Meryl Streep Quotes

I have five young children, and I take being a role model very seriously.

If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do matters very much.

My mother said, Don't worry abot what people think now. Think about whether your children and grandchildren will think you've done well.

There is no job more important than parenting. This I believe.

My family are the epicenter of all my decisions.

I think it's crucially important to be present in the lives of your children. They are my most important cause that I fight for. But I also feel an added responsibility that I want to leave them a better world than this one that we have now.

I was raised to believe in hard work, in faith and family. ... The most important job I'll ever have is spelled D-A-D.

The most important mark I will leave on this world is my son.

I know I have a responsibility as a role model to children and I try to fulfill that.

I haven't really made up my mind concretely about having kids.

My son is my routine and priority, period!

If you're the parent, be a parent. You know what I mean? I'm a parent. I have daughters.

Parents, raise your kids. Young men and women, raise your kids.

I saw my aunties and my mum give up a part of themselves and their dreams to have kids. There were things they wanted to achieve in life, but they had kids instead.

There are necessary evils. Money is an important thing in terms of representing freedom in our world. And now I have a daughter to think about. It's really the first time I've thought about the future and what it could be.

My dad and I watched 'Amadeus' when I was 6, and I knew I wasn't going to be an engineer.

Little children are still the symbol of the eternal marriage between love and duty.

First of all, as a man the most important thing you have in your life now is your child that you're carrying. That's it. Everything else comes second; personally, for me, other than your relationship with God and your wife.

Having a child keeps you very grounded. So when I decided to have a child, I made it clear to the people I work with that my job was no longer my priority.

I am a father, I am very aware of the things that I'm putting out in the world knowing that one day my children will watch the work that I've done. I want to be able to stand by it.

As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people.

Having children makes you see the world in a completely different way. When you're responsible for those little lives, you can't slough it off or forget about it until later.

I've had my moments of insanity. But there is a certain responsibility to set proper examples for your children, and that influences your choices in every aspect of your life.

I definitely do want a family. The idea of being a father and providing the type of love, guidance and support that my parents have given me is definitely down the road.

I'm a great lover of children. I never thought that one day I'd actually be a father, but I'm very pleased that I changed my mind. Children are extremely important. They are the future of the world.