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title: "19 Mother Work Quotes by 19 authors"
description: "Browse 19 Mother Work quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best Mother Work sayings and thoughts."
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> [When you have a father and a mother who work all their lives so you can have an education and build your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-gehrig/when-you-have-a-father-and-a-mother-who-work-all-their-lives-so-you/)

[Lou Gehrig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-gehrig/)

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> [When I'm at home I'm 'Karren Peski Solido mother-of-two' when I'm at work I'm 'Karren Brady don't mess with me.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karren-brady/when-i-m-at-home-i-m-karren-peski-solido-mother-of-two-when-i-m-at/)

[Karren Brady](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karren-brady/)

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> [A man's work is from sun to sun, but a mother's work is never done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/a-man-s-work-is-from-sun-to-sun-but-a-mother-s-work-is-never-done/)

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

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> [I don't feel like I need to be a successor to my mother, or her work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peaches-geldof/i-don-t-feel-like-i-need-to-be-a-successor-to-my-mother-or-her-work/)

[Peaches Geldof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peaches-geldof/)

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> [Compared to some of our neighbours, it's not frowned upon to be a mother and work in France.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/najat-vallaud-belkacem/compared-to-some-of-our-neighbours-it-s-not-frowned-upon-to-be-a/)

[Najat Vallaud-Belkacem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/najat-vallaud-belkacem/)

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> [My mother's work has been an enormous influence on me, but not literally. By that I mean, my photographs don't look like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-arbus/my-mother-s-work-has-been-an-enormous-influence-on-me-but-not/)

[Amy Arbus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-arbus/)

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> [I never received any encouragement. My father would work nights and my mother would work during the day. We were expected to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/i-never-received-any-encouragement-my-father-would-work-nights-and-my/)

[Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/)

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> [Growing up, I watched my single mother work hard to provide for her three kids. She raised us in a one-bathroom house…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conner-eldridge/growing-up-i-watched-my-single-mother-work-hard-to-provide-for-her/)

[Conner Eldridge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conner-eldridge/)

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> [Women, I think we can feel like we need to do it all and be it all. What's important is that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miranda-kerr/women-i-think-we-can-feel-like-we-need-to-do-it-all-and-be-it-all/)

[Miranda Kerr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miranda-kerr/)

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> [My mam worked for 41 years. She was a single working mother. I think I always had that mentality of you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-whitmore/my-mam-worked-for-41-years-she-was-a-single-working-mother-i-think-i/)

[Laura Whitmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-whitmore/)

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> [My mother's work ethic, her attitude, and the way she treated each and every customer as if they were her best friend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-capodagli/my-mother-s-work-ethic-her-attitude-and-the-way-she-treated-each-and/)

[Bill Capodagli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-capodagli/)

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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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> [Being a child at home alone in the summer is a high-risk occupation. If you call your mother at work thirteen times…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erma-bombeck/being-a-child-at-home-alone-in-the-summer-is-a-high-risk-occupation/)

[Erma Bombeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erma-bombeck/)

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> [My father, who was a hair colourist, died when I was young, so my mother had to work very hard. But at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alber-elbaz/my-father-who-was-a-hair-colourist-died-when-i-was-young-so-my-mother/)

[Alber Elbaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alber-elbaz/)

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> [I think that in a family some are workers some are not. I certainly saw my mother work very hard and be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-robinson/i-think-that-in-a-family-some-are-workers-some-are-not-i-certainly/)

[Anne Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-robinson/)

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> [The lower the family income, the higher the probability that the mother must work. Today, 1 out of 5 of these working…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/the-lower-the-family-income-the-higher-the-probability-that-the/)

[John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/)

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> [Mothers, unless they were very poor, didn't work. Both of my parents had to leave education. My mother had to work in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-bannister/mothers-unless-they-were-very-poor-didn-t-work-both-of-my-parents-had/)

[Roger Bannister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-bannister/)

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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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> [As a mother, I work hard every day and I expect that work to be recognized and appreciated. Because I work for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/as-a-mother-i-work-hard-every-day-and-i-expect-that-work-to-be/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

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