11 Inspiring Celebrity Quotes About Motherhood

Heartwarming messages from Tina Knowles and more!

Tina Knowles Lawson - That special bond between a mother and child is unlike any other. This Mother's Day, check out these heartwarming quotes made by famous moms and celebrate the special woman in your life. By Patrice Peck "I remember slumber parties after my divorce, when we watched old movies and ate a lot of ice cream. I felt so loved and supported. The roles were reversed, and it was ME who needed nurturing." (Photo: iam.beyonce via Tumblr)

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Tina Knowles Lawson - That special bond between a mother and child is unlike any other. This Mother's Day, check out these heartwarming quotes made by famous moms and celebrate the special woman in your life. By Patrice Peck "I remember slumber parties after my divorce, when we watched old movies and ate a lot of ice cream. I felt so loved and supported. The roles were reversed, and it was ME who needed nurturing." (Photo: iam.beyonce via Tumblr)

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Tina Knowles Lawson

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Halle Berry

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Michelle Obama - “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."(Photo: Feng Li/Getty Images)

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Michelle Obama

Zoe Saldana - “When they cry, you as a mother feel like you’re the only one who understands them. You have that second nature, unspoken word with your children and you know exactly what they are crying for and what they need. It’s really beautiful.”(Photo: Juan Sharma/Bruja, PacificCoastNews)

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Zoe Saldana

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Jennifer Lopez - "When I had my children and I felt that type of love, which I know you understand and every mom out there understands, it made me understand that there was a purity to love. That there is an unconditional love. That there is a certain way you feel about someone, where you don't want to hurt them. Where you wanna protect them, you know, and it made me go, wait a minute, that's not the love I've been experiencing."(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Jennifer Lopez

Beyoncé - "Life's completely different now. I'm still incredibly happy to be able to do what I love, but now, everything has more meaning. Life's about being a mother."(Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

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Beyoncé

Ciara - "My son has given me so much clarity and I couldn't be any more clear than I needed to be. I definitely know a lot of things that I don't want. I really know. I have to make sure I'm making the best decisions to make the universe right for him."(Photo: Cathy Gibson, PacificCoastNews)

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Ciara

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Kelly Rowland - "The best parenting advice would have to be to take it one day at a time. Everybody always says you’re a new parent, no pressure. I’m just taking everything one day at a time because each day is going to bring me something new, if not 10 things new that I have to learn."(Photo: Essence Magazine, April 2015)

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Kelly Rowland

Jill Scott - “That I-can-do-it-by-myself mentality is a lie. I’m sorry if I hurt anybody’s feelings, but you cannot do it all by yourself. You need a village: some aunties, grandmoms, friends. I couldn’t do this by myself and would be a fool to think I could.”(Photo: Ebony Magazine, May 2013)

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Jill Scott

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Christina Milian - “There’s a certain responsibility that I carry being a mom that makes me feel very confident and so blessed. Being a mom is the best thing that’s ever happened to me.”(Photo: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for TWC-Dimension)

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Christina Milian

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Nia Long - "If you are ready to have a child…DO IT!!! God has a way of working out the kinks and showing you the way. Married or single, giving life to another human being teaches us what love is truly about and forces us to be at our best. Never have I loved like this."(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Nia Long