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Mother's Day famous celebrity quotes are flooding the internet for a good reason. Celebrities wield much influence over their fans eager to hear what a famous celeb has to say about his or her mother on this special day.

What do famous personalities think of their mothers and mothering? Here are some of the best humorous quips, practical tips, and hero-worship anecdotes on motherhood dished out by the pop icons of our time.

Good Housekeeping (GH) features some humorous yet practical tips on personalities coping with motherhood.

Katie Holmes, on daughter Suri with Tom Cruise. "I've never met a 2-year-old who is terrible. I'm so cool with every stage my daughter goes through. I just think she's amazing. I hope she's not looking at me thinking, Mom, are the terrible 30s coming on with you?"

Marcia Cross of television's Desperate Housewives. "I use humor instead of getting into that whole yes or no thing all the time. It's about just getting them to laugh rather than getting in power struggles."

Community Table's (CT) 100 Mother's Day tribute lists how some of the famous deal with and revere the supermom persona.

Sarah Michelle Gellar, TV's vampire slayer. "There's no such thing as a supermom. We just do the best we can."

Michael Jordan, sports icon. "My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind."

Heavy also has one on the superhuman capabilities of the mom quoting Roseanne Barr saying, "I know how to do anything - I'm a mom."

Mother's Day Famous Celebrity Quotes would not be complete without the moving anecdotes.

GH has one from Julia Roberts, the all-time Pretty Woman. "I try to call my mother, Betty, with more regularity because I think, 'What if Hazel didn't call me for two weeks?' I'm able to see her mothering now from a different vantage point."

CT takes a quote from Olivia's illustrator, Ian Falconer. "When they've finished reading, Olivia's mother gives her a kiss and says, 'You know, you really wear me out. But I love you anyway.' And Olivia gives her a kiss back and says, 'I love you anyway too."

Uma Thurman, Pulp Fiction heroine mellows down with, "When I had my first child I thought, 'This is the best-kept secret.' You know how parents rattle on to you about, 'Oh, you won't believe your life will never be the same,' and da, da, da and you think, 'Why can't these people just get over it? All they're doing is yakking on about their kids. It's such a bore.' And then you have kids and you just want to do all the same things."

Finally, "The Golden Girls" nails it with Dorothy saying, "It's not easy being a mother. If it were easy, fathers would do it."