Being a mother Quotes · Page 3

There is no greater good in all the world than motherhood.

— James E. Faust

Being a mother is hard and it wasn't a subject I ever studied.

— Ruby Wax

Being a mother is the most fun job I've ever had.

— Ellen Pompeo

I am doing what I love; acting is what I love best after being a mother.

— Karisma Kapoor

A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world.

— Agatha Christie

Who is getting more pleasure from this rocking, the baby or me?

— Nancy Thayer

I'm happy going home early and working out and just being a mother and being a wife.

— Kim Alexis

A mother's arms are more comforting than anyone else's.

— Princess Diana

Being a father ... I can't help feeling that, by comparison with being a mother, being a father is a rather abstract business.

— J. M. Coetzee

Being a mother for me was like, "Oh, this is what I've been looking for my whole life." This brings me a…

— Sherilyn Fenn

No society will long survive without mothers who care for their young and provide that nurturing care so essential for their normal…

— Ezra Taft Benson

The things that are important to me - being a mother, a businesswoman, an activist - are all things that were borne…

— Elizabeth Taylor

I feel being an actress is probably not half as difficult as being a mother, and I do not know when I…

— Freida Pinto

Being a mother of two little girls, it was an absolute nightmare for me to teach them about sexual abuse.

— Deepa Kumar

If I, being a mother of two, can win a medal, so can you all. Take me as an example and don't…

— Mary Kom

I never stop being a mother and I never stop being an artist. You understand? Which is probably why my kids are…

— Jada Pinkett Smith

For me, just being how old I am, I know I don't want to be a single mom. I really would rather…

— Lisa Edelstein

They want to play at being mothers. So let them. Expressing tenderness in their own way will not prevent girls from enjoying…

— Anne Roiphe

Admitting that it is the profession of our sex to teach, we perceive the mother to be first in point of precedence,…

— Lydia Sigourney

Completeness? Happiness? These words don't come close to describing my emotions. There truly is nothing I can say to capture what motherhood…

— Anita Baker

The more I live, the more I recognize that the teaching moments in my youth, especially those provided by my parents, have…

— Robert D. Hales

For me, being a mother made me a better professional, because coming home every night to my girls reminded me what I…

— Michelle Obama

I couldn't have been a novelist without being a mother. It gives you a unique witness point of the growth of a…

— Carol Shields

I tried to always include my children in everything that I did. I traveled with them, I brought them with me to…

— Jill Stuart

It may be unfathomable in architecture, but it is very practical, or routine, for a person in theater to use action. You…

— Keller Easterling

Tereza's mother never stopped reminding her that being a mother meant sacrificing everything. Her words had the ring of truth, backed as…

— Milan Kundera

Being a kind, emperor, or president is mighty small potatoes compared to being a mother. Commanding an army is little more than…

— Billy Sunday

Much of the ill-tempered railing against women that has characterized the popular writing of the last two years is a half-heartedattempt to…

— Margaret Mead

It is hard directing. The hours are terrible and you have to sort of suspend your life when you're in production. So,…

— Gurinder Chadha

I remember I had had one woman who had three or four kids, and some of them were having problems. I said,…

— Alice Mattison

I actually got a nice surprise about being a mother because I expected it to be harder and to have to make…

— Paula Radcliffe

I will protect you until you are grown and then I will let you fly free, but loving you, that is for…

— Charlotte Gray

I’ve come to realize that being a mother makes me a better executive, because motherhood forces prioritization. Being a mom gives you…

— Marissa Mayer

I know what I want to look like. I don't want to look trashy. I want mothers to be able to look…

— Jordin Sparks

You instantly become less selfish. You can't be the biggest person in the world anymore-they are. [Motherhood] really grounds you.

— Keri Russell

I think being a mother helps keep your feet on the ground. There's very little dignity in parenthood. It's a great leveller.

— Frances O'Grady

A mother is the truest friend we have when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of…

— Washington Irving

I always wanted my mother to be Queen for a Day. I always used to watch that show that came on television.

— Stevie Wonder

There ought to be a hall of fame for mamas / Creation's most unique and precious pearl / And heaven help us…

— Glen Campbell

I absolutely love being a mother. It's been a blessing. It's fun and it's hard, but it's absolutely amazing.

— Keisha Castle-Hughes