Of the two lots, the woman's lot of perpetual motherhood, and the man's of perpetual babyhood, I prefer the man's. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
People have this idea of motherhood, the same way they have an idea of women as we reach a certain age. — Janelle James Copy Share Image
Even though it leaves me sleep deprived, I love every bit of motherhood. — Neha Dhupia Copy Share Image
“To hell with what anyone thinks about your life, but you should know what you think about it.” — Abby Fabiaschi Copy Share Image
Motherhood is all-encompassing, and in a way, as the mother, you're the star of the household. — Maggie O'Farrell Copy Share Image
Mothers hold their children's hands for a short while, but their hearts forever. -NeSha — Anonymous Copy Share Image
To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
A woman who abstains from motherhood saying 'I am working' means she is in fact rejecting motherhood. — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
Women especially are often asked to choose between being a mother and being a leader. Without adequate policy support, too many women… — Michelle Wu 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
Motherhood cannot finally be delegated. Breast-feeding may succumb to the bottle; cuddling, fondling, and paediatric visits may also be done by fathers...but… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
“Time plays tricks on mothers. It teases you with breaks and brief caesuras, only to skip wildly forward, bringing breathtaking changes to… — Ruth Ozeki Copy Share Image
I'm not a perfect Friend. I am not a perfect Mother. I am not a perfect Wife. I am not a perfect… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
... [the] special relation of women to children, in which the heart of the world has always felt there was something sacred,… — Mary Corinna Putnam Jacobi 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
I don't know about changing my perspective, because motherhood is such a glorious blessing and I am very thankful for that. It… — Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Copy Share Image
“there is still a kind of unique loneliness to child rearing for women. We so often do it in isolation. Add to… — Anna Quindlen 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
The amazing thing about becoming a parent is that you will never again be your own first priority. The gift of motherhood… — Olivia Wilde Copy Share Image
The essence of motherhood is not restricted to women who have given birth; it is a principle inherent in both women and… — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
“What grubworms women are to crawl on their bellies through colorless marriages! Marriage was created not to be a background but to… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“Whosoever does not believe in the existence of a sixth sense has clearly not regarded their own mother. How it is they… — Narissa Doumani Copy Share Image
For our maternal mothers the last months of pregnancy and the first months following delivery are generally an exhausting and a challenging… — Danny Santagato Copy Share Image
“She remembers blood. A fine mist which goes deep into her lungs, over her skin and through the air. She remembers a… — Amanda M. Lyons Copy Share Image
“Out of all the things I do, I think being a mom is the most important and satisfying.” — Michelle M. Pillow Copy Share Image
Love and grief and motherhood, Fame and mirth and scorn - these are all shall befall, Any woman born. — Margaret Widdemer Copy Share Image
“Her intimate, edgy sculpture was grounded in female experience, including relationships, giving birth and motherhood.” — Jan Greenberg Copy Share Image
“Unfeeling thing that I was, the sensibilities of the maternal heart were Greek and Hebrew to me.” — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
Being a mother is not about what you gave up to have a child, but what you've gained from having one. — Sunny Gupta Copy Share Image
Men like to flirt with, and sometimes even date a wild child, but those women aren't usually first on their lists for… — Nancy Leigh DeMoss Copy Share Image
“I sighed and deleted the message, imagining the dirty clothes multiplying like rabbits, because that’s what they do when I’m not around.” — Alex Owens Copy Share Image
“If something happened to Gillian, I'd rip the world down to save her, even if she spat in my face when I… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“People who lost their mother should be careful about committing crime, because probably no one else is praying to save you.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
In many ways, being pregnant and working were more difficult than motherhood. — Bethenny Frankel Copy Share Image
Motherhood is at its best when the tender chords of sympathy have been touched. — Paul Harris Copy Share Image
Pregnancy and motherhood are the most beautiful and significantly life-altering events that I have ever experienced. — Elisabeth Hasselbeck Copy Share Image
My precious little baby I have loved you from the start You are a tiny miracle Laying closely to my heart — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Menstruation annoys the most females who lack the desire to someday fall pregnant.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Motherhood is an act of creation and an enduring verity that is everlasting. Judith Land — Judith Land Copy Share Image
“Each woman must realize that she is the final guardian of her unborn child.” — Susan McCutcheon Copy Share Image