Mentor. Friend. Confidant. Champion. Ally. Inspiration. Our mothers fulfill a dazzling spectrum of roles in our lives, bolstering us with love and guiding us when we falter. They perform seemingly superhuman feats as they steer us through the wild ride of growing up. In this little compendium, the likes of Mark Twain, Rosa Parks, and Fred Rogers toast mothers, honoring what it means to be a mom.