Quotes About Motherhood

Mothers hold their children's hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.

No gift to your mother can ever equal her gift to you–life.

A mom's hug lasts long after she lets go.

A man's work is from sun to sun, but a mother's work is never done.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

The fact that a woman is attached to her professional life should not prevent her from being a mother.

I want to separate my professional life from my personal life. I want to live a normal life and be a normal mother.

Before I had my first child, I thought women had to decide between being a mom and a fulfilling, successful professional life. I was wrong. Very wrong.

As her mother, I am always there, but Alia knows what she wants both professionally and personally.

Right after I had Anaiya, I definitely wanted more kids. I was like: 'I think I could do this professionally.' Because I loved being pregnant so much.

I am no different from so many professionals who go on maternity leave only towards the end of their pregnancy.

God bless my mother - she's long gone now, but she'd work all day and go to school at night. She started out in life as a housekeeper at 15 years old, totally on her own, and she retired as a college professor. But there were some hard times. It's not easy for a woman who's only trying to do the best for her kid but who could never be home.

I know girlfriends of mine who, when they were approaching pregnancy and starting a family, consistently went through a period right beforehand that was a last gasp kind of thing where they just wreak havoc. They fall apart, in a profound way, because there's some awareness that that's the last time they can do that for awhile.

I really like sitting down with my daughter to watch programmes like 'Call the Midwife,' '24 hours in A&E,' 'One Born Every Minute' and 'Our Girl.' It's just the two of us, which is really nice.

'The Client List' is my baby. I always tell people, 'It took nine months to put this project together because it is my baby.' And, it really did take that long!

If you want to become a mother, you can. I promise. It may not happen the way you think, but it's possible. It just takes a combination of a little planning and a lot of living your life.

After my daughter was born, I made a promise to myself to live in the moment.

If I didn't have children I'd be a much better actress. I wouldn't be so distracted. I could pour 100 percent of my energies into it, to promote the investigation which acting is.

My mother was prone to calling me by her secretaries' names and working through each of them until she got to Carol.

I'll be so excited to take my daughter to her first fashion show, but I think, for her, it's best to wait until she's old enough to appreciate it. Or, at least, until she can pronounce the designer's names!

I'm proof that, even after having a baby, you can look better and sexier than ever!

Having a daughter has reawakened my sense of feminism. I want to protect her.

I felt I couldn't be a good mom anymore, but I didn't want my children to grow up without a mom. I felt I had to end our lives to protect us from any grief or harm.

I understand what it is for a woman to want to protect their children and give them the best they can.