Motherhood Quotes - Page 35

• The less I behave like Whistler's mother the night before, the more I look like her the morning after.

  Tallulah Bankhead

  Mother, Morning, Night

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• Mothers are the necessity of invention.

  Bill Watterson

  Mother, Invention, Mother Care

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• Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings.

  Elie Wiesel

  Inspirational, Positive, Encouraging

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• Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.

  Dale Carnegie

  Inspirational, Happiness, Being Happy

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• First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.

  Dale Carnegie

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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• Through the blur, I wondered if I was alone or if other parents felt the same way I did - that everything involving our children was painful in some way. The emotions, whether they were joy, sorrow, love or pride, were so deep and sharp that in the end they left you raw, exposed and yes, in pain. The human heart was not designed to beat outside the human body and yet, each child represented just that - a parent's heart bared, beating forever outside its chest.

  Debra Ginsberg

  Mom, Funny Inspirational, Children

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• The joy in motherhood comes in moments. There will be hard times and frustrating times, but amid the challenges there are shining moments of joy and satisfaction.

  M. Russell Ballard

  Mother, Baby, Hard Times

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• What would men be without women? Scarce, sir...mighty scarce.

  Mark Twain

  Inspirational, Funny, Life

  Mark Twain (2014). “Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist”, p.22, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw that my bath toys were a toaster and a radio.

  Joan Rivers

  Funny, Witty, Baby

  "The 2,548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said"by R. Byrne, (p. 94), 2003.

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• While we tend to equate motherhood solely with maternity, in the Lord’s language, the word 'mother' has layers of meaning...Mothe rhood is more than bearing children, though it is certainly that. It is the essence of who we are as women. It defines our very identity, our divine stature and nature, and the unique traits our Father gave us.

  Sheri L. Dew

  God, Mom, Mother Daughter

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• Being a mother is an attitude, not a biological relation.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Inspirational, Mom, Mother

  Robert A. Heinlein (2005). “Have Space Suit, Will Travel”, p.183, Simon and Schuster

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• Motherhood is more than bearing children...It is the essence of who we are as women.

  Sheri L. Dew

  Children, Essence, Who We Are

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• It is a kingly act to assist the fallen.

  Mother Teresa

  Inspiration, Aids, Calcutta

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• Happiness... consists in giving, and in serving others.

  Henry Drummond

  Inspirational, Happiness, Giving

  Henry Drummond (2013). “Addresses”, p.12, Simon and Schuster

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• I surely know that there is no role in life more essential and more eternal than that of motherhood.

  M. Russell Ballard

  Essentials, Roles, Eternal

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