Neither left nor right has focused adequately on maternal health — Nicholas D. Kristof Copy Share Image
I connect with kids easily. They bring out the maternal side in me. — Malaika Arora Khan Copy Share Image
“There is always the fantasy of maternal love, but it does not accommodate a mother's fear of her children.” — Stephanie Bishop Copy Share Image
I have nothing maternal in me, and men want to be mothered a lot of the time. — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
While I resonate deeply with my maternal cultural heritage, I identify as American. — Lela Loren Copy Share Image
I come from a family of linguists. My maternal grandparents have been authors and translators. — Ishaan Khatter Copy Share Image
“There's something about dealing in death that brings out the maternal in me.” — Leslie Langtry Copy Share Image
I always wanted to follow in the footsteps of my maternal grandfather, who was a doctor. — Hasnat Khan Copy Share Image
I believe a woman, in order to be a good wife, must be (among other things) both sensual and maternal. — Elisabeth Elliot Copy Share Image
Some mothers need happy children; others need unhappy ones-otherwise they cannot prove their maternal virtues. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Young women who live in areas with high maternal mortality change their behavior less in response to HIV than young women who… — Emily Oster Copy Share Image
Maternal health remains a staggering challenge, particularly in the developing world. Globally, a woman dies from complications in childbirth every minute. — Jessica Capshaw Copy Share Image
One of the great issues in biology is the origin of altruism - of why you would do something for someone else… — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
Women and girls face a whole host of issues. We start with health, so we work very deeply on maternal deaths, making… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
There is a tension in relationships between wanting to return to the womb, but also wanting to be free. Because sometimes the… — Ralph Fiennes Copy Share Image
Mum is withdrawn and very shy. I don't see her as a friend, like I do my dad. He's active and bouncy.… — Chloe Madeley Copy Share Image
My maternal grandmother, Rose, was as tough as an old boot - she knew her own mind. She was the first person… — Tony Hadley Copy Share Image
I'm a childless woman, yet I felt no maternal urges whatsoever. The prospect of years of broken nights and nappy changes holds… — Kiki Dee Copy Share Image
“I became a mother before becoming sick, but i never expected sickness to take away my independent mothering, so i plant trees… — Nikki rowe Copy Share Image
I felt very maternal around eight months. And I thought I couldn't become any more until I saw the baby... But it… — Beyonce Knowles Copy Share Image
Because sanitation has so many effects across all aspects of development - it affects education, it affects health, it affects maternal mortality… — Rose George Copy Share Image
“But this woman was all mother. A stern one, perhaps, and autocratic at times, and somewhat hard--but after all and in spite… — Nancy Byrd Turner Copy Share Image
“So boasting of her capacity to surround and protect, there was scarcely a shell of herself left for her to know herself… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
At 11, I went to live with my maternal nan and granddad temporarily, after my parents separated, and Nan would let me… — Jools Holland Copy Share Image
I grew up hearing stories about how my maternal grandfather had put himself through engineering school in New York City. He saved… — Jason Kilar Copy Share Image
“Everyone has been overjoyed with the birth of their first son, bringing celebratory sweets, new clothes for the baby, fennel tea to… — Shilpi Somaya Gowda Copy Share Image
I am a perfect case study for the transition from no maternal instinct to the love of motherhood. — Mercedes Schlapp Copy Share Image
President Obama has made maternal health one of the core priorities of U.S. international aid funding. — Liya Kebede Copy Share Image
I have no maternal instinct whatsoever. Motherhood holds no interest for me. — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
Right now I'm still only 25 and I don't think the maternal bug has hit me yet — Karrie Webb Copy Share Image
I think maternal instinct is a male construct that has been used for centuries to keep women in their place, at home. — Leila Slimani Copy Share Image
“Suddenly, it occurred to me that my feelings towards the little man were distinctly maternal. Good God, I thought, how utterly revolting,… — Laurie R. King Copy Share Image
Midwives and doctors play a crucial role preventing unnecessary maternal deaths. They educate women about nutrition, health and family planning. And they… — Liya Kebede Copy Share Image
In my late 30s, I flirted with the idea of having a child without necessarily being in a steady relationship. But I've… — Kiki Dee Copy Share Image
“--what's really unique about maternal anxiety today is our belief that if something goes wrong with or for our children, it's a… — Judith Warner Copy Share Image
