Jake Arrieta Quotes

I don't think people who have children are acting selfishly or unselfishly. Having a child who'll be loved, to parents who love each other, is the important thing.

Parents are the designated caregivers and are best suited for being able to raise children.

Children are not a right, they are a privileged obligation.

Children are to be born into a family where the parents hold the needs of children equal to their own in importance. And children are to love parents and each other.

I love my kids as individuals, not as a herd, and I do have a herd of children: I have seven kids.

Having a child is not like taking a spouse; there is no mutual agreement entered into. It is up the parent to make the commitment.

My mom and dad gave their kids the greatest gift of all - the gift of unconditional love. They cared deeply about who we would be, and much less about what we would do.

I could have had someone else take care of my child but I did it because that was my moral obligation and also it was a joy and I felt it was in the best interests of the child.

Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.

You have to love your children unselfishly. That's hard. But it's the only way.

Dad was the pitching coach, while Mom was the emotional supporter. Her unconditional love was great, and she wanted what was best for me.

Coming from a broken home, I wanted to be as sure as I could be that my kids would have two parents who will stay together and bring them up.

The first duty to children is to make them happy. If you have not made them so, you have wronged them. No other good they may get can make up for that.

My children and their happiness have always been my greatest concern.

I deserve a mom.

I have the happiest, most confident babies, and I know it's because they feel that strong love from their parents.

I am a believer that if you bring children into this world, then you have a responsibility to do your best and support and guide them until the day you die.

My father and mother deeply loved me and my sister.

Above all else, children need to know and feel they are loved, wanted, and appreciated. They need to be assured of that often. Obviously, this is a role parents should fill, and most often the mother can do it best.

I'm adopted by my uncle and aunt, who I look to as my parents and people who really did everything they could to put me on the right path. I'm really grateful to them.

I don't want to be the dad that's not there. I don't want the kid to ever think that I wasn't there.

My mom - she doesn't care if I stop acting tomorrow; she just wants the best for me.

I am dedicated to giving my kids the memory of happy parents. So I spend a lot of time with them. We really know each other. If they should decide later on that they hate me, at least they'll know who they're hating.

I often say that if I had one wish in this world, I would wish that every child could have a mother the way my mother were. And I never went without clothes, I never went without food... I never went without anything that a child needs. But above all of that, she gave me unconditional love.

I understand that every parent wants the best for their child because I want the best for my children too.