Nurturing Quotes

193 quotes by 165 authors

As I entered this world, I would leave behind the nurturing of my family and my home, but in another sense I would take their… — Sidney Poitier
A mother's nurturing love arouses in children, from their earliest days on earth, an awakening of the memories of love and goodness they experience in… — M. Russell Ballard
Love is the will to extend one's self for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's spiritual growth... Love is as love does. Love… — M. Scott Peck
Love is a delicate plant that needs constant tending and nurturing, and this cannot be done by snorting at the adored object like a gas… — P.G. Wodehouse
No matter what you read or hear, no matter what the difference of circumstances you observe in the lives of women about you, it is… — Spencer W. Kimball
Mothers have a sacred role. They are partners with God, as well as with their own husbands, first in giving birth to the Lord's spirit… — Spencer W. Kimball
I never realized that the blue sky I saw was not the soft, nurturing sky of spring, but the cold, chilling, lonely sky of winter — Virginia C. Andrews
Friends are "annuals" that need seasonal nurturing to bear blossoms. Family is a "perennial" that comes up year after year, enduring the droughts of absence… — Erma Bombeck
Sorry. An overdeveloped nurturing instinct comes with being a healer. — Maria V. Snyder
Western parents try to respect their childrenâ€™s individuality, encouraging them to pursue their true passions, supporting their choices, and providing positive reinforcement and a nurturing… — Amy Chua
I define love thus: The will to extend one's self for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's spiritual growth. — M. Scott Peck
I am proud to be a woman. I am sensual, nurturing and compassionate woman. I am a woman of my word and I love who… — Miranda Kerr
The year showed me beyond a doubt that everyone practices cafeteria religion... But the important lesson was this: there's nothing wrong with choosing. Cafeterias aren't… — A. J. Jacobs
I clung to that spark of hope, nurturing it into a small flame that chased some of the shadows in my heart away. — Richelle Mead
The downside, of course, is that over time religions become encrusted with precepts and ideas that are the antithesis of soul, as each faith tries… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Any individual or society that fails to honor or provide the opportunity for women to fully exert their power can never truly prosper. All creativity,… — Rod Stryker
Everywhere, people are beginning to question masculine notions of control, aggression and black-and-white thinking - and instead are favoring more empathetic, nurturing and collaborative approaches. — John Gerzema
What it comes down to is, Kiss has always been a beast that has this tendency to run wild, and it needs attention and nurturing.… — Paul Stanley
My mother and my father were very nurturing and wonderful examples of how to live your life. I really had a cool foundation. — Jeff Bridges
It takes a little bit of mindfulness and a little bit of attention to others to be a good listener, which helps cultivate emotional nurturing… — Deepak Chopra

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