“I prefer the word 'homemaker' because 'housewife' always implies that there may be a wife someplace else. “
- Bella Abzug

“The man in our society is the breadwinner; the woman has enough to do as the homemaker, wife and mother.”
- Dorothy Fields

“A hundred men make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home.”
- A Chinese Saying

“The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.”

- Proverbs 14:1

“By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacationless class.”
- Anne Morrow Lindbergh

“Perhaps all artists were, in a sense, housewives: tenders of the earth household.”

- Erica Jong

“There is but an hour a day between a good housewife and a bad one.”

- English Proverb

“Religion is preserved by wealth; knowledge by diligent practice; a king by conciliatory words; and a home by a dutiful housewife.”

- Chanakya

“The homemaker has the ultimate career. All other careers exist for one purpose only - and that is to support the ultimate career.

- C.S Lewis

“Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs in my field, since the payment is pure love.”

- Mildred B. Vermont

“A man's got to do what a man's got to do. A woman must do what he can't."
- Rhonda Hansome

“Being a good mother does not call for the same qualities as being a good housewife; a dedication to keeping children clean and tidy may override an interest in their separate development as individuals. “
- Ann Oakley

“If you are a housewife, take pride in that. “
- Anthea Turner

“As a housewife, I feel that if the kids are still alive when my husband gets home from work, then hey, I've done my job. “
- Roseanne Barr

“Every man needs two women, a quiet home-maker, and a thrilling nymph. “

- Iris Murdoch