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title: "10 Work Mom Quotes by 10 authors"
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> [My little sister, who is four, can work my mom's iPhone better than she can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asa-butterfield/my-little-sister-who-is-four-can-work-my-mom-s-iphone-better-than-she/)

[Asa Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asa-butterfield/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34a/asa-butterfield-7713_better_my-little-sister-who-is-four-can-work-my_604900.jpg)

> [If I were to work with my mom, I probably would not want her to play my mom. That would get too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zooey-deschanel/if-i-were-to-work-with-my-mom-i-probably-would-not-want-her-to-play/)

[Zooey Deschanel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zooey-deschanel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2e/zooey-deschanel-1154_get_if-i-were-to-work-with-my-mom-i-probably_527799.png)

> [I want to work, but being a mom is my No. 1 priority.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gena-lee-nolin/i-want-to-work-but-being-a-mom-is-my-no-1-priority/)

[Gena Lee Nolin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gena-lee-nolin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a8/gena-lee-nolin-22309_being-a-mom_i-want-to-work-but-being-a-mom-is-my-no_2225703.png)

> [I'm aware of how difficult it is to work and be a mom - I have an 11-year-old son - and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-lazar/i-m-aware-of-how-difficult-it-is-to-work-and-be-a-mom-i-have-an-11/)

[Emily Lazar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-lazar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70c/emily-lazar-45012_difficult_i-m-aware-of-how-difficult-it-is-to-work_2682522.jpg)

> [You've got to go where the work is. My mom got a job somewhere else so I went and lived with her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikki-jean/you-ve-got-to-go-where-the-work-is-my-mom-got-a-job-somewhere-else-so/)

[Nikki Jean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikki-jean/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb8/nikki-jean-50606_chasing_you-ve-got-to-go-where-the-work-is-my-mo_2478785.jpg)

> [“I work for a mom and pop business. They’re my mom and pop, and by work I mean they give me an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/i-work-for-a-mom-and-pop-business-they-re-my-mom-and-pop-and-by-work/)

[Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/842/jarod-kintz-2_business_i-work-for-a-mom-and-pop-business-they-r_2502994.jpg)

> [You have to keep your eyes wide open and your head high and realize that you are going to be OK. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katy-mixon/you-have-to-keep-your-eyes-wide-open-and-your-head-high-and-realize/)

[Katy Mixon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katy-mixon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66f/katy-mixon-19827_eyes_you-have-to-keep-your-eyes-wide-open-and_1040116.jpg)

> [I grew up in a working class family. People thought I might go work at a mill. My mom wanted me to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-cuban/i-grew-up-in-a-working-class-family-people-thought-i-might-go-work-at/)

[Mark Cuban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-cuban/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/697/mark-cuban-889_family_i-grew-up-in-a-working-class-family-peop_2517231.jpg)

> [I feel very lucky to have grown up with such a smart, kind, incredible woman and director as my role model going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/molly-gordon/i-feel-very-lucky-to-have-grown-up-with-such-a-smart-kind-incredible/)

[Molly Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/molly-gordon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc0/molly-gordon-5531_director_i-feel-very-lucky-to-have-grown-up-with_617518.jpg)

> [My dad woke up at 5:30 every morning - every single day - and drove an hour-and-a-half to work. My mom was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-taurasi/my-dad-woke-up-at-5-30-every-morning-every-single-day-and-drove-an/)

[Diana Taurasi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-taurasi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fa/diana-taurasi-5019_dad_my-dad-woke-up-at-5-30-every-morning-eve_182790.jpg)

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