George F. Will Quotes

Being a mother is probably the hardest job in the world. I feel like, in a lot of ways, children come into the world to teach us.

Raising kids these days is hard. I'm the second to last child in my family. I think it's tough; I have two kids, I see them and I feel like I see things in them; they awaken the inner child in you.

The thing with children is they're a bit like baking a fruitcake: you throw all the ingredients in but you never know how they're going to turn out.

I think I'm a good dad. It's hard. Ultimately, it's our kids that have the final word. So we'll have to ask them.

The trouble with children is that they're not returnable.

I think having four children made me a good mentor. As a parent, you get to know young people as they mature and grow up and to also learn about some of the difficulties they face.

My sons...I was crazy about my sons and I think I've done a super job in bringing them up.

Parenthood is an amazing opportunity to be able to ruin someone from scratch.

Children grow out of childhood, but parents never grow out of parenthood.

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.

I'm a mother of three children, and we do make mistakes.

I've always worked really hard, and the hardest thing I've ever done is have kids!

You give up a lot when you enter the years of parenting. It's a sacrifice.

I believe the choice to become a mother is the choice to become one of the greatest spiritual teachers there is.

Being a mother has made my life complete.

Kids take you outside your comfort level because you ask yourself, 'How do I answer that question for them?' You think back to your childhood, and it's like: I don't want to give them that, I want to give them this. My life is my children.

The children-my own and other people's-became the passion of my personal and professional life.

I'm much more concerned with being a good dad than a good actor, being there for my children, educating them and hopefully helping them avoid some of the mistakes that I've made.

The Lord has directed, Bring up your children in light and truth. To me, there is no more important human effort. Being a father or a mother is not only a great challenge; it is a divine calling. It is an effort requiring consecration. President David O. McKay (1873-1970) stated that being parents is the greatest trust that has been given to human beings.

There are no absolutes in raising children. In any stressful situation, fathering is always a roll of the dice. The game may be messy, but I have never found one with more joys and rewards.

Motherhood has been the best thing that has ever happened to me. It has taught me a lot about myself, about the things I'm great at, and the things I need to work on.

I know one of the reasons God gave me kids was to test my patience.

I regret not having more children. I would have loved to have had a bigger family.

And I would like to marry and have more children. I would like to try and do it right.

Children change you. They really do.