Motherhood is near to divinity. It is the highest, holiest service to be assumed by mankind. — Howard W. Hunter Copy Share Image
My mother could make anybody feel guilty - she used to get letters of apology from people she didn't even know. — Joan Rivers Copy Share Image
Wifehood and motherhood... are a bigger handicap than the average male genius would... essay to carry to success. — Marie Pitt Copy Share Image
My mother, religious-negro, proud of Having waded through a storm, is, very obviously, A sturdy Black bridge that I Crossed over, on. — Carolyn Rodgers Copy Share Image
“I was lounging in the kitchen, enjoying the small fermata between emptying the dishwasher and reloading it. It's a glamorous life.” — Abbi Waxman Copy Share Image
Funny, how moms can tell you what to do no matter how old or big you are. — Gabrielle Reece Copy Share Image
In spite of the pangs of travail, the longing for motherhood remains the most powerful instinct in woman. — Joseph Hertz Copy Share Image
“The blend of motherhood is exploding, the ingredients are getting better by the day, and the flavor is getting stronger.” — Fadi Hattendorf Copy Share Image
The reason child care is such a loaded issue is that when we talk about it, we are always tacitly talking about… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
I don't want to let my life as a woman pass me by. There's a time to work, there's a time to… — Diane Kruger Copy Share Image
Conservatives were sure that if you eliminated welfare for single moms, it would eliminate - or at lease greatly reduce - single… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
You hear people say it all the time, how life changes so drastically. But you can't possibly grasp how beautiful that is… — Pink Copy Share Image
I had three children while doing a show, as demanding as 'Good Morning America,' so this is - you know, it's almost… — Joan Lunden Copy Share Image
My mom and I are like sisters. We kind of grew up together. She always treated me as an adult. I never… — Kelly Clarkson Copy Share Image
“I was there for every moment. It made me a better woman and a better person. I can't say that all the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
For a while, I was feeling so creative in motherhood that I had no longing to work. I felt that my children… — Carrie-Anne Moss Copy Share Image
“I often must sacrifice my own needs and desires for the purpose of giving my children what they need and modeling for… — Sally Clarkson Copy Share Image
The journey toward authenticity, toward becoming whole is made palpable in Maureen Seaton's Sex Talks to Girls: A Memoir. It shines its… — Terry Wolverton Copy Share Image
The world is full of women blindsided by the unceasing demands of motherhood, still flabbergasted by how a job can be terrific… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
“He still had the power to stagger her at timessimply the fact that he was breathing that all his organs were in… — Jhumpa Lahiri Copy Share Image
“My handsome husband and I didn’t make love for almost six months. I was enraptured, lost to my old life, and, in… — Antonella Gambotto-Burke Copy Share Image
“...I discovered I'm having a girl. And I hae spent a good portion of the last few weeks thinking about the kind… — Amy Mowafi Copy Share Image
It was palpable, all that wanting: Mother wanting something more, Dad wanting something more, everyone wanting something more. This wasn't going to… — Anne Taylor Fleming Copy Share Image
“Franklin, I was absolutely terrified of having a child. Before I got pregnant, my visions of child rearing- reading stories about cabooses… — Lionel Shriver Copy Share Image
“Her mouth tightens. 'Have you no more memories?' I am made of memories. 'Speak, then.” — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
Career mothers are not kidding anybody. Being a mom is the hardest job of all. You got to work to rest. — Sandy Duncan Copy Share Image
“Aristotle didn't have a problem with abortion," she says. "Oh, well, good, that's a comfort," I say.” — Deborah Meyler Copy Share Image
“Because you live to love and love to live/ And because of what your heardrum will give/ Now we might love to… — Janet Goodfriend Copy Share Image
“She has changed in this way that motherhood changes you, so that you forget you ever had time for small things like… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
“The life of a mother is the life of a child: you are two blossoms on a single branch.” — Karen Maezen Miller Copy Share Image
“Life is always a rich and steady time when you are waiting for something to happen or to hatch.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“A Mother Has the Best of all Smiles; She is a Wonderful Friend, Lover & Adviser.” — Agu, Jaachynma N.E Copy Share Image
I was always confident and comfortable. But motherhood is what really made me feel beautiful. — Ayesha Curry Copy Share Image
To counter-balance the natural humility of motherhood, I garden ... In the garden, more than any place, I really feel successful. — Glenda Jackson Copy Share Image
The first thing [in career and motherhood] is a great husband. That I found many years ago and I am lucky in… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
“She also understood there was a hole in her heart where her son should be, that she was a wicked, selfish woman… — Shannon Celebi Copy Share Image
As women, we are fully expected to surrender a huge part, or all, of ourselves to motherhood. — Ulrika Jonsson Copy Share Image
“That was the hurtful part of motherhood, not being able to fix what you couldn’t understand.” — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“Talk to her about sex, and start early. It will probably be a bit awkward, but it is necessary.” — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
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