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
“My God, she's good-looking!" said Mr. Sandwood, who was just over thirty. "Good-looking!" cried Mr. Hedrick contemptuously, "she always looks as if… — F. Scott Fitzgerald 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
When WOMEN got the right to vote is when it all went downhill. Because that’s when votes started being cast with emotion… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
If you believe in the maternal instinct and fail at mother love, you fail as a woman. It is a controlling idea… — Nancy Friday Copy Share Image
“Whether you call it Attachment Parenting, natural parenting, or simple maternal instincts, this false "return" to traditional parenting is just a more… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
Much of what I have learned about being a mother comes from my mom, and she has instilled in me a very… — Phaedra Parks Copy Share Image
Maternal instinct, merely as an instinct, is unworthy of our superstitious reverence. — Charlotte Perkins Gilman Copy Share Image
“I said no more and made off. It is no use quarrelling with excited maternal instincts. They have the moral support of… — Erich Maria Remarque Copy Share Image
I wanted to get a taste of what it would feel like to be a mum. I've always had a strong maternal… — Samantha Fox Copy Share Image
“A pair of young mothers now became the centre of interest. They had risen from their lying-in much sooner than the doctors… — Nancy Mitford Copy Share Image
I was worried - I wasn't sure I had the maternal instinct. But the minute my son came out, he was my… — Holly Marie Combs Copy Share Image
I have no maternal instinct whatsoever. Motherhood holds no interest for me. — Helen Mirren 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
I've always talked about having a strong maternal instinct... when Mum was pregnant with Alfie, everyone kept saying that I was going… — Daisy Lowe Copy Share Image
“Daniel had given her a pair of sapphire earrings, so she made out well. The women he attracted were gold diggers, but… — Terri Marie Copy Share Image
“That’s what you might call the normal pattern of female life. I’ve seen many girls and women, with strong maternal instincts, keen… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“The feminist story, she reminded me, is a counternarrative, a narrative of disobedience, a chronicle of battle, nto of surrender. Women who… — Stephanie Staal Copy Share Image
I think my positivity, strength, and maternal instincts came from my momma. — Jenna Dewan Tatum Copy Share Image
It's interesting, I had absolutely no maternal instinct. I'm much more interested in young people now. — Holland Taylor Copy Share Image
I have always had strong maternal instincts. Even when I was still a child I cut out pictures of prams from newspapers… — Agnetha Faltskog Copy Share Image
Her maternal instinct told her Natasha had too much of something, and because of this she would not be happy — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
