Elizabeth Vargas Quotes

I'm a mom first.

I have priorities. Maintaining my daughter is my first.

Sometimes I think, 'Why should I work out when I can spend time with my kids?' I feel guilty doing something for me.

My first priority is my children. If at any moment I put aside something that I want to do to be a better parent than that is more than okay for me.

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.

All I want to do is be a good dad, but I'm pretty bad at it.

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.

The first principle of child-rearing is to choose a good mother.

Of all the roles I've played, none has been as fulfilling as being a mother.

When you become a parent, it's not all about you anymore.

Good mothers make all kinds of choices. Making a decision that might sound selfish does not make a woman a bad mother.

Being a Mum is a big job.

I'm a good mother. I'm a good person.

I'd make a good friend, not mother. I'm too selfish. I think a lot of mothers are selfish and they end up having children, but I don't want to put some small tiny person through that.

Parenthood is such a lesson in self-sacrifice.

When I decide to become a mother I will just be that. That will be really important to me.

I always tried to do things by example, even though I was not a very good mother regarding routines and family life.

Mothers are so awesome. They do so much. They wear so many hats and have very passionate relationships with their kids, and with life, and I think it's a real balance having your own existence and then being this responsible, kind of loving person in someone else's life or several other people's lives.

As a mom, I think you always wonder if you could be doing more.

I'm not a mom, but I think the word 'mother' is about wisdom.

I feel such a sense of empowerment being a mom. But I do wonder: How do they/we do it all?

I think a good mom is an awake mom. At least for me, I've always been a kinder, better person awake than sleep-deprived!

When you become a mother, you think less about yourself and care more about the world.

I think as mothers we are all just trying our best.

If I'm lucky enough to see the day when my sons are living independently, maybe with families of their own, I'll still be wondering how I can be a better mother and worrying about the things I overlooked back when they lived under my roof.