Michael Palin Quotes

I always thought that family was the most important thing in life, and no matter what I do, whether being a chef or an actor or a dancer, being a dad is what I do best.

I always remember what's the most important thing - my kids.

It is a great thing about having young children, is that they don't really care whether you're the chief justice or whatever, and they do make sure that you have a good perspective on life and what's important.

It makes you more open, it gives you perspective, having a child.

My two sons are the most important things in the world to my wife and I - they are what I build my world around.

Being a father now puts life in perspective. My whole life it's all been about trying to win. And now I'm trying to make a better life for my son than I've had.

I would definitely like to start a family because it's the most important thing in the world and what you should take care of, along with your friends and the people you love.

Having children is exciting. Life puts the past into perspective.

I think the most important thing I have done in my life is to raise two boys.

My heart grows every day through struggling and love of my kids. It helps balance everything else - the work and the world. It helps keep me grounded and in perspective of what is really meaningful to me.

First of all, as a man the most important thing you have in your life now is your child that you're carrying. That's it. Everything else comes second; personally, for me, other than your relationship with God and your wife.

For me, family is life. The decision to start one wasn't complex at all. My career has been wonderful, but it's not my life. I don't feel pressure to get back to work.

The way I was raised, family was always the most important. When I had our first daughter, Natasha, I knew that's what I wanted to do.

If you're going to have kids, there's only one way to go. They have to know they're the most important things in your life, and once you're doing that, there's no way that you could not learn from them, because they just give you stuff constantly.

This is the hardest job I've ever had, being a mom, but it's the most rewarding job I've ever had.

I see my boys about 10 days every month. And, yes, they are the most important people in my life.

The most important thing in life is having a child. Nothing is more special than a child.

My children are my whole life.

When you have children it completely shifts your focus; they become the most passionate love of your life.

Being a mother is probably the most important thing in my life right now.

There's no doubt that motherhood is the best thing in my life. It's all that really matters.

Having a child is arguably the most important thing you do in life.

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.

People said, 'How could you walk away from music?' But being a dad - there's nothing that can touch that.

When you have kids, you see what's important.