Segolene Royal Quotes

As a mother, I want the very best for my children. As a politician, I want what is best for all children.

The children in this country are the one center and focus of all our thoughts. Every step of our advance is always considered in its effect on them-on the race. You see, we are MOTHERS, she repeated, as if in that she had said it all.

Children are to be born into a family where the parents hold the needs of children equal to their own in importance. And children are to love parents and each other.

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

All of us have to recognize that we owe our children more than we have been giving them.

I often say that if I had one wish in this world, I would wish that every child could have a mother the way my mother were. And I never went without clothes, I never went without food... I never went without anything that a child needs. But above all of that, she gave me unconditional love.

All children are my children.

I understand what it is for a woman to want to protect their children and give them the best they can.

I do not believe having a baby is punishment.

I know that is what I was put on Earth to do - to be a mother.

I've seen my own kids go through their own ups and downs, and as a mother, you want to make it better.

It doesn't matter if a child comes to you or through you. That love is still the same. You are still a mother.

The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.

It is obvious that the role of the father as the central authority in the family has been considerably challenged in Western societies. Parental responsibilities, and I knowingly use the term responsibility instead of the term authority still used in the French Civil code, are nowadays shared equally between both parents.

You don’t play around with the lives of children.

Motherhood is like a big sleeping bag of guilt.

A baby comes with such responsibility. Once you become a mother, you always have a guilt trip. You always try to do the best, but you feel you can always be better.

There's no real substitute for the care of the real mother.

Giving children a fair chance to achieve their dreams and reach their potential is everyone's responsibility.

I want to see my child grow.

I am a woman. I definitely have a woman's perspective. I'm also a mother, and I think, because of that, I feel responsible to try and make a difference.

At the end of the day, I'm Violet's mom, and I want the best for her.

Every mother wishes the best for her children.

The biggest thing for me is wanting my kids to grow up safely and have happy lives. To me, that's enough.

Before I was a mother, when I played characters that were mothers, I used my imagination, of course.