Jill Scott Quotes

Having children is my greatest achievement. It was my saviour. It switched my focus from the outside to the inside. My children are gifts, they remind me of what's important.

I look back in retrospect, and I would never say I regret not one of my children. They are why I live.

My son is two weeks old today. The minute he came in my arms and looked at me it changed my life. Literally changed my life. When I say changed my life, I mean he showed me love I thought... I know... the word love, there is no way to describe this love. It's so powerful.

When my daughter was born, I said: 'I feel like I know what I've been waiting my whole life to be.'

The births of my two girls were wonderful - I felt proud to have helped bring new life into this world.

I love my kids. They are the greatest thing I've ever done with my life, and they bring me joy every day.

Having children takes the focus off yourself, which I'm really grateful for. I'm so tired of thinking about myself. I'm sick of myself. You feel you want to be there and not miss out on anything. It's a true joy and a very profound love. You can write a book, you can make a movie, you can paint a painting, but having kids is the most extraordinary thing I've ever taken on.

No man can possibly know what life means, what the world means, until he has a child and loves it. And then the whole universe changes and nothing will ever again seem exactly as it seemed before.

The kid is the best thing that ever happened to me.

Everybody always tells you what an awesome and unique experience being a parent is. Words can never do the feeling justice.

Being a late bloomer, I really didn't have any interest in children until my late 30s, but I'm so happy I didn't go through life without that experience.

My three children have brought me great joy.

God gave us dreams, but he gave us kids to make all those dreams worthwhile. And when I look at all my kids, I say everything that I've ever went through in my life was worthwhile.

And (cue music swell) motherhood turned out to be the most meaningful thing I've ever done with my life. Really.

My daughter is my biggest achievement. She is a little star and my life has changed so much for the better since she came along.

I don't want to be mushy about it, but having four kids is definitely the best thing that has ever happened to me, and each kid is, to me, more fascinating than any five movies.

Having children just puts the whole world into perspective. Everything else just disappears.

You hear people say it all the time, how life changes so drastically. But you can't possibly grasp how beautiful that is until you have your child.

Being a mother for me was like, "Oh, this is what I've been looking for my whole life." This brings me a sense of completion. I never knew I would love this deeply.

My son is the best thing that ever happened to me. And through me - to a lot of people.

When people say that kids change your life, it's no small feat what they do. I've stressed about competition my whole life, but the minute I held my son Blaise in my arms for the first time, those stresses diminished.

Obviously, for the majority of parents and certainly me you gain a million worlds when you have a child. Certainly, it's the thing that's changed my life and made me unbelievably happy.

Life is really a blessing to be able to do what you love everyday, to learn about yourself. For me it's been about becoming a woman, and I've really enjoyed that experience.

Your children are not your children. They are lives longing for itself. They come here with their own destiny. Give them your love. They will find their own way.

Fatherhood is the best thing that could happen to me, and I'm just glad I can share my voice.