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"It is the mothers not the warriors who create a people and guide their destiny." Luther Standing Bear

"Only mothers can think of the future because they give birth to it in their children." Maxim Gorky

"Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is your greatest gift to me." Alice Walker

"When my children become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they're finished, I climb out." Erma Bombeck

"Grown don't mean a thing to a mother. A child is a child. They get older, bigger, but grown? What's that supposed to mean? In my heart it don't mean a thing." Toni Morrison

"Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly." Ambrose Bierce

"It kills you to see them grow up. But I guess it would kill you quicker if they didn't." Barbara Kingsolver

"My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it." Mark Twain

"The moment a child is born, the mother is also born." Rajneesh

"Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to 'jump at the sun'. We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground." Zora Neale Hurston

"Feeling inadequate is an occupational hazard of motherhood." Harriet Lerner

"Sooner or later we all quote our mothers." Bernard Williams

"Motherhood: the days are long, the years are short." Susan Mitchell

"Mother is a verb not a noun." Shonda Rhimes

"When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts." Sophia Loren

"Motherhood is the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It's huge and scary--it's an act of infinite optimism." Gilda Radner