“You won't spoil your newborn if you hold them as much as you want to.” — Mitta Xinindlu Copy Share Image
And yet the true creator is necessity, which is the mother of invention. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
“Motherhood doesn’t suit me, she once confessed to Budur, drunk. I don’t have the stomach for not knowing what comes next.” — Hala Alyan Copy Share Image
...motherhood should be like driving a car -- you should have to pass a test before you can do it legally. — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
“Mother, you can still hold hold on but forgive, forgive and give for long as long as we both shall live, I… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
“Motherhood is a vocation like any other. It should be freely chosen, not imposed upon woman.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Motherhood for her had always been a conflict between proper concern and far too much worry.” — Stuart Nadler Copy Share Image
If you aren't nurturing your self, what kind of mother can you be, anyway? — Sandra Scofield Copy Share Image
It made me realize again how complicated being a mother is. You have 50 million heartbreaking moments, and 100 million beautiful, joyous ones. — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
Motherhood was the beginning of my own journey asking the question, 'Why am I here?' I had to stop and think: What… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
As motherhood as a "private enterprise" declines and more mothers rely on the work of lower-paid specialists, the value accorded the work… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
“If anyone can ever find a way to explain to me how carrying around a sack of flour with a diaper on… — Martin Leicht Copy Share Image
Most nights, someone ends up in our bed. The kids do knock before entering. We've at least got that part down because… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
A lot of women wrote to me. Some wrote me long letters on the meaning of the circle and about mythology and… — Ruth Asawa Copy Share Image
“Raise your kids and grand-kids not as strong men or strong women, not as good Christians, Jews, or Muslims, not as responsible… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
When children are little, they really need you in one way. When they're bigger, they need you as a friend. And balancing… — Aerin Lauder Copy Share Image
Yes, I'm writing about motherhood, but I bristle a little bit, especially living with someone whose parenting falls between the cracks of… — Maggie Nelson Copy Share Image
My second mother is my maternal grandmother. Her name is Thelma. She also gave me a very powerful medicine; she made sure… — Erykah Badu Copy Share Image
I have an amazing mother who's a real tough cookie. She taught me not to get emotional about [sexism in Hollywood], just… — Zoe Saldana Copy Share Image
“When divorce or separation involves mutual children, it's often the father who suffers the most as a parent and the children who… — Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr Copy Share Image
Don't get me wrong. I don't have a problem with anyone being proud to be a parent. I love children, some of… — Ellie Taylor Copy Share Image
“It must be difficult to be a mother,” she continued thoughtfully. “To create and nurture and raise a tiny person, to invest… — Eda J. Vor Copy Share Image
“They wanted the real mother, the blood mother, the great womb, mother of fierce compassion, a woman large enough to hold all… — Janet Fitch Copy Share Image
“One thing is certain: When the time has come, nothing which is man made will subsist. One day, all human accomplishments will… — Alice von Hildebrand Copy Share Image
“I am often slow in catching up to the times, but even so, I still cannot even grip this idea: With nothing… — Gabrielle Hamilton Copy Share Image
I think there are few films out there that take motherhood seriously. — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image