--- title: "12 Raise Daughter Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Raise Daughter quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Raise Daughter sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/576/gail-caldwell-13660_children_the-mother-s-first-job-is-to-raise-a-dau_2138286.png" --- > [the mother's first job is to raise a daughter strong enough to outlast her.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-caldwell/the-mother-s-first-job-is-to-raise-a-daughter-strong-enough-to/) [Gail Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-caldwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/576/gail-caldwell-13660_children_the-mother-s-first-job-is-to-raise-a-dau_2138286.png) > [If you raise your daughter as a diamond, she will become a glass as a wife.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikrant-parsai/if-you-raise-your-daughter-as-a-diamond-she-will-become-a-glass-as-a/) [Vikrant Parsai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikrant-parsai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a6/vikrant-parsai-70_children_if-you-raise-your-daughter-as-a-diamond_1157824.jpg) > [I'm just trying to be a father. Raise a daughter and a son.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toby-keith/i-m-just-trying-to-be-a-father-raise-a-daughter-and-a-son/) [Toby Keith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toby-keith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09e/toby-keith-4071_children_i-m-just-trying-to-be-a-father-raise-a-d_1181907.png) > [I'll be a nun, raise my daughter, and make albums.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandy-norwood/i-ll-be-a-nun-raise-my-daughter-and-make-albums/) [Brandy Norwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandy-norwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf4/brandy-norwood-7432_albums_i-ll-be-a-nun-raise-my-daughter-and-make_234277.jpg) > [I'm happy that I took time off to become a mom and raise my daughter properly and build a bond between the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-milian/i-m-happy-that-i-took-time-off-to-become-a-mom-and-raise-my-daughter/) [Christina Milian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-milian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6d/christina-milian-2620_bond_i-m-happy-that-i-took-time-off-to-become_388790.jpg) > [“If you raise a daughter to be both independent and an excellent marksman, you have to accept the fact that your control…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-wells/if-you-raise-a-daughter-to-be-both-independent-and-an-excellent/) [Martha Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-wells/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02e/martha-wells-19049_children_if-you-raise-a-daughter-to-be-both-indep_2362639.png) > [Everybody's rock bottom is different. For me, it was realizing that I was the most qualified person to raise my daughter, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jelly-roll/everybody-s-rock-bottom-is-different-for-me-it-was-realizing-that-i/) [Jelly Roll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jelly-roll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/753/jelly-roll-6203_children_everybody-s-rock-bottom-is-different-for_2886401.jpg) > [That industry expects you to prove yourself over and over again. Do I stay doing this, or do I raise my daughter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-bonet/that-industry-expects-you-to-prove-yourself-over-and-over-again-do-i/) [Lisa Bonet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-bonet/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c9/lisa-bonet-18747_children_that-industry-expects-you-to-prove-yours_575004.png) > [I didn't raise my daughter to think that a relationship should be what I had with my ex-husband, you know? It had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mackenzie-dern/i-didn-t-raise-my-daughter-to-think-that-a-relationship-should-be/) [Mackenzie Dern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mackenzie-dern/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e10/mackenzie-dern-6502_aggression_i-didn-t-raise-my-daughter-to-think-that_566851.jpg) > [Promiscuity does not scare me as long as she is savvy and self possessed when puberty comes to call. My aim is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ani-difranco/promiscuity-does-not-scare-me-as-long-as-she-is-savvy-and-self/) [Ani DiFranco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ani-difranco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6e/ani-difranco-813_aim_promiscuity-does-not-scare-me-as-long-as_2658052.png) > [I don't want to be too strict, because I think kids can get rebellious, but I want to raise my daughter to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-madison/i-don-t-want-to-be-too-strict-because-i-think-kids-can-get-rebellious/) [Holly Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-madison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32b/holly-madison-9852_children_i-don-t-want-to-be-too-strict-because-i_301758.jpg) > [I didn't want to raise my daughter in the church because from what I experienced and what I saw, the church becomes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leah-remini/i-didn-t-want-to-raise-my-daughter-in-the-church-because-from-what-i/) [Leah Remini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leah-remini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/187/leah-remini-9430_catholic_i-didn-t-want-to-raise-my-daughter-in-th_2846347.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/raise-daughter/#itemlist", "name": "Raise Daughter Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "the mother's first job is to raise a daughter strong enough to outlast her.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gail Caldwell" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-caldwell/the-mother-s-first-job-is-to-raise-a-daughter-strong-enough-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/576/gail-caldwell-13660_children_the-mother-s-first-job-is-to-raise-a-dau_2138286.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/576/gail-caldwell-13660_children_the-mother-s-first-job-is-to-raise-a-dau_2138286.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/576/gail-caldwell-13660_children_the-mother-s-first-job-is-to-raise-a-dau_2138286.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“the mother's first job is to raise a daughter strong enough to outlast her.” — Gail Caldwell", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you raise your daughter as a diamond, she will become a glass as a wife.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Vikrant Parsai" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikrant-parsai/if-you-raise-your-daughter-as-a-diamond-she-will-become-a-glass-as-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a6/vikrant-parsai-70_children_if-you-raise-your-daughter-as-a-diamond_1157824.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a6/vikrant-parsai-70_children_if-you-raise-your-daughter-as-a-diamond_1157824.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a6/vikrant-parsai-70_children_if-you-raise-your-daughter-as-a-diamond_1157824.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you raise your daughter as a diamond, she will become a glass as a wife.” — Vikrant Parsai", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm just trying to be a father. 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