1. Sometimes being a good mother gets in the way of being a good person.-Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey
2. A good mother loves fiercely but ultimately brings up her children to thrive without her. They must be the most important thing in her life, but if she is the most important thing in theirs, she has failed.-Erin Kelly
3. A dutiful mother is someone who follows every step her child makes…And a good mother is someone whose child wants to follow her.-Jodi Picoult
4. A good mother is protective but not over-protective. She’s patient, she’s affectionate, she’s playful, but above all she is supportive.-Jane Goodall
5. Being a good mother does not call for the same qualities as being a good housewife; a dedication to keeping children clean and tidy may override an interest in their separate development as individuals.-Ann Oakley
6. There is no one perfect way to be a good mother… Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children… What matters is that a mother loves her children deeply and, in keeping with the devotion she has for God and her husband, prioritizes them above all else.-M. Russell Ballard
7. A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters.-George Herbert
8. Good mothers are underrated, just like good defense.-Andy Van Slyke
9. No role in life is more important than to be a good mother.-James Cook
10. Every child gets a good mother, but not every mother gets a good child.-Amit Kalantri
11. What good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is usually best after all.-Benjamin Spock
12. Good mothers make all kinds of choices. Making a decision that might sound selfish does not make a woman a bad mother.-Jada Pinkett Smith
13. I had thought a good mother would not elicit such comments, but now I see that a good mother is required to somehow absorb all this ugliness and find a way to fall back in love with her child the next day.-Kelly Corrigan
14. A good mother remembers to serve fruit at breakfast, is always cheerful and never yells, manages not to project her own neuroses and inadequacies onto her children, is an active and beloved community volunteer. She remembers to make play dates, her children’s clothes fit, she does art projects with them and enjoys all their games.-Ayelet Waldman
15. Keep telling yourself and others there are no supermoms, there are only wonderful mothers.-Jean Marzollo