New motherhood is such a vulnerable and powerful time, but it's also really hard. — Eva Amurri Copy Share Image
Becoming a mother has helped me to realize who I am aside from my career. — Christina Aguilera Copy Share Image
“But would I have chosen to be Paul? I'd miss Will too much, the feel of his shins.” — Mona Simpson 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
Like every mother, my wish - every birthday - is for my children to stay healthy (and) for my family to remain… — Angelina Jolie 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
There's no doubt that motherhood is the best thing in my life. It's all that really matters. — Courteney Cox Copy Share Image
“...trying to be a good mother may be as distant from being a good mother as trying to have a good time… — Lionel Shriver Copy Share Image
“Fatigue is epidemic among women in general, and mothers in particular. Mothers talk about sleep the way someone who is starving talks… — Kathleen Kendall-Tackett Ph.D Copy Share Image
Beguiling voices in the world cry out for 'alternative lifestyles' for women. They maintain that some women are better suited for careers… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Women have made enormous progress on the lower and middle rungs of the career ladder, but we are failing to make the… — Sylvia Ann Hewlett Copy Share Image
“It's as though you had lost an arm or leg but still instinctively reach out to feel your missing limb or try… — Zeina Kassem Copy Share Image
The noble position of motherhood aside, our general opinion about women is that, while taking into account their specific needs, it should… — Fethullah Gulen Copy Share Image
In traditional societies, we have a long legacy of men controlling the body and mind of women. Such societies have valorised motherhood… — Taslima Nasrin Copy Share Image
Motherhood has been a wonderful experience! It's a tough job as you are responsible for a human being, not just for their… — Konkona Sen Sharma Copy Share Image
“What would she have made of her life in the absence of childbirth? Maybe no more than she did in its presence… — Debbie McGowan Copy Share Image
“My heart filled with Nick's smile, with the look of sheer adoration he gave me as he lugged the bucket. In the… — Lisa Wingate Copy Share Image
“I used to fear their deaths--the car! the dog! the sea! the germ!--until I realized it need never be a problem: on… — Caitlin Moran Copy Share Image
“I realized, listening to the silences that fell sometimes in my interview groups, that there are things that are sayable and unsayable… — Judith Warner 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
Our children will not survive our habits of thinking, our failures of the spirit, our wreck of the universe into which we… — June Jordan Copy Share Image
We know that babies develop as well in nonmaternal as in maternal care, as long as the care is of good quality.… — Sandra Scarr Copy Share Image
“I don’t think the world should assume that we are all natural mothers. And it does. I don’t think it’s such a… — Marina Carr Copy Share Image
“You are still a good mom if you -forget to click a selfie with your kid -set boundaries with your little monsters… — Deeksha Arora 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
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
“That was the hurtful part of motherhood, not being able to fix what you couldn’t understand.” — Stephen King 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
“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
“Let the voices of all mothers be heard, as we come to honor the gift of Motherhood.” — Eleesha Copy Share Image
“No woman can call herself free until she can choose consciously whether she will or will not be a mother.” — Margaret Sanger Copy Share Image
Feminists have mocked full-time motherhood as silly and old fashioned. Maybe they're right. I mean, what do moms do really? — Kimberly Guilfoyle Copy Share Image
Suddenly she was here. And I was no longer pregnant; I was a mother. I never believed in miracles before. — Ellen Greene Copy Share Image
“A wholesome mother knows the software to delete, download, upgrade and upload for the best results.” — Agu Jaachynma N.E Copy Share Image
Motherhood is like Albania- you can't trust the descriptions in the books, you have to go there. — Marni Jackson Copy Share Image
“Mother is her son's first god; she must teach him the most important lesson of all - how to love.” — T.F. Hodge Copy Share Image
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