Patti Davis Quotes

There is no greater name for a leader than mother or father. There is no leadership more important than parenthood.

As a nonparent, I stand in awe of parents.

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

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.

It's like you have a child and you think, 'Everything that I've done up until this point is insignificant in comparison to being a father.' It's a beautiful, beautiful thing.

Having a son is not all pleasure.

My father once said about being a parent that it is the only thing you do that requires a very long period of learning, and at about the time that you are becoming competent, you don't need the skills anymore. Notwithstanding this modest assessment of their parenting skills, they were wonderful parents.

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.

As a parent, I'd - I'd be a better father.

If I do something for my kids, I get a medal, because most fathers don't.

I think that being a parent has expanded my writing, expanded my understanding of my characters, and has added a depth and richness to my work. Having kids deepened my idea of parenting and all the anxieties that come along with it.

I can easily tap into the feeling of being a mother and the feeling of, you always want what's best for your kids. And that's where most parents come from.

Fatherhood is a process you can't really express.

My father realizes that he did okay with me. He did the best he could.

Having a child changes everything. All of a sudden you have so much to lose, so much to live for.

I think being a parent is the most challenging thing you do. That's why we're here. It's at the heart of what it is to be a human being. It's the ultimate experience because it questions everything about who you are. But it's difficult.

Fatherhood, both times for me, was a choice.

Until you have kids, you can't imagine how much you could possibly love a human being.

I'm dying to be a great dad one day, whenever that day comes.

I know how sobering and exhausting parenthood is. But the reality is that our children's future depends on us as parents. Because we know that the first years truly last forever.

I married an excellent parent, but I'm not sure that I've made a great parent.

There's something about being a parent that has, I think, made me a better comedian.

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.

Fatherhood didn't change me in the beginning very much.

I have been blessed in my career and I was able to afford the extra procedures and everything to have my children. Does that make me a better mother than someone who cannot afford it? No, of course not.