Working mothers, as a label, refers to women who are mothers and who work outside the home for income in addition to the work they perform at home in raising their children. Profoundly inspirational working mom quotes will challenge the way you think, and make your life worth living.
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Famous Working Mom Quotes
I think every working mom probably feels the same thing. You go through big chunks of time where you’re just thinking, This is impossible oh, this is impossible. And then you just keep going and keep going, and you sort of do the impossible. Tina Fey
There is no way to be a perfect mother, but a million ways to be a good one. Jill Churchill
For me, being a mother made me a better professional, because coming home every night to my girls reminded me what I was working for. And being a professional made me a better mother, because by pursuing my dreams, I was modeling for my girls how to pursue their dreams. Michelle Obama
Remember, at one point in your life, you too made some silly mistakes but you managed to overcome them.
For all working mothers it’s important to remember that we don’t get to be with our kids all the time, but it’s also important for them to see us as leaders and there is value in that. Olivia Wilde
Whenever you’re struggling with personal concerns, it’s best that you take a moment to breathe.
There is something really empowering about saying, I can do it all! That’s the wonderful thing about mothers. You can because you must, so you just do. Kate Winslet
Parenting is the easiest thing in the world to have an opinion about, but the hardest thing in the world to do. Matt Walsh
She never quite leaves her children at home, even when she doesn’t take them along. Margaret Culkin
Everybody wants to save the Earth, nobody wants to help mom do the dishes. PJ O’Rourke
Get rid of the guilt. When you’re at one place, don’t feel bad that you’re not at work; when you’re at work, don’t feel bad that you’re not at home. Katie Couric
Live in the moment and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering. Fanny Crosby
A happy mother is a good mother, and if work makes you hum, your whole family sings along. Sharon Meers and Joanna Strober
It’s not what you do for your children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings. Ann Landers
It’s not difficult to take care of a child; it’s difficult to do anything else while taking care of a child. Julianne Moore
A mother’s love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible. Marion C. Garetty
The balancing act of motherhood and a career, and being a wife, is something that I don’t think I’ll ever perfect, but I love the challenge of it. Kerri Walsh Jennings
Being a mother is an attitude, not a biological relation. Robert A. Heinlein
If I’m pursuing my goals, my kids are seeing me at my best. I am filled up, I am happy, I am not feeling empty, depleted, and therefore resentful about the fact that I’m missing out. I don’t want them to feel like I’ve sacrificed, I don’t want them to feel that burden. I always remember that a happy working woman is a happy mother. Shonda Rhimes
I think every working mom probably feels the same thing You go through big chunks of time where you’re just thinking, this is impossible oh, this is impossible and then you just keep going and keep going, and you sort of do the impossible. Tina Fey
Woman must not accept; she must challenge. She must not be awed by that which has been built up around her; she must reverence that woman in here which struggles for expression. Margaret Sanger
If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands? Milton Berle
I’m tough, ambitious and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, Okay. Madonna
When you’re dying laughing because your three year old made a fart joke, it doesn’t matter what else is going on. That’s real happiness. Gwyneth Paltrow
A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform. Diane Mariechild
My mom is a hard worker. She puts her head down, and she gets it done. And she finds a way to have fun. She always says, Happiness is your own responsibility. That’s probably what I quote from her and live by the most. Jennifer Garner
There is no force more powerful than a woman determined to rise. Bosa Sebele
No one likes to be banged over the head with a shoe.
I have chosen to no longer be apologetic for my femaleness and my femininity. And I want to be respected in all of my femaleness because I deserve to be. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
For me, being a mother made me a better professional, because coming home every night to my girls reminded me what I was working for. And being a professional made me a better mother, because by pursuing my dreams, I was modeling for my girls how to pursue their dreams. Michelle Obama
I never dreamt of success. I worked for it. Estée Lauder
I think the hardest thing was and sometimes continues to be the sleep deprivation. Candace Alnaji
Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult. Charlotte Whitton
When I was 7, I came up with the idea of charm socks. My mom would take me to buy bags of plastic charms, we would sew them on frilly white socks, and I sold them at school. Sara Blakely
There’s something really empowering about going, Hell, I can do this! I can do this all! That’s the wonderful thing about mothers, you can because you must, and you just do. Kate Winslet
I don’t always have a lot of energy, but my kids almost always revitalize me. Of course like any working mom, sometimes I’m guilt ridden. I think I should be sitting down doing an educational computer game with Carrie or taking Ellie to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. These kids are such sponges, and I should be taking advantage of that. Katie Couric
A happy mother is a good mother, and if work makes you hum, your whole family sings along. Sharon Meers and Joanna Strober
Get rid of the guilt. When you’re at one place, don’t feel bad that you’re not at work; when you’re at work, don’t feel bad that you’re not at home. Katie Couric
I think every working mom probably feels the same thing You go through big chunks of time where you’re just thinking, This is impossible oh, this is impossible. And then you just keep going and keep going, and you sort of do the impossible. Tina Fey
For me, being a mother made me a better professional, because coming home every night to my girls reminded me what I was working for. And being a professional made me a better mother, because by pursuing my dreams, I was modeling for my girls how to pursue their dreams. Michelle Obama
Any mother could perform the jobs of several air traffic controllers with ease. Lisa Alther
I want her to know something that I feel is important. I love work. I love her and I love work, and I want her to know work’s a good thing. It’s not something you’re dragged off to. Hoda Kotb
If you are a mom, you are a superhero. Period. Rosie Pope
If I’m pursuing my goals, my kids are seeing me at my best. I am filled up, I am happy, I am not feeling empty, depleted, and therefore resentful about the fact that I’m missing out. I don’t want them to feel like I’ve sacrificed, I don’t want them to feel that burden. I always remember that a happy working woman is a happy mother. Shonda Rhimes
Knowing I’ve got this beautiful baby to go home to makes me feel like I don’t have to play another match. I don’t need the money or the titles or the prestige. I want them, but I don’t need them. That’s a different feeling for me. Serena Williams
You are not a bad mom because you go to work each day. Similarly, you are not a failure because you left your career altogether. Choices regarding work and family are personal there is no one size fits all method. Anyone who tells you otherwise is wrong. Candace Alnaji
I believe the choice to become a mother is the choice to become one of the greatest spiritual teachers there is. Oprah Winfrey
I think every working mom probably feels the same thing You go through big chunks of time where you’re just thinking,This is impossible oh, this is impossible. And then you just keep going and keep going, and you sort of do the impossible. Tina Fey
There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one. Jill Churchill
It’s not difficult to take care of a child; it’s difficult to do anything else while taking care of a child. Julianne Moore
You can quit a job. I can’t quit being a mother. I’m a mother forever. Mothers are never off the clock, mothers are never on vacation. Being a mother redefines us, reinvents us, destroys and rebuilds us. Being a mother brings us face to face with ourselves as children, with our mothers as human beings, with our darkest fears of who we really are. Being a mother requires us to get it together or risk messing up another person forever. Shonda Rhimes
The fastest way to break the cycle of perfectionism and become a fearless mother is to give up the idea of doing it perfectly indeed to embrace uncertainty and imperfection. Arianna Huffington
Having kids the responsibility of rearing good, kind, ethical, responsible human beings is the biggest job anyone can embark on. Maria Shriver
The phrase,working mother, is redundant.Jane Sellman
I want to do it because I want to do it. Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be but a challenge to others. Amelia Earhart
This struggle is real. The juggle is real. That’s why everyone should hire working mothers. They are put in crazy situations all the time and are forced to problem solve. They are some of my most resourceful employees. Sara Blakely
Resilience is knowing that you are the only one that has the power and the responsibility to pick yourself up. Mary Holloway
You cannot do everything at once, so find people you trust to help you. And don’t be afraid to say no. Jane Seymour
If you’re comfortable with yourself and know yourself, you’re going to shine and radiate, and other people are going to be drawn to you. Dolly Parton
When I first became a mother I suffered from serious half ass shame. I felt like I was mediocre at everything. I felt so stretched and so distracted and exhausted. I said yes way too often in an effort to prove that I could do it all. I’ve worked so hard over the past decade to move from‘What will people think to I am enough. Brené Brown
Start by doing what’s necessary, then do what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible. St. Francis of Assisi
Knowing I’ve got this beautiful baby to go home to makes me feel like I don’t have to play another match. I don’t need the money or the titles or the prestige. I want them, but I don’t need them. That’s a different feeling for me. Serena Williams
I’ve come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that’s as unique as a fingerprint, and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you. Oprah Winfrey
I feel everything more deeply. Every action I take, I think of her first. That’s a big change for me. That and no sleep. Jenna Dewan Tatum
Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. I’m pleasantly surprised with my resilience. I persevere, and not just blindly. I take the best, get rid of the rest and move on, realizing that you can make a choice to take the good. Brooke Shields
There’s something really empowering about going, Hell, I can do this! I can do this all! That’s the wonderful thing about mothers, you can because you must, and you just do. Kate Winslet
The thing that is really hard and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself. Anna Quindlen
