Jennifer Grant Quotes

I feel very warm towards Mum and Dad for giving us the independence they did. My childhood, and the fact we didn't have a TV, gave me a boundless imagination.

My mother is an amazing woman. Not only did she manage the entire household, she noticed a gift in each of her kids and instilled confidence in all of us that that gift would take us wherever we wanted to go.

My parents let me find my way and that's how they supported me the entire way.

My dad is this very sensible guy who never let me feel that anything was beyond my station.

My own eight children all march to the beat of their inner music, and in some cases, it is definitely far away from what I hear. I've had to honor their instincts and their choices, and merely guided them out of harm's way until they could be their own guides.

What I love most about fatherhood is the opportunity to be a part of the development process of a new life.

As a father, I do everything my dad didn't do. My son Beau's birth changed my life.

Thirteen, 13 children, and I love - I love them all. And I think I've been a good father to all of them.

Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad, and that's why I call you dad, because you are so special to me. You taught me the game and you taught me how to play it right.

I started my career in parent education with the idea that we needed to let our kids go. I believed that parents were suffocating for their children. There was no room for individuality and personhood.

I am lucky to have had an attentive, curious and loving dad and heart-smart, down-to-earth, gifted mother. They changed the outlooks of their own lives and have never forgotten the people and organizations that helped them dream bigger than their circumstances should have allowed.

I always joke that my kids' favorite holiday is Father's Day. They love the way I celebrate the occasion by writing each of them a thank-you letter and a generous check. It's my way of letting them know how much I appreciate the great pleasure and privilege of being their dad.

There are just hundreds of people that have inspired and influenced me in a number of different ways. First of all, you can't forget your parents and all they've done to help you to get here.

Everything I am is because of my mom.

I love all my fam. I have quite possibly the best dad, mom, and sister in the world.

We had idyllic summer holidays, building sandcastles with my father on the beach at Bridlington. It might sound strange, but I think that secure cocoon of familial love was so nourishing, it gave me the strength to live life on my own.

I have a Father's Day every day.

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.

My parents sacrificed so much for all of us. It makes me want to give back to them by being the best I can be.

Father's Day each year makes me grateful for what my father did for me. This has little to do with our relationship, and much to do with what he taught me.

I think my dad has helped me tremendously.

I really savor the times of me and all my best friends and family members getting together.

Everything I have today was because of the love of a woman.

We all want our children to be terrific, but you can't force a child into being what you want it to be.

I'm lucky I have really cool parents.