Humanities › Literature Special Quotes from Daughters About Mothers The Mother-Daughter Bond Revealed: Mother's Day Quotes From Daughters Share Flipboard Email Print Uwe Krejci/The Image Bank/Getty Images Literature Quotations Quotations For Holidays Funny Quotes Love Quotes Great Lines from Movies and Television Best Sellers Classic Literature Plays & Drama Poetry Shakespeare Short Stories Children's Books By Simran Khurana Education Expert M.B.A, Human Resource Development and Management, Narsee Monjee Institution of Management Studies B.S., University of Mumbai, Commerce, Accounting, and Finance Simran Khurana is the Editor-in-Chief for ReachIvy, and a teacher and freelance writer and editor, who uses quotations in her pedagogy. our editorial process Simran Khurana Updated March 18, 2017 They may not know it, but young daughters often emulate their mothers. Deep in her heart, every girl is like her mother. A mother understands this well. So she tries to protect her daughter from the setbacks that she faced in her youth. Some mothers are known to be very tough on their daughters. I have seen this myself. When I asked a few moms, why they tighten the reins for daughters, the common reply is, "I have to prepare her for the world to face the hard knocks of life." I have often wondered if this approach is correct. But I cannot deny that beneath the strict facade, there is a mother who loves her daughter. This is why a mother is a daughter's best friend. Here are Mother's Day quotes from daughters who have achieved great success. Kate Beckinsale My daughter comes with me everywhere. I don’t leave her behind. But it is hard. I mean, I think any working mother will tell you that what kind of falls by the wayside, you know, are the hours of sleep that you wish you had, and all that. I feel incredibly lucky and blessed, but I do sometimes feel like that exorcist lady! Ann Taylor Who ran to help me when I fell, / Or kissed the place to make it well? My mother. Sarah Josepha Hale No influence is so powerful as that of the mother. Katherine Butler Hathaway Mother is the one we count on for the things that matter most of all. Lisa Alther Any mother could perform the jobs of several air-traffic controllers with ease. Beverly Jones Now, as always, the most automated appliance in a household is the mother. Carrie Latet My mom is literally a part of me. You can't say that about many people except relatives, and organ donors. Dorothy Canfield A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary. Helen Rowland It takes a woman twenty years to make a man of her son, and another woman twenty minutes to make a fool of him. Maya Angelou To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Barbara Kingsolver The strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws. Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Khurana, Simran. "Special Quotes from Daughters About Mothers." ThoughtCo, Aug. 26, 2020, thoughtco.com/mothers-day-quotes-from-daughter-2832499. Khurana, Simran. (2020, August 26). Special Quotes from Daughters About Mothers. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/mothers-day-quotes-from-daughter-2832499 Khurana, Simran. "Special Quotes from Daughters About Mothers." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/mothers-day-quotes-from-daughter-2832499 (accessed January 24, 2021). copy citation