Quotes About Parenting

Parents can shape a child, but a great teacher can, too.

Angelina and Brad have shown me that caring for children is the greatest gift in the world.

I want it to be the greatest thing I ever do: make good humans.

I love my kids. They are the greatest thing I've ever done with my life, and they bring me joy every day.

There are many kids who are greedy or don't appreciate things or take things for granted but it's not their fault. It's the parents who have to show and teach them the difference between right and wrong.

It's impossible for success to go to your head with a Greek mom - no way.

It was weird - my parents would let me have some Green Day albums but not all Green Day albums.

I remember it took us so long to see 'Gremlins 2' - all my friends had seen it, but our mom was just like, 'no PG-13.'

When I see someone like Richard Dawkins, I see my father. I grew up with that. I'm basically the child of Richard Dawkins.

Wayward, disobedient children cause their parents grief and anxiety.

'True Grit' is one of the few books my sons let me read to them - and paid attention to - when they were younger.

My average day is with my wife and kids in Dublin, doing school runs, grocery store, feeding and walking the dogs.

My 13 year old, my girl Missy, has made four feature films. She's the most grounded, level-headed kid.

I want to see my child grow.

Mamas, don't let your sons grow up to be Cowboys... or Oilers.

It's so important to spend your free time with little people. They grow up before you know it. Childhood is gone in the blink of an eye.

I think that parents grow up with an idea of what they want their kids to be like - and then their kids grow up to be people of themselves, of their own.

I'm just excited to watch my kids grow up.

I was married at 20 and had a baby by 21. I had to grow up fast. Luckily there were people who believed in me and there were always jobs when I needed one.

I would just like my children to be able to eat fish when they grow up. Now, I don't think there's anything controversial about that.

Grace under pressure isn't just about bullfighters and men at war. It's about getting up every day to face a job or a white boss you don't like but have to face to feed your children so they'll grow up to be a better generation.

To grow up knowing you're loved is astounding. It's a huge gift to a child.

My kids have a competitive drive I never had growing up.

We spend on average 220 days of the year out of the country. It's a long time to be away from your family especially when your children are growing up.