I come from a family of linguists. My maternal grandparents have been authors and translators. — Ishaan Khatter 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
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 have no maternal instinct whatsoever. Motherhood holds no interest for me. — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
The woman must be restored to her rightful place, as the strong, loving maternal leader of peace and reason. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I connect with kids easily. They bring out the maternal side in me. — Malaika Arora Khan 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
Prenatal care is one of the most effective ways to reduce maternal mortality because it identifies complications or high risks before emergency… — Liya Kebede Copy Share Image
Not one day of my mother's adult life passed without some critical demand on her maternal role, without some urgent response from… — Rosemary Mahoney 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
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
“Perhaps it is just that she learnt the value of the maternal cliché, the love that is always the same no matter… — Elly Griffiths Copy Share Image
“There is no such thing as maternal "instinct": the word does not in any case apply to the human species. The mother's… — Simone de Beauvoir 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Mum is withdrawn and very shy.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
I come from a strong matriarchal line. I was raised by Gypsy, her sister, Mary, and my maternal grandmother. The result of… — Cherie Lunghi 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
“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
My maternal grandma was a tough, tough lady and a stern woman, who lost her husband young and raised six kids by… — Steve Carell Copy Share Image
Maternal love, like an orange tree, buds and blossoms and bears at once. When a woman puts her finger for the first… — Kate Douglas Wiggin Copy Share Image
It's like there's something very maternal about Wonder Woman: when push comes to shove, if nobody else wants to do it, Wonder… — Patty Jenkins Copy Share Image
I wish I could view the belly that oozes over the top of my pants as a badge of maternal honor. I… — Ayelet Waldman Copy Share Image
“He wanted women to love him, all women, beginning with his mother and going on from there. Therefore, whenever any woman got… — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
I take on everybody's problems. I have a very maternal side. I'm basically a very normal, down-to-earth person. — Shannen Doherty Copy Share Image
“Yes, she really would dump ice water on me. What a loving maternal figure. I” — Tasha Gwartney 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 am a perfect case study for the transition from no maternal instinct to the love of motherhood. — Mercedes Schlapp Copy Share Image
Some mothers need happy children; others need unhappy ones-otherwise they cannot prove their maternal virtues. — Friedrich Nietzsche 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
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
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
I just always idolized maternal figures - how they carry themselves, how they take care of people. I've always loved the diva… — Cole Escola Copy Share Image
...for, however all other feelings may be withered in a woman's nature, there is always one bright smiling spot in the maternal… — Alexandre Dumas 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
My maternal grandmother had what might be described in a school report as a 'lively imagination.' She told us that she was… — Jeremy Hardy Copy Share Image
My mother always spoke to me in English, so it's technically my maternal language, and it became a kind of private language… — Lou Doillon 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
My maternal grandmother made fantastic ox tongue with velvety roasted potatoes. She cooked sweet red cabbage and lovely cauliflower with butter and… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
For millions of girls around the world, motherhood comes too early. Those who bear children as adolescents suffer higher maternal mortality and… — Esther Duflo Copy Share Image
