20 Inspiring Quotes for Single Mothers

Being a single mother is not easy. It may not be what we chose to begin with, but it is what our lives have become today. We all need some inspiration some time. Our editorial team has dug out some of our favorite inspiring quotes.

These 20 inspiring quotes are reviewed and hand-selected by single mothers, for single mothers. Because, sometimes, we all need a little motivation to get us through the day…

1. “We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.”
     –  Maya Angelou

2. “Mothers are the people who love us for no good reason. And those of  us who are mothers know it’s the most exquisite love of all.” 
    – Maggie Gallagher

3. “Nothing you do for your children is ever wasted.”
    – Garrison Keillor

4. “Being a working mother and a working single parent instills in you a sense of determination.”
     – Felicity Jones

5. “I actually feel more of a woman because I feel like I’m being smart about my choices, and I’m putting my family first, and I’m in charge of my life and my health. I think that’s what makes a woman complete.”
    – Angelina Jolie

6. “I want to show the example that you can be a single mother and work and handle a lot of other things at the same time.”
    – Christina Milian

7. “Being a single parent is not a life full of struggles, but a journey for the strong.”
    – Meg Lowery

8. “Just because I am a single mother doesn’t mean I cannot be a success.”
    – Yvonne Kaloki

9. “I value so many people who have to work full time, definitely single mothers. Their work is the hardest work. I applaud it so much.”
    – Molly Sims

10. “Motherhood changed me because it is so fundamental what you’re doing for another person. And you are able to do it even though it takes a lot.”
     – Meg Ryan

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11. “Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.”
    – Barbara Kingsolver

12. “I am a single mum. What is your superpower?”
    – Anonymous

13. “A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.”
    – Tenneva Jordan

14. “I think moms, single or not, put a lot of pressure on ourselves trying to balance it all. It’s never going to be perfectly balanced – the sooner you know this, the sooner you can relieve some of the pressure you put on yourself.”
    – Denise Richards

15. “Remember that a single mom is just like any other mom and that our number one priority is still our kids. Any parent does whatever it takes for their kids and a single mother is no different.”
    – Paula Miranda

16. “The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.”
    – Honoré de Balzac

17. “Good mothers know that their relationship with each of their children is like a movable feast, constantly changing and evolving.”
    – Sue Woodman

18. “I don’t think you necessarily have to be part of a traditional nuclear family to be a good mother.”
    – Mary Louise Parker

19. “There will be so many times you feel like you failed. But in the eyes, ears and mind of your child, you are a SUPER MOM.”
    – Stephanie Precourt

20. “I have a great career, and I have my daughter. So what I don’t have is not as important to me as what I do have.”
    -Padma Lakshmi