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Thousands of people were asked for quotes honoring motherhood a few years ago. A few kind souls cooperated, yet nearly a hundred literary agents and publishers declined the offer to honor women in this way. It seems that they prefer other subjects for the many wicked books
they ignorantly publish. - James Reesor

"The single element of life with the most potential for real, lasting joy on an hour-to-hour basis is children. I've had a very full life with lots of ups and downs, but probably the most consistent joy in my life has been parenthood.
If you look real hard, you can
see yourself as you are -- coming back at you in a child's eyes."
- Connie Stevens

"I suppose I have great respect for my mother, since she 'did the things' -- in other words, gave birth to me. I'm grateful for the life she has given me. She was a woman who was beset by anxieties, most of which I have inherited. But far from being a woman without feeling, she was a woman with great feeling and I think probably very anxious about showing it."
- Dudley Moore, the lovable musician/actor who gave
us many wonderful memories

"I believe this world could become a better place to live if we all learned how to "think twice" before we said or did anything unkind to the son or daughter of a loving mother -- no matter what the race, creed or color." - Tennessee Elijah

"No one has more positively affected my life than my mother. Her caring, sensitivity, and understanding have had a tremendous impact upon both my own parenting techniques and my style of governing. Many of the successes I have enjoyed are directly attributable to her influence. Her memory will always occupy a very special place in my heart. The quality of every American institution is related to the quality of family relationshsips." - Governor James B. Hunt of North Carolina

"It is my pleasure to share some of my personal feelings about motherhood. The responsibility of parenthood is the toughest responsibility I have
ever undertaken -- and it is also the greatest joy. Watching my children grow into responsible, capable, and accomplished adults has been a thrill and a great satisfaction. I know of nothing in the world of which to
be prouder than raising a family."
- Governor Ann W. Richards
of the great state of Texas

"My mother died in 1965, but there isn't a day (it's 1994 now) that she's not alive to me. Whenever something -- good or bad -- happens to me, I think of her. I loved her then and I love her now. Mothers are irreplaceable."
- Fred de Cordova, Director and Producer of movies when not producing TV shows like the Johnny Carson Tonight Show.

"Mothers get hugs and kisses from their kids. That's a very
good thing!" - said a little girl named Traci Glansman

In this world where all people are different, it's interesting to learn that most of us
do not share the same feelings about motherhood. Until the day comes when we understand everything we want to know about "procreation," let's learn to be
grateful for the obvious pleasures that mothers and children experience now.
To just be alive and to feel "human" is a gift too precious to put a price tag on!

Like a wise youngster from Texas -- Laetitia Leon said:
"It's good to be a mother because she can love me."