Lara St. John Quotes

Be a father first. Don't put a priority of being a friend with your wife first, or a friend with your kids first.

Being older, I can't imagine a parent not wanting to be in their kid's life. I will just never understand it. To me, it's priceless.

I have two grown up sons who, as I've repeatedly said are my first and only priority in life.

So much of my work is about children and/or parenting; it's something I'm drawn to without being able to completely articulate why.

I had a very lovely childhood, and, being an only child, I'm very close to my mom and my dad.

There comes a moment as a parent when you realize you will no longer be the center of your child's universe.

You teach your daughters the diameters of the planets and wonder when you are done that they do not delight in your company.

Not that we didn't have close relationships with our parents - I'm very close to my mom - but parents didn't think anything of going off for a few weeks and leaving their kids.

The character and history of each child may be a new and poetic experience to the parent, if he will let it.

A lot of things in 'Parents' I find very truthful.

I am basically in awe of every family's ability to make decisions for their kids.

Since the beginning of time, every child on the planet has endeavored to please their parents.

The fate of a child is in the hands of his parents.

There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving commitment to nurture and protect. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, can take the place of the family in the scheme of things.

We all work hard to understand the dynamic relationship we have with a parent.

My children are 10 and three, and the longing and the need for them is incredibly powerful.

Emma wasn't bothered about the fact that I was a 'celebrity', held in high esteem by millions of cricket fans around the world. As far as she was concerned, I was just her dad, and she believed that role should take priority over anything else.

Nobody can raise your kids like you can yourself.

Growing up, my dad and my mom were there for my sister and I.

I am devoted to my two children, who are far and away more important to me than anything.

When your love for your kid is at the center of everything, you can't go wrong.

Fatherhood is great.

My son's my number-one priority.

What does it feel like to be a parent? What does it feel like to be a child? And that's what stories do. They bring you there. They offer a dramatic explanation, which is always different from an expository explanation.

I never turned down a mother role.