Matt Barnes Quotes

Raising children is an enormously important part of life. I think one of the most important, or the most important, period.

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

I really like kids.

I grew up babysitting and always enjoyed it. I love family. A couple of my closest friends have kids, and I'm their godfather, and that's one of my greatest pleasures in life, just picking them up from school and hanging out with them.

My goal is to make my kids as happy as possible.

Family - and certainly kids and a stable relationship - is something bigger than yourself. They need you to sit down with them, be there for them when they wake up in the middle of the night.

I love helping kids.

My first priority is definitely the kids.

I would love to have kids one day. In fact, I'm pretty good with them. I grew up with five half-siblings, the youngest of whom is 11 years younger than me, so I think I learned some pretty cool parenting skills quite early on in life.

I have a passion for not only my own kids but just kids in general.

I don't have to have a child come from my womb to have a connection. Children that are already born are beautiful to me. I can definitely be a mother to them.

Our first priority is our kids.

Children enhance you.

Thirteen, 13 children, and I love - I love them all. And I think I've been a good father to all of them.

The biggest challenge in my life is getting all these kids raised. I've helped with nieces, stepchildren and my own son, so the biggest challenge is making sure the kids are raised and finding enough quality time with them.

I love helping the kids.

I believe that a parent's role is to provide a path or opportunity for their children.

There are many ways to be a mother. I have a lot of young actors I mentor, and my nieces and my nephews need a lot of love.

Looking out for your children is an ongoing process throughout your life.

My children are my life. They're so spectacular.

I have three goddaughters - I'm not sure why they trust me, because I have no experience with children - but I try.

The most important seed I can sow in this life is my children, and the love and knowledge that I can bestow upon them and the help I can give them.

For me, having a child is a really great responsibility because you've got something there that is depending on you for information and love until a certain age when it goes to school.

I just love kids. I always have.

I have to be a teacher to my daughters.