Molly Ivins Quotes

I always thought I'd adopt - I have a dog but no children.

For all of those willing to help me start a family, I am flattered. I will let you know when I need your help.

What its children become, that will the community become.

I didn't have any children of my own.

I don't ever want to have kids of my own. But I do want a lot of kids.

If the standard route for creating a family had worked for me, I wouldn't have met this child. I needed to know her. I needed to be her mother. She is, in every way my daughter.

I have said to myself that if I don't find the right person, I think I would probably adopt on my own, because I think I would be a great dad.

I am adopted, and I am so grateful for my story, and that's what makes me who I am.

Some of my teammates and coaches don't understand what I'm doing by speaking out, but they support me, for which I am grateful. They have become part of my surrogate family here in the United States.

I've always wanted to adopt.

But we're open to adopting any children that come to our door.

I was never obsessed with being adopted. I was simply curious about my biological parents.

My first son Tony was born when I was only eighteen. I was a still a kid; I wasn't ready to be a dad, so he was put up for adoption and went off to live with a family that could care for him.

Sometimes 'Frances' can be about finding the missing piece, trying to look for biological family as opposed to maybe realizing your family is whoever is around you at the time.

In Chile, they had penas, where the community would come together to sing and plan how they were going to overthrow the government. There's a real hopefulness in that community style of organizing.

If I'm not blessed with children of my own then I'd like to adopt one day - possibly a child from Pakistan.

I have nine children. Four of my children are adopted. We talk about those who have nothing. My children started with nothing, some of them.

I much more enjoy the company of freedom fighters and justice campaigners than I do the company of hedge fund managers.

A great foster parent can end the cycle of abuse and neglect, and impact not just the foster child's life, but also that child's future children's lives, the lives of people who would otherwise be victims of a lost foster child's crimes, and help end human trafficking and homelessness.

To be a mother is a beautiful thing, but to be able to assume the role for a child in need is nothing less than amazing. I believe that any woman who takes on the role of a mother, whether it be naturally or through foster care or adoption, should be held in the highest regard.

Growing up, my family was like an unofficial foster home. My dad was a judge and my mom was a director of a women and children's charity.

Not all families stay together.

I got a buddy named Brandon, who I boxed with for a long time, and I always think about him, or my daughter. If they look at something I've done, or they've seen me in the world and they don't recognize me, then I've done something wrong.

Angelina has a rule that she adopts children only when they are orphans.

My wife and I are foster parents.