Quotes About Motherhood

I know all the girls; we all have something to play for, we all have this goal, and we're all on the same page as to what we want at the end of the day. But as for me, I have something a little bit more to play for, and that's my kid.

The scariest film in the world is 'Rosemary's Baby.'

I've always wanted to be a mom at 23, 24ish, ever since I was a little girl. I'm right on schedule.

The most overwhelming factor was becoming a mother. The entire perspective of life changes overnight.

I'm a lot more self-confident than I used to be. To some extent I owe that to my children and my husband.

I don't feel like I owe anybody other than my child and my family anything.

As for my mom, her biggest gift to me was teaching me I can and I must use my voice. I owe her a debt of gratitude.

Me and Dev both feel like we owe her the world. Mom singlehandedly raised us both.

When I first had Isaac, I only owned a mattress. Now I have a show?

My mom's never owned anything. I always wanted her to own something that she could say, 'This is mine' and feel good about it.

I am a working mom with five daughters, a small-business owner - and a conservative.

I feel things are changing now. Actresses are working at same pace even after getting married or having kids.

Now, my mom did not read well and she read 'True Romance' magazines, but she read with me. And she would spend 30 minutes a day, her finger going along the page, and I learned to read. Eventually, by the time I was four and a half, she could iron and I could sit there and read the 'True Romance.' And that was wonderful.

I do get approached every day by people who say, 'Why don't you make more movies?' I don't really miss it when I get to go and watch my daughter in the Christmas pageant.

People wonder aloud about whether I am an okay mother. That is obviously painful because it's so important to me. It's hard to hear that people think I'm not a capable mother and a good person, that they just think I'm nuts.

I had a C-section, and I found it fascinating. I didn't find it a sacrifice, and I didn't find it a painful experience. I found it a fascinating miracle of what a body can do.

I remember giving birth in Bromley Hospital annexe. It was painful. Zowie was 8 lb. 8 oz. David was there the whole time. It was the first and only time I saw David cry.

Now I finally know how painful it is for a mother to be working when her child needs her.

The pains of childbirth were altogether different from the enveloping effects of other kinds of pain. These were pains one could follow with one's mind.

As a mother... I'll always be there for my children, no matter what. I love them. I understand that we all have growing pains.

Having a child doesn't make a woman a mother any more than owning a paintbrush makes her Frida Kahlo.

It's not the most relatable thing for working moms to have freshly painted claws all the time.

Why is it our business whether Sarah Palin returned to her job as governor three days after her son was born, or three months? Is there a right answer?

On Mother's Day, I like to feel pampered. I like to feel celebrated. I like to feel honored. I like to feel glamorous.