“My mother does not own my hands, though she works hard to train them. My mother does not own my eyes, though… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
Biological possibility and desire are not the same as biological need. Women have childbearing equipment. For them to choose not to use… — Betty Rollin Copy Share Image
“I think women should have choices and should be able to do what they like, and I think it's a great choice… — Will Schwalbe Copy Share Image
“Please God, let me be a mother.” The world stopped. I ceased to exist as a woman with a prayer. I became… — Ranjani Rao Copy Share Image
Limiting birth by artificial means is an absurdly wrong step. The consequences of this act are irresponsible fatherhood or frustrated motherhood. — Sathya Sai Baba Copy Share Image
There's this idea that motherhood is as American as apple pie, but yet we don't support it with any government assistance. — Frankie Shaw Copy Share Image
“Thus far the mighty mystery of motherhood is this: How is it that doing it all feels like nothing is ever getting… — Rebecca Woolf Copy Share Image
“One unexpected bonus of motherhood is the visual beauty. I am enchanted by the sights of my children, the tones of skin,… — Jaroldeen Edwards Copy Share Image
My life was once whiskey, tears and cigarettes... now it's snot, tears and a color of poop. Bliss. I do miss the… — Pink Copy Share Image
It's the moms who always have to work a little harder, to make everything right. — Ann Romney Copy Share Image
Motherhood, in the sense of an intense, reciprocal relationship with a particular child, or children, is one part of female process; it… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
I think it's still difficult to write about motherhood and anxiety, that talking about not wanting to be a mother or feeling… — Laurie Foos Copy Share Image
“It would have surprised Mrs. Thornton very much to have been told that hitherto she had meant practically nothing to her children.… — Richard Hughes Copy Share Image
“I found that when women were able to act in line with their natural inclinations and ambitions -- whether to work or… — Judith Warner Copy Share Image
“Raising The Kids ....Running the Family Is A Combined Effort of Both Dad & Mom!” — Jaachynma N.E. Agu Copy Share Image
“Over the years I have learned that motherhood is much like an austere religious order, the joining of which obligates one to… — Nancy Stahl Copy Share Image
Motherhood has become a battleground on which prejudice and class resentment can be waged without ever admitting that's what we're doing. — Kim Brooks Copy Share Image
A huge part of keeping women in their place has to do with creating a really limited definition of what a 'real'… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
I'm a dad twice over, but I'll never feel like I know what I'm doing. My wife took to motherhood like a… — Jon Cryer Copy Share Image
“When my friends began to have babies and I came to comprehend the heroic labor it takes to keep one alive, the… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
