Paul Sartre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-paul-sartre/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f23/jean-paul-sartre-220_breaths_nicias-do-you-think-you-can-erase-with-g_265986.png) > [I'm a great mother because of my intentions on being a great mother; I'm a good friend because I'm loyal; I'm a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-london/i-m-a-great-mother-because-of-my-intentions-on-being-a-great-mother-i/) [Lauren London](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-london/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fc/lauren-london-21366_accept_i-m-a-great-mother-because-of-my-intenti_2606496.jpg) > [I enjoyed playing with my mother. This was something she was good at. There were plenty of things she couldn't do, had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-robin-milne/i-enjoyed-playing-with-my-mother-this-was-something-she-was-good-at/) [Christopher Robin Milne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-robin-milne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ce/christopher-robin-milne-27886_alone_i-enjoyed-playing-with-my-mother-this-wa_2026105.jpg) > [If you are a nurturing mother, and a good one, you can go to play groups, sit on the floor and play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tori-amos/if-you-are-a-nurturing-mother-and-a-good-one-you-can-go-to-play/) [Tori Amos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tori-amos/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b6/tori-amos-679_games_if-you-are-a-nurturing-mother-and-a-good_2815168.jpg) > [“I wonder if there's a difference between being a dutiful mother and being a good mother.' There is,' I said, and Charlotte…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/i-wonder-if-there-s-a-difference-between-being-a-dutiful-mother-and/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f0/jodi-picoult-45_children_i-wonder-if-there-s-a-difference-between_237348.jpg) > [Much of what I have learned about being a mother comes from my mom, and she has instilled in me a very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phaedra-parks/much-of-what-i-have-learned-about-being-a-mother-comes-from-my-mom/) [Phaedra Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phaedra-parks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/128/phaedra-parks-5959_bad_much-of-what-i-have-learned-about-being_742684.jpg) > [My mother was very good about giving us a life that was, let's say, as normal as it could be, not a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginevra-elkann/my-mother-was-very-good-about-giving-us-a-life-that-was-let-s-say-as/) [Ginevra Elkann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginevra-elkann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/706/ginevra-elkann-30983_crazy_my-mother-was-very-good-about-giving-us_199163.jpg) > [Mothers are not the nameless, faceless stereotypes who appear once a year on a greeting card with their virtues set to prose,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erma-bombeck/mothers-are-not-the-nameless-faceless-stereotypes-who-appear-once-a/) [Erma Bombeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erma-bombeck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/788/erma-bombeck-780_ambivalence_mothers-are-not-the-nameless-faceless-st_1412821.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mother-good/#itemlist", "name": "Mother Good Quotes", "numberOfItems": 35, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm a good mother. 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