Ian Ziering Quotes

I have three living children for whom this is a father who I want them to love and on whom they're going to have to rely if my disease takes a bad turn.

I made the decision a long time ago that I had an obligation to my children that I happily fulfilled.

I fed them every day. So it was a papa that kept food on the table for them. I did that. I did my part.

Real fatherhood means love and commitment and sacrifice and a willingness to share responsibility and not walking away from one's children.

I always had a thing - just take care of family.

I am glad I have given my family the life I wanted for them. That is my responsibility.

I've got two little girls, I've gotta do my best by them.

I'm fighting just so I can take care of my family.

I want to be able to take care of my family.

Being a father kind of gives you something more to play for.

When it comes down to it, I believe that, having made the decision to bring children into the world, I owe it to them to be as present as I can in their daily lives and to try my best to stay alive until they've made it through to adulthood.

I have three children to take care; I have a wife. My job is to take care of them, and I can say it's a pretty cool job to have.

My kids are just waiting for me at home. I'm their father. They're wondering, 'When's Daddy coming home?'

I am Quinn's father. I will do everything in my power to provide her with the love and support she deserves.

My principal motivation is supporting my family, which is not a bad reason for getting up in the morning. That's always been my motivation - to take care of the people who rely on me.

It's true; once you are a father, there's no turning back. Your heart strings as well as your purse strings are never again the same.

Yeah, I could go rock on the back porch and do crossword puzzles - but I've got six kids, ages 9 to 16, and someone in the family should work. That's me.

Women are responsible for their children, they cannot sit back, waste time and see them starve.

If I were in a situation where I had to meet a pack of wolves and my family is with me, I'm going to be scared, but I'm not going to hide behind my son to protect me. They're going to hide behind me.

I love my boys very much. I want only the best for them and am committed to being a devoted father.

But when we have families, when we have children, this gives us a purpose for being, to protect our children, to avoid going to jail because if I'm in jail, who looks after my children, who's there for my wife?

When you're a father, you know exactly where your heart really is. There's no question of it, no doubt. That part of your life has no second guessing.

I have to make it my job to be careful with my family.

My parents are very good parents and have already said that they will look after me until the end of my skating career.

If you have a child, I said, you have a responsibility at least to stay alive.