Gwen Stefani Quotes

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.

Being a mother is the best thing that ever happened to me. Before you have your first baby you are a girl and then you become a mother. There is no transition into being a woman; you literally become a mum and being a mum means you always love someone else more than yourself and it is an unexplainable situation.

The biggest change for me as a mom was realizing I needed to put someone else before me. Now the hardest part about the empty nest is learning to put myself first.

Being a mom makes me feel whole and like I understand the meaning of life.

There is nothing I love more than my role as a mom.

I'm a mom first, a singer second.

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.

I'm a mom first.

You make sacrifices to become a mother, but you really find yourself and your soul.

Being a mother is magical.

I feel like the word 'mom' and 'supermom' should be synonymous. When you are a mom, you are a superhero.

I think the most important thing I have done in my life is to raise two boys.

Being a mom has made me a better person. It's made me more compassionate. It's just awesome. I think I was put here to be a mom.

Motherhood has a very humanizing effect. Everything gets reduced to essentials.

Motherhood is... difficult and... rewarding.

Of all the roles I've played, none has been as fulfilling as being a mother.

A career is a career, but you're a mother until you die.

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

When you become a parent, it's not all about you anymore.

My mom has always said that the one thing she wishes she had done differently is have a job. She felt like the single-mindedness made her a little nuts sometimes, and she could have used an outlet for herself when we were little.

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

I gave myself to my children. It happens to some women.

I'm a sappy mom now. I didn't think I would be. I thought I'd be a cool mom who keeps everything in perspective.

When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.

The art of motherhood involves much silent, unobtrusive self-denial, an hourly devotion which finds no detail too minute.