Motherhood Quote by Trevor Noah Download Open image ““It didn't matter that there was a war on our doorstep. She had things to do, places to be.”” — Trevor Noah ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Motherhood Poverty Strong women War Women
“if she hadn’t been at peace, then at least she wasn’t at war with herself.” — Sherry Thomas Copy Share Image
“She was a poor person, I was her poor child, and no one asks poor people if they want war.” — Viet Thanh Nguyen Copy Share Image
“If the war had taught her anything, it was to take nothing for granted: that it wasn’t safe to put off what mattered. Life… — M.L. Stedman Copy Share Image
“The cause didn't seem sacred to her. The war did not seem to be holy affair.” — Margaret Mitchell Copy Share Image
“...I managed to make it clear that what I most wanted was time to grow up. The war had not matured me; I was… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
“The truth was, they had not kept in touch. War could bond men like a magnet, but like a magnet it could repel them,… — Mitch Albom Copy Share Image
“She tried to clear her mind. She knew she needed to return to the war, already in progress.” — Sharon Linnea Copy Share Image
“Those women talked about me, the men probably did too. But none of them knew what I had, where I was going, who I… — Nnedi Okorafor Copy Share Image
“They weren't necessarily soldiers, but you didn't have to be soldiers to be affected by it all.” — John Marsden Copy Share Image
“She found that the whole world could be contained in one place because that place was herself. Nothing had prepared her for this.” — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
“The girls couldn't block out these things and they didn't want to; they wanted to stay acutely aware of the war against them so… — Sara Marcus Copy Share Image
“In the fall the war was always there, but we did not go to it anymore.” — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
“My family had been denied the things his family had taken for granted. I had a natural talent for selling to people, but without… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
When you see someone as a human being, you begin to understand most people are doing what they believe is right. I ask myself,… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
I guess that is the strange part of the human brain that people have studied for eons - is hatred and self-hatred. You can… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
“Whilst my mother couldn't give me access to the world, she at least made sure to let me know it existed. A kid cannot… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
“When you make the effort to speak someone else’s language, even if it’s just basic phrases here and there, you are saying to them,… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
I want to be in a position where I get to start off fresh. I don't have any preconceived notion of how I should… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
It's very rare to find a place where news itself has a political bent. Normally, let's say in the U.K. for instance, newspapers might… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
I was lucky to come along for the ride. [My mother] really is an amazing woman. And the world we lived in in South… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
When I first came to the U.S. - because I do accents and I've traveled the world. I have friends of almost every single… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
If the police believed that they were planning any form of resistance against the state, then you were just gone. Nobody knew where you… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
“I remember the thing that caused the trauma, but I don't hold on to the trauma. I never let the memory of something painful… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
“Language brings with it an identity and a culture, or at least the perception of it. A shared language says “We’re the same.” A… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
In many ways, being pregnant and working were more difficult than motherhood. — Bethenny Frankel Copy Share Image
I do think that despite my best efforts to resist it, I am now a grown-up. It's due to lots of very difficult decisions… — Emma Thompson Copy Share Image
The less obvious hurdle is that of preparing parents emotionally and putting forward realistic images of parenthood and motherhood. There also needs to be… — Jessica Valenti 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 your baby's… — Ruth Ozeki Copy Share Image
The emotions, responsibilities - and the pain - of motherhood are unique to each of us with children. Ask any woman, and she will… — Fiona Barton Copy Share Image
Ladies, [motherhood] is a full-time job. Do not kid yourself that you can be a dental receptionist and a mother; that you can be… — Alistair Begg Copy Share Image
Motherhood hasn't changed me much but the only difference I feel is that I have become more patient. — Kashmira Shah Copy Share Image
“Now that Olive was grown, I didn't know what to do with myself. You could build your life around one single thing, like a… — Michael Lee West Copy Share Image
“Thanks for nothing, regular human mom. Footnote: nothing except for the unconditional love and support and meticulous care to make sure I faced the… — Lindy West Copy Share Image
None of my own experiences ever finds its way into my work. However, the stages of my life - motherhood, middle age, etc. -… — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
“The Vatican won't prosecute pedophile priests but I decide I'm not ready for motherhood and it's condemnation for me? These are the same people… — Sonya Renee Taylor Copy Share Image