Kirsten Gillibrand Quotes

You are a person of the greatest importance when you are a mother of a family. Just do your job right and your kids will love you.

When I became a mother, there was no doubt in my mind that it would be the most vital and important job I would ever have because I knew firsthand what it was like not to have a mother.

I used to say, 'Man, I think I'd be a really good dad. I'll be a great provider. I'm funny; I'll go on trips with them - I'll do all sorts of stuff.' But the momming? I'm not made for that. I have a really good mom; I know what she put into it.

This is the hardest job I've ever had, being a mom, but it's the most rewarding job I've ever had.

Being a mom is really the greatest role in my life.

My biggest project is being a momma!

Raising children has made me more patient and selfless.

As a mom I know that raising children is the hardest job there is.

It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools, not to nurseries, not to babysitters.

My mother is such an incredibly strong woman. She raised a family of five boys extremely well. She made us all strong, loving, caring people. We all support each other. I'm really thankful to her.

I would not be a good mother. I mean, I love being an aunt to my niece and nephew. And I used to want to, like, adopt 10 kids - because I had friends who were adopted, and I thought that was the coolest thing, to be chosen. But again, my job is too selfish.

Being a mom has been my most important job to date, and I take my job very seriously, and I have a lot of fun doing it.

There is nothing better than being a parent. It is the most challenging job one could ever ask for. I love being a mom and I love being a friend to my children as well.

Fortunately, when you're a mom, the responsibility of caring for your child can keep you going.

It's my favorite role - being a mom.

Being a mom has changed me forever.

It's just so wonderful to have someone in the house like a child to turn your attention to. It's not about you anymore, it's about this lovely little human being.

Being a mom has affected me in the greatest way possible - and in a necessary way. Having my son has helped me to be grounded, and I feel like with a child you have to really think about things all the way through.

I feel like I'm meant to be a mom.

There is nothing I love more than my role as a mom.

The art of motherhood involves much silent, unobtrusive self-denial, an hourly devotion which finds no detail too minute.

Being a mother is probably the most important thing in my life right now.

There's no doubt that motherhood is the best thing in my life. It's all that really matters.

Having a family is really important. And there would be something missing in my life as a woman if I didn't at least attempt to fulfil that side of me. Just for a certain period of your life, to have your sole purpose to be nurturing, feeding and protecting someone else: it's animalistic, isn't it? It's beautiful.

I have learned that raising children is the single most difficult thing in the world to do. It takes hard work, love, luck, and a lot of energy, and it is the most rewarding experience that you can ever have.