M. Scott Peck Quotes

Sometimes I think I've been a bad father.

All I want to do is be a good dad, but I'm pretty bad at it.

I always thought I should have been a better mother.

I've taken blame about being a bad father - if being a bad father is working your butt off trying to create a career at one time.

Parents, you know, can be terrible.

I was probably a terrible husband, but I pride myself on being a good dad.

Mothers play an important role as the heart of the home, but this in no way lessens the equally important role fathers should play, as head of the home, in nurturing, training, and loving their children.

I will never regret being there for my children, watching them, making sure they'll be okay. But I might regret not being there for them.

With my kids I just missed so many things, and that's a regret I have.

Fatherhood is great.

Some parents want to be popular, but that's not their job.

Some of our children are our justifications and some are but our regrets

I have one regret: I wish I was a better father.

I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should have.

My father realizes that he did okay with me. He did the best he could.

Fatherhood is wonderful.

I started off as many fathers do. I enjoyed the good bits, but I was wary of the responsibility. But now I love being a dad.

Although I managed my schedule to be home by late afternoon most days, basically, Roselle raised our children alone. And so I missed out on a lot of wonderful moments, missed watching my kids grow into the wonderful people they are today.

If you're the parent, be a parent. You know what I mean? I'm a parent. I have daughters.

There is no greater name for a leader than mother or father. There is no leadership more important than parenthood.

Mothers - especially single mothers - are heroic in their efforts to raise our nation's children, but men must also take responsibility for their children and recognize the impact they have on their families' well-being.

I married an excellent parent, but I'm not sure that I've made a great parent.

I'm a big fan of fatherhood, and I'm a big fan of my family.

I wasn't against becoming a dad: I'd had a good childhood, as childhoods go, and as role models, my imperfect parents were as good as or better than most.

There is no job more important than parenting. This I believe.