M. Russell Ballard Quotes

There is no greater good in all the world than motherhood.

I hope, what I hope the most is to be more successful as a mother than in show business, because to be a mother is the most difficult I will ever have to do.

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.

He didn't come out of my belly, but my God, I've made his bones, because I've attended to every meal, and how he sleeps, and the fact that he swims like a fish because I took him to the ocean. I'm so proud of all those things. But he is my biggest pride.

As we all know, there is no harder or more rewarding job than being a mom.

I like being a mother.

It doesn't matter if a child comes to you or through you. That love is still the same. You are still a mother.

Being a mother comes first for me. Before my husband, before this surrogacy crusade, before myself. I don't see myself as particularly strong.

I'm happy that I took time off to become a mom and raise my daughter properly and build a bond between the two of us.

Every mom knows it's hard to take care of yourself while you're trying to take care of your children because, when you become a mother, you become so selfless.

It's [motherhood] the biggest on-the-job- training program in existence today.

Definitely being a mom changes your perspective on everything.

Sometimes, mothers say and do things that seem like they don't want their kids... but when you look more closely, you realize that they're doing those kids a favor. They're just trying to give them a better life.

Motherhood puts everything into perspective, changes the way you look at life, and your perspective of what's actually important.

I used to say, 'Man, I think I'd be a really good dad. I'll be a great provider. I'm funny; I'll go on trips with them - I'll do all sorts of stuff.' But the momming? I'm not made for that. I have a really good mom; I know what she put into it.

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.

Being a mother is the most amazing thing that has ever happened to me in my life.

The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.

A mother has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.

Being a mother is the most fun job I've ever had.

Becoming a mother has been the best experience of my life, and I wouldn't trade it for anything.

It's my favorite role - being a mom.

Being a mom is really the greatest role in my life.

There are lots of different ways for women to be a mom in this culture.

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.