Motherhood is a wonderful thing - what a pity to waste it…

Her dignity consists in being unknown to the world; her glory is in the esteem of her husband; her pleasures in the happiness of…

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

In many ways, being pregnant and working were more difficult than motherhood.

— Bethenny Frankel

I do think that despite my best efforts to resist it, I am now a grown-up. It's due to lots of very difficult decisions…

— Emma Thompson

My favorite thing about being a mom is just what a better person it makes you on a daily basis,

— Drew Barrymore

Say what you want about these girls, but it must be rough being a teen mom.

— Anonymous

My mother tried to kill me when I was a baby. She denied it. She said she thought the plastic bag would keep me…

— Bob Monkhouse

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

— Marissa Mayer

The mother of three notoriously unruly youngsters was asked whether or not she'd have children if she had it to do over again. 'Yes',…

— David Finkelstein

If you are a mother then you know the feeling of true love. Once you look into the eyes of your children you feel…

— Mandi Nowak

I think most women these days can understand me juggling a career with being a mom because most of us do. I think I'm…

— Maria Bello

Being a mother is the hardest job on earth.

— Oprah Winfrey

Being a mom myself and it being a huge and important part of who I am, made it easier for me to play the…

— Lorraine Toussaint

Motherhood changes everything.

— Adriana Trigiani

Being a mom has been my most important job to date, and I take my job very seriously, and I have a lot of…

— Jessica Capshaw

I love every second of being a mom.

— Lily Aldridge