E. M. Forster Quotes

I don't think about success to be famous, because I've done that at the highest level, but it's all about my children.

After all, at end of the day, when you're breathing your last, it's not your producer, director, or cast mates by your bedside; it's your children. Keep that in mind.

Children sweeten labours. But they make misfortune more bitter. They increase the care of life. But they mitigate the remembrance of death. The perpetuity of generation is common to beasts. But memory, merit and noble works are proper to men. And surely a man shall see the noblest works and foundations have proceeded from childless men which have sought to express the images of their minds where those of their bodies have failed.

My mother said, Don't worry abot what people think now. Think about whether your children and grandchildren will think you've done well.

I'm nice. I love people. I love kids; I want kids of my own.

One of the biggest things that happens to many people when they have kids is that you suddenly realize that you're not going to last forever. You know there is another generation who are the heroes of their own stories, and that is humbling.

The great regret of my life is that I didn't have children.

Childlessness doesn't make people selfish; selfishness makes people selfish.

I think at the prospect of bringing children into the world, your mortality comes very much to the forefront, absolutely.

Outside of interviews, I spend very little time thinking about myself. I spend time thinking about my writing and my children and other things that are pertinent.

My family comes first. Maybe that's what makes me different from other guys.

I dedicated almost 12 years to the music industry before having children.

I'm done with the whole idea of having my own children. It doesn't seem like any fun.

I walked out of the show business in 1968 because I thought that would be good for the family. It took me some time to decide but I wanted to spend more time with my wife and two daughters who were always beside me. I wanted to do everything I could for them.

I've never made a secret of the fact that I'd have loved to have children.

When you get married and have children, and you start having hits and success and your business starts growing, there's less and less time for songwriting.

Be strong and follow your own convictions. You can't assume there is a lot of time to do what you like. This is what David Bowie is afraid of: that he will die before he gets a chance to make a real strong contribution.

If you have a great passion it seems that the logical thing is to see the fruit of it, and the fruit are children.

The important things are children, honesty, integrity and faith.

If I ever have children of my own, they will read 'Matilda.' They will watch the movie. And you can bet they will see 'Matilda: The Musical.'

All that really matters is I have two beautiful kids, and I'm trying to be the best dad I can possibly be, and that's the most important thing of all.

For a while, I was feeling so creative in motherhood that I had no longing to work. I felt that my children needed me, that I couldn't leave them for a second.

I used to think that my songs were the best things that I would leave behind me. And I definitely think my kids are now. For starters, they're writing better songs than I was at their age.

As soon as I became a mom, my birthday stopped having any meaning whatsoever.

My kids are my greatest piece of art.