Carol Ann Duffy Quotes

My most amazing discovery was becoming a mother. It changed everything. I can't imagine my life without these little beings.

People tell you everything changes when you have a kid, but what nobody says is you don't mind.

Some people think that your life changes for the worse when you become a father, but on the contrary, when my daughter was born, she brought light and joy into my life.

Having children is exciting. Life puts the past into perspective.

When I had a child, everyone was telling me that I was going to see the world through her eyes, and everything was going to get this nice gloss to it. I kept waiting for that to happen, and thought there was a real problem with me that it wasn't.

When you have a kid, it changes your life. It reminds you, this is my life now: I'm responsible for this tiny person. It's so surreal.

My children were the center of my life.

Like every parent, when you start your family, your life completely changes. And you completely live for someone else. I find that the most extraordinary thing. Your life is handed over to someone else. From that moment on, they come first in every choice you make. It's the most wonderful thing.

It is amazing how a new child can refocus one's direction seconds after its birth.

Being a father is the most important thing, if you ask me. It changed me as a person and gave me an all new life.

My daughter is my biggest achievement. She is a little star and my life has changed so much for the better since she came along.

When I became a mother, my life completely changed.

Having a kid is getting a certain kind of freedom in a way because you can't be self-obsessed anymore.

I believe when your children are born that you are reborn in some fashion.

It is a revolutionary experience. That's the best way I can describe it. It transforms you completely, in a second. Nature is very wise and gives you nine months to prepare, but in that moment-when you see that face, you are transformed forever.

Holding these babies in my arms makes me realize the miracle my husband and I began.

The amazing thing about becoming a parent is that you will never again be your own first priority.

Motherhood is the greatest thing I've ever done in my life.

Motherhood changes everything.

My daughter's the greatest thing that's happened to me in my life and she turned me into a more responsible man, as opposed to just someone who's a perpetual teenager, thinking you're a man when you're not.

I have one son. Of everything I've done in my life, nothing matches the feeling of having life growing inside you.

I have three sons, and I think we're both fierce protectors of our children.

There are so many ebbs and flows in life, but when you're raising small children, your family means everything.

I think that when you have kids, it's all about them.

I love the surprise element of being a mom.