Vivienne Westwood Quotes

My kids are so much better parent than I was.

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

We still want to idealize moms, and sometimes we want to idealize actresses who are moms, too. I know that's something I've experienced, but we're all just doing the best we can and we're all trying to raise our kids and talk to them about everything that needs to be discussed.

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.

You can never really live anyone else's life, not even your child's. The influence you exert is through your own life, and what you've become yourself.

I'm just going to try and be a good dad and not spoil the kid: give him love and encouragement but also discipline. Me and my woman, we don't want him to feel too entitled.

You didn't have a choice about the parents you inherited, but you do have a choice about the kind of parent you will be.

If I'm coming in at 4:00 in the morning and my kids have been in bed since 8:00, 9:00, that's not setting a good example. The responsibility that I have kids inside my household has made me realize now that I have to be an example.

Real fatherhood means love and commitment and sacrifice and a willingness to share responsibility and not walking away from one's children.

Your son and your daughter needs an excellent father more than an excellent college.

We have a good opportunity to be good parents right now.

It's a very telling thing when you have children. You have to be there for them, you've got to set an example, when you're not sure what your example is, and anyway the world is changing so fast you don't know what is appropriate anymore.

For now, for this year, I need to be a good mother.

I became the kind of parent my mother was to me.

I'm very nurturing. I come from a large family, and my parents were loving. But the most important thing for me as a mum is to keep my word. When I say no, I mean no.

Being a parent is one of the hardest jobs there is. It's one of the greatest things, too, but it's also probably the hardest thing anybody ever does.

Kids are an extension of you and it is important to raise them well.

I'm certainly not a perfect mother, but I am an avid mother, let me put it that way.

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

Being a good mother does not call for the same qualities as being a good housewife; a dedication to keeping children clean and tidy may override an interest in their separate development as individuals.

If you've got a lot of children, I think you let the other children bring them up more and you just sort of step in and do stuff like every now and again.

I hope I'm very similar to my mum because she is a fantastic mother. She was driven as well as being incredibly protective and caring, and I think that is important.

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!

Now, I am thrilled to be a wife and mother, and I hope to be as good of a mother as my own mother, Carole.

I take parenting incredibly seriously. I want to be there for my kids and help them navigate the world, and develop skills, emotional intelligence, to enjoy life, and I'm lucky to be able to do that and have two healthy, normal boys.