Parenting Quote by Irene Tomkinson Download Open image ““My mothering needed a tad more Mother Theresa and a lot less Lizzy Borden.”” — Irene Tomkinson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Parenting Patience Relationships
“She was not, herself, hugely in favour of motherhood in general. Obviously it was necessary, but it wasn't exactly difficult. Even cats managed it.” — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“It was Serena who'd said that motherhood was much too hard and, when you got right down to it, perhaps not worth the effort.” — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
“I only look at her as a mother, and she doesn't succeed in being that to me.” — Anne Frank Copy Share Image
“She admired all these women who were mothers. My God, you had to be devilishly careful not to say the wrong thing.” — Dörthe Binkert Copy Share Image
“No mother is ever, completely, a child’s idea of what a mother should be, and I suppose it works the other way around as… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“An angry woman is a bitch. An angry man is strong, whereas, a sad man or a fearful man is a wimp. A sad… — Irene Tomkinson Copy Share Image
“Alcoholism or addiction is a disease because it fits the definition of disease. It is progressive and chronic, and left untreated, it will kill.” — Irene Tomkinson Copy Share Image
“I had been running as fast as I could for all of my adult life. A person can’t listen effectively while running. A running… — Irene Tomkinson Copy Share Image
My mother says I didn't open my eyes for eight days after I was born, but when I did, the first thing I saw… — Elizabeth Taylor Copy Share Image
Of all the people who have affected my life and influenced the choices I've made, none has been more important than my father. I… — Teddy Atlas Copy Share Image
“William didn't look like he'd be difficult about anything - he was thin and sandy-haired and already wore eyeglasses like his father. Most of… — Patricia C. Wrede Copy Share Image
I know for my wife and I, we always loved the idea of being young parents. It is an incredibly inspiring and challenging job… — Taylor Hanson Copy Share Image
“Conception is the beginning of human life. From the time that an ovum is fertilized a new life begins that is neither that of… — Declaration on Procured Abortion Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith 1974 Copy Share Image
“As members of the Church, there are things you cannot do. For one, you cannot take a Las Vegas-style vacation. I do not know… — William Grant Bangerter Copy Share Image
“That’s all! Now either leave us alone or join us as a father rather than a receiver of sacrifices. You have the choice of… — Dan Simmons Copy Share Image
(knitting while on a motorcycle) "For several years she knitted in secret (my father would not approve; she was to concentrate on motorcycling and… — Elizabeth Zimmermann Copy Share Image
My embarrassing confession is that my father is a 'Camelot: The Musical' obsessive. So as a child, when we were going to visit relatives… — Chris Chibnall Copy Share Image
My parents were not musical, and they were not effervescent people; everything was very quiet. The music that I played was loud; it used… — Don McLean Copy Share Image
If my child had prejudice in his head, I'd be ashamed. I would see it as my failure as a parent. — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
