James Q. Wilson Quotes

If you have kids and stuff what kind of dad do I wanna be for my kids, and what kind of mom do I want them to have

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.

My father, an engineer, was the gentlest man I knew.

I'm pretty intentional about being highly invested in my kids' lives.

My father was an extraordinary man.

Because I see my mum and dad as such amazing friends, I think I'll be a really good dad.

Divorce is not easy, but if you genuinely put your kids first, that dictates the civility you should show each other. What example are you otherwise?

Love and freedom are vital to the creation and upbringing of a child.

America had taken my father from me. And over most of the years of his illness, I gradually started feeling this support system from this country who-people grieving along with us.

I'm a mama's boy because everything I do is with respect to my mother. I won't do a movie or a video that would bring disrespect to my mother.

When Dad died in 1998, it really hit my confidence - he'd helped me write and he thought I was really funny, but since he'd died I didn't feel right. And it felt like no one but me even remembered him.

My father, Rex, was one of the most charismatic human beings I've ever known, and also one of the most brilliant.

My father became completely responsible for my education and for raising me.

I am a single mum. I raised my daughter, and she was very listened to.

We have to start spreading that news - that real men change poopy diapers and coach the soccer team and let their daughters paint toenails all kinds of colours.

I've got to give props to my dad. He got me into the UFC and the MMA scene to begin with.

You don't need too much to have an agenda of how to father. You just have to be a good person. The interactions at home between you and your spouse and the way you deal with your kids in certain situations, that's what they take.

I'm a father of three teenage daughters.

My dad epitomises everything I'd like my kids to say about me. He gave his kids the best start and he had values.

Moms, you should parent in whatever way works for your family and spend less time worrying about other people's perceptions of how you're doing.

I got my calmness from my mum.

I think the main parenting or education you do for your children is by way of being, and not by way of having guidelines or some agenda. I think that life itself is constantly bringing learning opportunities.

My dad being not the greatest dad in the world has made me a better parent.

My dad had me in little baseball outfits and bats in the crib.

My father never raised his voice or his hand on me when I was a kid.