Pope Francis Quotes

I'm the father of four daughters.

My wife Jenny and I have four young children of our own.

I've sort of remarried a few years ago and have had a couple more children in the last couple of years. And so home life is taking up a lot of my time.

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

I'm the father of three daughters, and they're all highly trained professionals. Two of them are mothers, and the other one wants to be at some point.

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

Raising five boys is a handful, trust me.

I know for my wife and I, we always loved the idea of being young parents.

I'd love to have children, and I think marriage is great, I really do.

As for my personal life, I'd love to start a family of my own. I think I'd make a great dad, and I think shortly I would make a great husband.

And part of that is, what is the point of having children if you don't have the privilege of bringing them up?

If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do matters very much.

I get so much out of being married and raising my kids - that's really important to me.

Deep down, I'm a Texas girl looking for that big romance every girl dreams about. Biologically, I look forward to being a cornerstone of a family. I'll be in my glory when I have a child on my knee.

I think all parents have a double life.

Parenthood remains the greatest single preserve of the amateur.

My wife and I are constantly bombarded with questions from our children, from the mundane and repetitive to the surprisingly insightful. It's amazing how many times three children can say 'Daddy' in just one hour, much less one day.

Being a husband and a dad are the two most important things in my life.

I have a wife who's a great mom.

I always knew I wanted to have children of my own. I met my husband Daniel when I was 23; we were married when I was pregnant with my first child, Ossian. We've had our ups and downs like every couple, especially when we were younger.

Being parents suits us. Having kids has been the best thing for both of us.

It's hard, but what's the point of having children unless you're there to raise them, I reckon.

I am a family man, and I have children.

Having children is the greatest thing that can happen to you as a husband and wife. They are infuriating at times when they're little, but on the whole, they're such a joy. I don't think I was the most brilliant mother when they were young. I had quite a bit of help because I was working and I enjoyed my work.

I think when you have children, it just changes your worldview.