Jason Isbell Quotes

Something like a divorce does change you, but children change you more, and now I've had three.

When I became a mother, my life completely changed.

People change naturally when they have children.

Definitely being a mom changes your perspective on everything.

Motherhood puts everything into perspective, changes the way you look at life, and your perspective of what's actually important.

My priorities had been changing before I had Addie but after she was born they changed completely. I don't count - my daughter sort of owns me.

People say, When you have children, everything changes. But maybe things are awakened that were already there.

My entire life changed when I became a mother - my priorities, my understanding, appreciation of life, and my relationship with God.

When you become a parent, it's not all about you anymore.

Before you have children, you mostly think about the world in terms of yourself. And when you become a parent, the focus shifts to somebody else.

I think my mother characters have changed a lot since Sasha was born, just because I understand what a hard job it is now, and I'm coming at it from another angle - like you just love and care about this person so much, and just want to protect them from everything.

When you have kids you do grow up. I have just started realising it now-it changes the world, having children.

Having kids makes you think about the world differently.

I think me having kids is helpful. It opens up a new little area of your heart.

I have been a parent since I was 25. That's a large chunk of my adult life. Mother or father, it transforms you completely.

Parenthood is so wild in its ability to put a mirror directly in your face and force you to look at yourself long and hard. What a challenge this is, but also what an exhilarating gift.

Having children is not for everyone, but I think it's a beautiful lesson in it not being all about me anymore. It's a relief, in a way. It's like, this is her story now, and I'm her mom. It's a nice shift.

Being a mother changes perspective. Things that were once really important, the sole focus of your life, aren't the same.

It's amazing, all of the ways that having kids has changed me. I'm a much less selfish person because of them, and compared to who I was before, my patience level seems infinite.

You see things through a different lens when you have a child.

My whole life turned upside down once I became a mother.

It's amazing how being a dad changes your outlook on life.

I've changed a lot because I am a father.

Being a mother impacts every aspect of your life. It's a rite of passage which gives you an entirely different outlook on things.

Fatherhood has gone and done much more than marriage. It has made me a far more responsible person.