Ann Romney Quotes

I've got nine kids, nine dogs, three grandkids - and one in the oven. And three parrots!

Let me tell you something, planes and kids... I've got a 3 and 1 year old, I don't wish that on anybody.

I have 3 kids and a cat and a busy, noisy house. I get more time to relax when I'm working.

You know how exasperated you can be when you're the mother of five young boys.

I was always trying to find the balance between trying my best and being an incredible parent. I literally realized that it was chaos - but it was happy chaos.

With my daughter, who at the time was one, my domestic life needed to take more precedent and really with my own self I needed to develop quite a bit more. So that put Blur down the list of priorities quite a lot by the time I came to thinking about it.

When you have two busy kids running around the house, returning e-mails is a task, let alone surfing the web.

How can you be a recluse in a house full of children, even if you had the inclination to be, which I don't?

It's always 'busy' with four children; it's chaos.

I don't mind being a grandfather; I've been a mother for so many years. You just can't believe what it's like being a father. Especially when you come out of the chaos of the road to getting married and having children.

With two small children, I haven't had a wash since 2001 so the chance to go shopping is way down the list. It is something I do intend to get.

The biggest challenge is the chaos of parenthood, which has honestly been such a welcome challenge - bring it on, I say!

Some days I really love being a mom, and some days I don't! It's crazy - I'm tired of packing lunches!

I'm trying to reestablish my career and do great work and give my kids the life they deserve.

With three kids you are just trying to survive. You can't be fastidious.

I knew I wanted children in my life. The acting was always in relation to it. Life at home is chaos. They're wonderful. They're such interesting human beings. I just love it. I'm lucky.

I am the fourth of five children, and I can't remember a time with no babies in the house.

I have to be very careful about how often I drag my family to places. They need some stability in their lives.

I live with three boys, and I can't tell you how hard it is to get your hands on toilet paper. They steal it.

I'm mostly retired. Now I'm a mother with a really noisy, difficult house to maintain!

Everyone says that when you have kids, you become crazy.

A man's home may seem to be his castle on the outside; inside is more often his nursery.

A school morning is usually a pretty hectic time in any household.

Sometimes being a dad is like watching a ping-pong match.

I don't want to stay on the road for the rest of my life. I have two kids.