“ There are only two things a child will share willingly; communicable diseases and its mother's age. Benjamin Spock Pediatrician
“ A woman has two smiles that an angel might envy, the smile that accepts the lover afore words are uttered, and the smile that lights on the first-born baby, and assures him of a mother's love. Thomas Chandler Haliburton Politician
“ When war ends, women are the first to pick up the pieces. Where there is no market place, they go door to door. When homes are destroyed, mothers and daughters haul stones to rebuild or plow fields together. Zainab Salbi Author
“ Happiness is not everything and men have their duties. Mine is to find my mother, a homeland Albert Camus Author
“ Don’t get me wrong. Being a mom is no picnic. Raising the kids is the mother’s responsibility. It’s a thankless, solitary job, like sheriff or Pope. Stephen Colbert Satirist
“ My mother came from an Irish family of 11 kids and, of course, had a sister who was a nun, so I spent time at a convent and with an aunt and uncle who lived in New York and took me to the theater. Ellen Pompeo Actress