Meryl Streep Quotes

Being a father of three children and grandfather to nine, I do think that this thing called 'parenting' is becoming increasingly difficult.

It's impossible for a couple to bring up two children without having lots and lots of arguments.

As a mom I know that raising children is the hardest job there is.

Trying to negotiate getting a couple of kids to watch the same TV show requires serious diplomacy.

Raising children is an enormously important part of life. I think one of the most important, or the most important, period.

I am endlessly fascinated that playing football is considered a training ground for leadership, but raising children isn't. Hey, it made me a better leader: you have to take a lot of people's needs into account; you have to look down the road. Trying to negotiate getting a couple of kids to watch the same TV show requires serious diplomacy.

Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them.

I would say that children are more resilient than you realize, and that as long as you love them, there is no right way to raise your children. You have to find your own way. It's your way and it's your child.

Sometimes being a dad is like watching a ping-pong match.

Before I married, I had three theories about raising children and no children. Now, I have three children and no theories.

I have learned that raising children is the single most difficult thing in the world to do. It takes hard work, love, luck, and a lot of energy, and it is the most rewarding experience that you can ever have.

Parenting definitely has some challenging moments.

That's how I judge a winner - how somebody manages their family and raises their family.

Raising children is like making biscuits: it is as easy to raise a big batch as one, while you have your hands in the dough.

My mother and father have also raised five boys so they know there's only so much that can be controlled.

We've got the children so we have to deal with each other because we have to deal with children's problems, you know, and our own problems. But some days it's fine, and then some days we just are at each other's throat.

Raising kids is part joy and part guerrilla warfare.

I raised five children. They all have different personalities. All of them have different issues, different levels of success. That was a learning experience for me.

The fear of failure is so great, it is no wonder that the desire to do right by one's children has led to a whole library of books offering advice on how to raise them.

Women are, in my view, natural peacemakers. As givers and nurturers of life, through their focus on human relationships and their engagement with the demanding work of raising children and protecting family life, they develop a deep sense of empathy that cuts through to underlying human realities.

Moms and daughters can negotiate over anything, and they can go on longer than it took to settle the Vietnam War.

I knew that I always wanted a family, but I can honestly say that it's nothing like I imagined it would be.

Raising George Walker was not easy.

Very often when you see families it's all perfect and neat, and parenting isn't like that. You do have constant negotiations. Things are ever developing and ever changing, and you constantly have to evaluate how you deal with your kids.

I know for my wife and I, we always loved the idea of being young parents. It is an incredibly inspiring and challenging job being a parent, and as it turns out, being young really helps you keep up.