Sonny Bill Williams Quotes

There is no greater name for a leader than mother or father. There is no leadership more important than parenthood.

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.

Fatherhood, both times for me, was a choice.

As a nonparent, I stand in awe of parents.

The second you are handed a newborn it is yours. It doesn't matter what body it came out of. I've never felt more strongly about anything in my life.

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

Once you have kids, you think like a parent. You get a lot more protective.

I love children and I get along with them great. It's just that I believe if you're going to be a parent, there has to be something inside you that says, 'I want a family.' I don't feel that sense of urgency.

Parenthood is not an object of appetite or even desire. It is an object of will. There is no appetite for parenthood; there is only a purpose or intention of parenthood.

I have to keep reminding myself that I am their mother. Sometimes we are sitting at home and I feel like we are waiting for our mom to come home.

When you have children, your perspective on the parent-child relationship alters.

I think that being a parent has expanded my writing, expanded my understanding of my characters, and has added a depth and richness to my work. Having kids deepened my idea of parenting and all the anxieties that come along with it.

When you become a parent, you really care that you get that right, and you care about nothing else.

I can easily tap into the feeling of being a mother and the feeling of, you always want what's best for your kids. And that's where most parents come from.

I'm not sure what it means fully to be a parent.

Let's be honest: Parents like me.

Fatherhood is a process you can't really express.

Because you give birth, because you impregnate someone, that does not automatically give you that title of mother or father. You earn the title.

I love being a mum, but it's much more intensive work than being an actress - going to work feels like you've got a day off. Not that I want a day off from being a mum; it's just perhaps I had this impression before that mums don't work. But they work more than anyone.

I think being a parent is the most challenging thing you do. That's why we're here. It's at the heart of what it is to be a human being. It's the ultimate experience because it questions everything about who you are. But it's difficult.

My son is my routine and priority, period!

My father once said about being a parent that it is the only thing you do that requires a very long period of learning, and at about the time that you are becoming competent, you don't need the skills anymore. Notwithstanding this modest assessment of their parenting skills, they were wonderful parents.

I regret not having had more time with my kids when they were growing up.

I married an excellent parent, but I'm not sure that I've made a great parent.

Having a child is not like taking a spouse; there is no mutual agreement entered into. It is up the parent to make the commitment.