Jon Hamm Quotes

I just feel that if you're going to have kids, you need to believe that, emotionally, you can give them a really good life.

I have learned that raising children is the single most difficult thing in the world to do. It takes hard work, love, luck, and a lot of energy, and it is the most rewarding experience that you can ever have.

It's hard, but what's the point of having children unless you're there to raise them, I reckon.

Having a baby, it's like a five year commitment.

I think that when you have kids, it's all about them.

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

When you have a kid, you have to be more mature.

I'd always imagined that one day I would be a father, but mostly it was off my radar. I admired friends who had somehow figured out how to cross that threshold.

I have no regrets about not having children. I still wait for the pang of guilt, but I have none. I tune into the television show 'Nanny 911' occasionally which reminds me how much patience and love it take to be a good parent.

I want to raise a family and have a couple of small Dirks running around. But it will not be easy to win my heart.

I may adopt. I love children and I do feel the need to take the legacy forward. I am open to it, but emotionally you have to be ready for it. Raising a child is really a huge responsibility. And I should have that time and emotional energy to give to child. How and when is a decision my mother and I will take a few years from now.

I'm not much of a family man. I'm just not that into it. I love kids, I adore them, but I don't want to live my life for them.

I never wanted children; maybe I'm afraid of responsibility.

I really enjoy taking care of people, and I was really ready to have a kid, so I didn't have to sacrifice anything that I didn't want to give up.

Having small children, you start thinking about how everything in your life revolves around doing the best you can for this little being, trying to make a good life for that person.

Of children as of procreation -- the pleasure momentary, the posture ridiculous, the expense damnable

Having and raising children is doing something with your life! ... And I have to say that having your kids is one of the greatest things you can do.

When you wake up one day and say, "You know what? I don't think I ever need to sleep or have sex again." Congratulations, you're ready (to have children).

I always knew I wanted to have children. When I met my husband, Rande, I thought, 'This is the guy.' When you are getting ready to become a mom, being in love with someone just isn't enough. You need to think about whether he would be a good parent and raise your children with similar beliefs.

Time becomes more precious when you have children.

We had a kid. The kid was awesome. She didn't fall asleep easily. We complained about it. We got frustrated. But we didn't look for an out. We just accepted that this was part of parenting.

Having children is life-changing, to state the obvious. It's a gigantic shift in your life and I welcomed it.

I always said if it gets to a point where I really want a child, I would adopt; kids are amazing, so I'm getting the selfish stuff out of my system so when I have them I can say, 'Go, run. I have plenty of money, go play.'

Having a child is a lifetime commitment, the biggest one you can possibly make.

I would not be a good mother. I mean, I love being an aunt to my niece and nephew. And I used to want to, like, adopt 10 kids - because I had friends who were adopted, and I thought that was the coolest thing, to be chosen. But again, my job is too selfish.