Jillian Michaels Quotes

I have three sons, and I think we're both fierce protectors of our children.

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.

You bring children into the world. You love them with heart and soul.

I think you really have to become a parent to understand what you will endure to be there for your kids.

A kid is something precious, and you want to protect it and keep it fun. I'm not a dad, but I've seen people and how they behave with their kids.

Parenthood is such a lesson in self-sacrifice.

When I have a family someday, I'll probably adopt. Adoption has always been something close to my heart. There are so many kids out there who really need a family.

When I was growing up I wanted to adopt, because I was aware there were kids that didn't have parents. It's not a humanitarian thing, because I don't see it as a sacrifice. It's a gift. We're all lucky to have each other.

It is much easier to become a father than to be one.

My number one goal is to love, support and be there for my son.

When you have a little 10-month-old who is climbing up your leg because you are their mountain - there's no nobler reason to get out of bed every day. There's no better reason to live, to make sure you provide as much guidance and as much room for that child to thrive.

Oh, my God. I want to be a mother, and I anticipate loving my children quite fiercely. I think about it all the time, though it's a silly thing to think about because the kind of mother I'll be depends on the kind of children I have. I can't wait to meet them.

Fatherhood is wonderful.

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

I love the surprise element of being a mom.

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

I think the most important thing I have done in my life is to raise two boys.

When you become a parent, it blows you open in ways that you never thought possible in terms of a level of love that I know I never thought I could possibly have.

I think being a parent is knowing how to love. Sometimes love is discipline, sometimes it's humor, sometimes it's listening.

I really want to adopt a child... I want to be called 'Mom.' It really is the most beautiful word in the English language.

My mom is a typical mother.

The thing I want more than anything else? I want to have children. I used to feel for every child I had, I would adopt another.

I love fatherhood.

I'm just constantly trying to be a good dad.

I love my boys very much. I want only the best for them and am committed to being a devoted father.