Quotes About Motherhood

Generation after generation of women have pledged to raise their daughters differently, only to find that their daughters grow up and fervently pledge the same thing.

Suddenly she was here. And I was no longer pregnant; I was a mother. I never believed in miracles before.

A mother would never by choice sleep in a wet bed but she would gladly do so in order to spare the dry bed for her child.

I feel about mothers the way I feel about dimples: because I do not have one myself, I notice everyone who does.

I'm a fighter as a mother. I'm fighting to be a mother, but I cannot say no to my passion because it's me, as well.

Working mothers' laughter comes hardest when our double life is revealed for what it is: a juggling act in which the balls can drop at any time, invariably on our own head.

My mother had a look on her face that I'll never forget. It was one of complete despair and horror, for losing Bing, for being so foolish as to think she could use faith to change fate.

On one thing professionals and amateurs agree: mothers can't win.

I didn't grow up with a mother, so I don't have that resource to rely on and ask a million questions.

The peasants of the Asturias believe that in every litter of wolves there is one pup that is killed by the mother for fear that on growing up it would devour the other little ones.

Mama seemed to do only what my father wanted, and yet we lived the way my mother wanted us to live.

No mother who stands upon low ground herself can hope to place her children upon a loftier plane. They may reach it, but it will not be through her.

I sound like such a tool, but becoming a mother has made me next-level confident. I've never felt more empowered.

It's not hard to draw from within yourself to play someone protective of her daughter. I have animals and I'm a daughter, sister, wife, aunt and friend, and I can be fiercely protective.

Sorry, there's nothing like a screaming baby to make a mother twitch.

I'm just living my life and I'm being the best mother that I can and showing that on Teen Mom because that's what that show is about.

Women are weak, but mothers are strong.

There are a lot of things my mother taught me and helped me and disciplined me and made sure I stayed on the right track. And there are a ton of things that only my father could have taught me.

I'm immensely grateful for the precious gift my mother has given me. She is my hero today and every day.

In the land of Cheerios, dirty diapers, fleeting naps and interrupted sleep, other mothers are a lifeline.

Becoming a mother has taught me to simply things and also to appreciate being at home more.

When a scientist's son or daughter becomes a scientist they'll say "Wonderful! Wonderful!" So, why, in the name of God, would a mother be jealous to see her daughter become a successful writer?

All beings come from a mother's womb. We should have a clear realization of the oneness of all humanity.

I spent most of my adult life as someone's mother and the rest of my life trying to make sure that children are safe. So this to me is - we wrote Hell Is For Children in 1979.