Quotes by Motherhood I found motherhood a crash course in existentialism (what is my purpose in life, am I mistress or slave of my destiny, when the hell do I get some sleep?) and [the book] ROOM was the result. Emma Donoghue motherhood sleep book I believe that women should live for love, for motherhood and for intellect, and I believe we shouldn't have to choose. And I believe that's always been difficult for women, to express themselves intellectually, maternally, and passionately. Erica Jong motherhood should believe Motherhood is the second oldest profession in the world. It never questions age, height, religious preference, health, political affiliation, citizenship, morality, ethnic background, marital status, economic level, convenience, or previous experience. Erma Bombeck motherhood political religious Motherhood isn't just a series of contractions; it's a state of mind. From the moment we know life is inside us, we feel a responsibility to protect and defend that human being. Erma Bombeck motherhood responsibility mind It's [motherhood] the biggest on-the-job- training program in existence today. Erma Bombeck training motherhood jobs In a world where women work three times as hard for half as much, our achievement has been denigrated, both marriage and divorce have turned against us, our motherhood has been used as an obstacle to our success, our passion as a trap, our empathy for others as an excuse to underpay us. Erica Jong divorce motherhood passion I've learned that it's way harder to be a baby. Everything is a struggle for her. For instance, I haven't thrown up since the '90s and she's thrown up twice since we started this interview. Motherhood is cake compared to what it's like to be a baby. Eva Mendes motherhood struggle baby Combining paid employment with marriage and motherhood creates safeguards for emotional well-being. Nothing is certain in life, but generally the chances of happiness are greater if one has multiple areas of interest and involvement. To juggle is to diminish the risk of depression, anxiety, and unhappiness. Faye J Crosby motherhood emotional depression guilt to motherhood is like grapes to wine Fay Weldon motherhood wine guilt Motherhood has been an exercise in guilt. Felicity Huffman motherhood guilt exercise Oh, what a power is motherhood, possessing a potent spell. Love, Light, Blessings Euripides motherhood mom blessing It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools, not to nurseries, not to babysitters. Ezra Taft Benson motherhood responsibility school Beguiling voices in the world cry out for 'alternative lifestyles' for women. They maintain that some women are better suited for careers than for marriage and motherhood. Ezra Taft Benson motherhood careers mom I think that poetry is perfect for women raising children, with just bits of time and such need to connect to other women out of the isolation of motherhood. Francesca Lia Block motherhood children thinking God is the great mysterious motivator of what we call nature, and it has often been said by philosophers, that nature is the will of God. And I prefer to say that nature is the only body of God that we shall ever see. Frank Lloyd Wright motherhood nature artist Necessity, the mother of invention. George Farquhar philosophical motherhood mother Mighty is the force of motherhood! It transforms all things by its vital heat. George Eliot heat force motherhood For boys, the family was the place from which one sprang and to which one returned for comfort and support, but the field of action was the larger world of wilderness, adventure, industry, labor, and politics. For girls, the family was to be the world, their field of action the domestic circle. He was to express himself in his work and, through it and social action, was to help transform his environment; her individual growth and choices were restricted to lead her to express herself through love, wifehood, and motherhood--through the support and nurture of others, who would act for her. Gerda Lerner motherhood girl adventure The one point on which all women are in furious secret rebellion against the existing law is the saddling of the right to a child with the obligation to become the servant of a man. George Bernard Shaw motherhood men children Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to the country and to mankind is to bring up a family. But here again, because there is nothing to sell, there is a very general disposition to regard a married woman's work as no work at all, and to take it as a matter of course that she should not be paid for it. George Bernard Shaw motherhood matter country «23456789101112»