Quotes About Nurturing

There is the humility of being a father to someone so powerful, as if he were only a narrow conduit for another, greater thing. That's how it feels right now, he thinks, kneeling beside her, rinsing her hair: as though his love for his daughter will outstrip the limits of his body.

They clomp together through the narrow streets, Marie-Laure's hand on the back of Madame's apron, following the odors of her stews and cakes; in such moments Madame seems like a great moving wall of rosebushes, thorny and fragrant and crackling with bees. Still-warm

There's really no point in having children if you're not going to be home enough to father them.

Children have to be provided a nurturing environment to grow. Sadly, in India we don't have a robust mental health programme for children. There is also a lack of accountability in the public system.

When I was a kid, my parents were happy to buy me clothes; they provided for me.

I definitely do want a family. The idea of being a father and providing the type of love, guidance and support that my parents have given me is definitely down the road.

I am providing for my children. I am.

I probably give 80% more to my children than my father gave to me and still it doesn't come up to scratch. I don't feel guilty about it. Do my children love me? I think that is self-evident. Will they have psychological scars? No, because they have a wonderful mummy.

A publisher - and I write as one - does far more than print and sell a book. It selects, nurtures, positions and promotes the writer's work.

Watching a company develop is like watching a puppy grow. When you can watch something grow that you created - it's really an amazing feeling.

Motherhood is not only something very pure and very full of love, it can be full of dark things, too.

Women can achieve power and purpose in whatever profession they pursue, position they hold or whether they are caring for their children full time.

The most nurturing of directors can make you feel too comfortable, and you don't really push for that extra whatever.

I am a father who never pushes or forces his children into anything.

I wasn't a pushy parent - you have to let children be who they want to be.

I don't want to be that parent that puts my kids into what I think they should be in, you know what I mean?

I'm always the person who's taking everyone else's kid and putting them on my hip, so I've kinda always been a mama.

It's important to let children fly on their own. I understood that they needed to create their own life and not be my shadow. Let them make their own decisions, and support them along the way.

I think there is nothing more important in forming a human being than your family. It is how you have been brought up and been taken care of that eventually is how you will deal with and treat the world.

Fuel your kids' dreams. Sometimes, that means letting them stay up past their bedtimes.

Being a full-time mother is one of the biggest jobs in the world; it's like another career for me. I love every moment of it - even the challenge of making cupcakes.

Yeah, I think it's a full-time job just taking care of the children while they're young.

My maternal desires are fully satisfied with my dogs.

Una mujer que cría a doce chiquillos aprende algo más que el alfabeto. Los niños enseñan más que la aritmética. Susan Sowerby