Mila Kunis Quotes

I'm still very much Kate.

People aren't defined by their relationship. The whole point is being true to yourself and not losing yourself in relationships, whether romances or friendships.

My life choices are not supposed to be the gateway to somebody else's. That's my journey.

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've learned that it's important to spend some time in a relationship with yourself and not being defined by your partner.

It's important not to lose who you are in a relationship just because it's nice to cuddle with somebody.

It's exciting to see how fast your kids learn and grow. I'm not too worried about them, particularly the ones who like to break rules and don't follow instructions; those are the ones that will do just fine because they know what's important to them.

I was raised by somebody with the perception of trying to allow me the space and show me the importance of knowing who I was and figuring out who I was and appreciating who I was.

My goal as a parent is to prepare you for the future, not to make you like me.

Now, I'm a dad, I'm an adult. I've been solo for 25 years; I've been in other people's groups but I'm solo [in a broader sense]. I stopped comparing myself to other people's maps when I was maybe 24, really. The trajectory that I've gone on is not one that I can compare with anybody else.

When we're growing up there are all sorts of people telling us what to do when really what we need is space to work out who to be.

Feel what you feel, know what you know, and set your relatives free to do the same.

I was kind of smart enough when I was young, 14 or 15 years old, to realize that if you're ever going to do anything and step out of the shadow of your own dad - not only in hockey, but in life itself - you're going to have to learn you're Brett and not 'Bobby's son.'

People have to learn who they are - you can't have somebody else telling you who you are.

I don't need anyone to rectify my existence. The most profound relationship we will ever have is the one with ourselves.

Kids don't come with an instruction manual. So if you're gonna make mistakes, at least make them your own way.

I needed to be myself and find my own identity.

A successful life is one that is lived through understanding and pursuing one's own path, not chasing after the dreams of others.

My own eight children all march to the beat of their inner music, and in some cases, it is definitely far away from what I hear. I've had to honor their instincts and their choices, and merely guided them out of harm's way until they could be their own guides.

All I want, and I think all any parent with a semblance of a moral psychology wants, is for my kid to have his own experience, uninhibited.

I'm not really on a mission to tell anybody anything. I'd rather be figured out.

Having children, they're not your property. They need to figure out their own views. I think my daughters have a pretty healthy self-awareness, but I can't speak on their behalf.

No matter what parents do, kids retain their uniqueness.

The kids are old enough now - I just want to let them be kids. I don't want to comment on them too much. They're at an age where I just want to let them be kids.

In a very slow way, I found my path. Even now, I think, 'If I can't do it my way, I'd rather not do it.'