Israel Houghton Quotes

There are no expectations other than those I place on myself to be a great father and husband.

Most single guys I know think fatherhood is terrifying.

There is nothing more important in my life than being a father. I will never allow any of my career choices or aspirations to threaten this bond.

Family is 100 per cent my top priority.

Being a father to my family and a husband is to me much more important than what I did in the business.

At times I've got a really big ego. But I'll tell you the best thing about me. I'm some guy's dad; I'm some little gal's dad. When I die, if they say I was Annie's husband and Zachary John and Anna Kate's father, boy, that's enough for me to be remembered by. That's more than enough.

My family's the most important thing in my life.

Acting is just a way of making a living, the family is life.

Only one thing makes a man a man. He loves his wife, is faithful to her, and puts his wife and kids as the most important things in life.

I'm going to obviously do my best as a father to set a good example for my children, and I want them to see good examples from our leaders.

I'm a dad first and foremost, then it goes hockey and then work, in that order.

To all of us, Dad was Number One in our house.

Being a good husband and father... that's the most important thing I'm going to do on this earth.

First and foremost, I am a husband and a father, which is a full-time job.

The belt will grow dust and sit on the mantelpiece, but it's not about the belt. It's about how I can be as a father, as a human being that matters to me.

I value my family more than anything. That's always paramount.

My wife and son are my world and being there for them in every way possible is the only thing that matters to me... that and my work.

I wanted to be the dad that was able to feed my daughter, hold my daughter, really be there for my daughter.

My father (like most fathers) always taught me that a man is someone who stands by his principles, someone who lives with integrity and puts his family before himself. That last one is important, because as a young boy, it's your pops who provides you with security.

A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man.

In my career there's many things I've won and many things I've achieved. But my greatest achievement is my family. What matters is being a good father and a good husband-just being connected to family as much as possible. Being a dad is more important than football, more important than anything. I adore children. I love the fact our children are part of both of us. It's one of the most amazing things ever.

When I come home, I'm not a basketball player, but "dad". While everyone sees me as an NBA player, to my boys, I'm just "dad" and that's very important.

I've done all kinds of cool things as an actor - I've jumped out of helicopters and done some daring stunts and played baseball in a professional stadium, but none of it means anything compared to being somebody’s daddy.

My family means more to me than the artificial trappings of my career. If ever I had to choose between my career and my family, the wife and kids would definitely come out on top.

I just try and learn to be a good husband and be a good father before I am a good rock star. That means saying no to certain things that go with the business.