Shirley Jones Quotes

For me, having it all doesn't mean having the corner office at work and a penthouse at home if there aren't kids running around as I'm trying to cook my husband something special.

A woman can take care of the family. It takes a man to provide structure, to provide stability.

Part of me looks forward to a time when I have a family and a partner and I take less of my nourishment from social occasions. Having a little unit around me will make my working life easier, because it is quite lonely otherwise.

I'm married, I have a couple kids, I've traveled a lot, I've done book tours a lot, I'm happy to stay home and take my kids to school and come to the office.

Shows can come and go. They can be a hit and then in three years, gone. There's some comfort in having the stability of a job and having children. It's a double-edged sword.

A few years ago, I decided I wanted to be home with my family.

I wouldn't rule out L.A. life, but I love England. I have a lovely house and nice garden, I walk my kids to school - family is most important to me.

I had a very special family life. My mother and father made sure when we were home, we were part of the family, not a TV star. And the other thing: my father was fully employed while I was doing the series.

I want to be a dad, first and foremost. I want to be a good father. I've spent so much of my life on the move and travelling around the world that just to set up a home for my family and be a good dad is something that motivates me.

I like being married. I'm at home with my wife and kids all the time now. I don't go out for wild nights.

A solid family, as they say. They join me on location if they have a chance, but I can also be home three or four months doing nothing, so I probably see my kids more than people who work constantly all year long. If that changes, we'll have to have a family meeting.

It's important for me to show my children the richness of life and be a role model. I find that my organizational and management skills are tested more at home than at work!

I wanted to make a comfortable living and raise a family, and that's what I did.

When you're 29 and you've already got family, it's important that they feel comfortable.

Like individuals in all walks of life, footballers want stability and we have families to look after.

I explained to my kids at an early age: I'm a normal dad with an abnormal job.

You want to have the best life for your family.

It'll be kids next. I like the grown-up stuff. I like having a house. I've got dogs.

Having kids has been a fantastic thing for me. It's meant that I'm a little more balanced. In my twenties I worked massively, hardly took vacation at all. Now, I, with the help of my wife, I'm always making sure I've got a good balance of how I spend my time.

The homemaker has the ultimate career. All other careers exist for one purpose only - and that is to support the ultimate career.

I would like to have a family someday, and I can't wait to be a stay-at-home mom.

Our mothers put God first when they fill their highest mission within the walls of their own homes.

The foundation of family - that's where it all begins for me.

At home, I'm lucky if I can write three or four hours before the phone starts ringing and the kids want to go to soccer.

Thanks to my father, I didn't have to face the tough side of life. Probably that's why I always chose love over money.