Effects Quote by Robert B. Laughlin

Mothers have as powerful an influence over the welfare of future generations as all other earthly causes combined.

— John Stevens Cabot Abbott

Mothers are the only ones that think nothing is beyond their control when it comes to their children.

— Ali Fazal

All mothers are mothers of great people, and it is not their fault that life later disappoints them.

— Boris Pasternak

Being a mother impacts every aspect of your life. It's a rite of passage which gives you an entirely different outlook on things.

— Essie Davis

I think while all mothers deal with feelings of guilt, working mothers are plagued by guilt on steroids!

— Arianna Huffington

Mothers are great. They outlast everything. But when they're bad, they're the worst thing that can happen.

— Carrie Fisher

Generations of women have sacrificed their lives to become their mothers. But we do not have that luxury any more. The world has changed…

— Erica Jong

Motherhood has a very humanizing effect. Everything gets reduced to essentials.

— Meryl Streep

It's interesting as a mom to reflect on your own parenting skills. The core of our beliefs may stay the same, but our perspective…

— Yolanda Hadid

There is eternal influence and power in motherhood.

— Julie B. Beck

When we as a society begin to value mothers as the givers and supporters of life, then we will see social change in ways…

— Ina May Gaskin

Motherhood has been an exercise in guilt.

— Felicity Huffman