Ned Beatty Quotes

All our children are grown up and have their own lives.

It's the best thing in the world, the most challenging thing in the world, being a parent, and one of the first lessons I learned was to ask for help.

My children were the center of my life.

He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stand a broader mark for sorrow; but then he stands a broader mark for pleasure too.

I got four kids.

My worst moments as a parent have been much like my greatest moments as a parent: the product of complete and perfect accident.

If you're the parent, be a parent. You know what I mean? I'm a parent. I have daughters.

Father of four. I like the sound of that.

Parents are often so busy with the physical rearing of children that they miss the glory of parenthood, just as the grandeur of the trees is lost when raking leaves.

I've got seven kids. The three words you hear most around my house are 'hello', 'goodbye', and 'I'm pregnant'.

You learn that, when your children are all right, everything is right in the world.

Having children makes you see the world in a completely different way. When you're responsible for those little lives, you can't slough it off or forget about it until later.

I grew up with a big family. I want that. I want to have my own family.

I have a child and I'm a parent first of all.

I loved raising my kids. I loved the process, the dirt of it, the tears of it, the frustration of it, Christmas, Easter, birthdays, growth charts, pediatrician appointments. I loved all of it.

I only have one child. But I am learning that there is a lot to being a parent that you did not expect.

Parenthood remains the greatest single preserve of the amateur.

Fatherhood will put a man through a lot, but it's a tremendous job, the best in the world - even better than playing basketball.

Now that I'm a father, I've forgiven my parents.

I'm much more proud of being a father than being an actor.

I'm completely in love with my children, and I participate in their lives on every level.

No offense to music - thank you for Entertainer of the Year and all that stuff. But if you're a father or a mother, there's nothing that beats being a parent, and that's the best time of my life right there.

I would love 100 more children!

I have four kids.

I always knew I was going to be a mommy, and because I came from a family of three kids, I always assumed I would have three!