Anoushka Shankar Quotes

There's nothing like seeing the smile on my kids' faces. Laughing together. Playing. It's the best.

I laugh my head off every day with my husband and my kids, who are mooning me and singing me songs.

I'm always awoken with the joyous sound and laughter of my son. That's the best part about being a mom.

I always knew one day fatherhood would be great, I just didn't think it would be this great.

Being a dad is great. Every day there's something new.

[When] you're dying laughing because your three-year-old made a fart joke, it doesn't matter what else is going on. That's real happiness.

I met this amazing person, and we realized we had very similar views on how we wanted to live our lives. It’s happened quickly, with so many children. Yesterday, picking up the kids from school, Brad turned around in the car, and there were three of them. He couldn’t stop laughing. We love them and are having a great time.

The biggest surprise, which is also the best, is that I didn't know I would love motherhood as much as I do.

I think that when you have kids, it's all about them.

I love the surprise element of being a mom.

Fatherhood is a joy. I feel very lucky to have a family. It gives you a perspective on things.

My three children have brought me great joy.

I'm starting my own family, and there is no other feeling like it.

There's no better feeling than making your little girls laugh.

I love being a mom - I really do! I didn't realize how much I would love it!

My children were the center of my life.

Life is filled with tragedy, with long patches of struggle and with, I think, beautiful bursts of joy and accomplishment. Blessed with those moments, you just try to relax as much as possible and focus on the little things, like the joy of changing your baby's diaper.

I guess I was a mom so late in life, my daughter was the greatest thing since sliced bread.

When you have a child, your previous life seems like someone else's. It's like living in a house and suddenly finding a room you didn't know was there, full of treasure and light.

My children make me cry on a daily basis about everything. Tears of joy, tears of pain, tears of sadness - all the tears, all the time.

There are benefits to adopting a toddler. They can tell you what's wrong. And - everything we did with our daughter was a first. Her first tooth fairy. Santa.

What I learned from my kids is that the greatest joy in life is not from material trappings, power, or visibility. The greatest joy comes from your kids. Nothing is even close to my kids in terms of bringing me joy.

I feel blessed: having a family is something that I've always wanted. Having a second child is the realization of a dream come true.

My children are the only thing in my life that makes me happy.

Being a parent is beautiful chaos and not at all like how you imagine.