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Quotes About Motherhood

Motherhood is a beautiful, wonderful gift... except when it's not.
~ Rachel Hollis
Motherhood was the first instance in my life where I was asked to sacrifice anything for anyone.
~ Kim Brooks
Motherhood and marriage are the best bits of my life now. Who would have thought I would be enjoying that?
~ Rebecca Loos
My whole life has been about working and being in the girl group and being on stage and being an actress, but now I get to really enjoy a bigger purpose, which is motherhood, so I'm really excited.
~ Naturi Naughton
Writing something about motherhood, I think that would be pretty cheesy.
~ Lights
I just feel motherhood should be a happy stress-free period for all women.
~ Lara Dutta
I gave my all to my career and later to my marriage and motherhood.
~ Zeenat Aman
And I think that motherhood has made me a better actress as well.
~ Mahima Chaudhry
Motherhood is something that everyone should experience and I didn't want to be left behind.
~ Mandira Bedi
One of the things that I share with most of the women in my circle is the gift of motherhood.
~ Cynthia Bailey
I much prefer grandmotherhood to motherhood.
~ Sheila Hancock
Women especially are often asked to choose between being a mother and being a leader. Without adequate policy support, too many women face not only financial barriers to balancing motherhood and leadership, but cultural stigmas too.
~ Michelle Wu
I am not always a hands-on mother, but the feelings of motherhood are the same.
~ Rituparna Sengupta
I may discuss love, and I don't mind if two men fall in love, fine. Two women, fine. But I flinch when I think of two Jewish women getting together and having a child because the idea of having two Jewish mothers makes my head explode. I have one; I couldn't handle two.
~ Garry Shandling
If a female wants to do a man's job, no one will stop her from doing it, but women have duties to perform as mothers.
~ Fela Kuti
Before I was a mother, when I played characters that were mothers, I used my imagination, of course.
~ Emily Deschanel
And mothers and daughters - mothers need to help their daughters love their hair. And some mothers know how to do this, and some mothers help their daughters love their hair.
~ A'Lelia Bundles
Mothers tend to be more direct. Fathers talk to other fathers about their kids more metaphorically. It's a different way of communication.
~ Richard Louv
Unfortunately, some of the best fathers are mothers.
~ Chris Gardner
Sadly, for some mothers, this experience can be made so much harder due to challenges with our very mental health.
~ Kate Middleton
I think that's something that all mothers have to deal with, especially single mothers. We work, and we have to leave the kids behind. And I think that's one of the reasons that we, not only as women but as families, we have to advocate for early childhood education for all of our children.
~ Dolores Huerta
Mothers don't let your daughters grow up to be models unless you're present.
~ Janice Dickinson
Born Free is an idea that came from a place of deep respect for the delicate cycle of life. How incredible to be able to work with gifted designers who, as mothers, recognize what the devastating loss of a child could mean and how easily that loss can be avoided.
~ Wangechi Mutu
Being mothers, we try to stay home as much as possible and attend to the children.
~ Nancy Wilson