Bill Clinton Quotes

My kids are not that interested in my movie career, by the way. My son, in particular, never talks about it. He just wants me as his dad.

I have two grown up sons who, as I've repeatedly said are my first and only priority in life.

My son's my number-one priority.

I don't want my kids to ever think that I am choosing my job over them.

Be a father first. Don't put a priority of being a friend with your wife first, or a friend with your kids first.

I'm the father of two boys and two girls, so I'm more an emotional wreck than a mushball.

I am basically in awe of every family's ability to make decisions for their kids.

My children are my priority and always have been.

I'm a big fan of fatherhood, and I'm a big fan of my family.

Although I do not have a family, I have eyes, ears and imagination, and know, as most people know, that the importance of one's children is paramount.

I want my kids to see me as Dad, for God's sake, not a television personality.

We're parents first, and once you have kids, everybody knows that you have priority lists. Number one is your family and everything else just kind of finds its place.

And part of that is, what is the point of having children if you don't have the privilege of bringing them up?

We sat together as a family for dinner at night. And my mother had a job. My dad had a job. But there was always a meal on the table at 6:00, you know.

My dad was an absentee dad, so it was always important to me that I was part of my daughter's life, and she deserved two parents, which is part of the rationale behind us staying married for 30 years.

He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stand a broader mark for sorrow; but then he stands a broader mark for pleasure too.

I can definitely say the older I've got the better I've become at being a dad and a husband.

I live for my children, so my number one rule is I won't go away from home for more than two weeks.

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

I spent a lot of time in boarding school. This is something I will never do to my kids. I think if you're having kids, then you have to take care of them; otherwise, what's the point? There are many things that parents say are good for the kids, but the truth is they say that because it is good for the parents.

Emma wasn't bothered about the fact that I was a 'celebrity', held in high esteem by millions of cricket fans around the world. As far as she was concerned, I was just her dad, and she believed that role should take priority over anything else.

My kids gotta understand: they gotta make a sacrifice, having a superstar dad.

Since I was a child, I have had this feeling that the most important work I'd do would be with my family.

I make sure that I spend quality time with my family.

I take care of my daughter, because my family is very important to me.