Beyonce Knowles Quotes

I've been married 23 years now. Gone from spending all of my time on the road to being a husband and father.

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

I've loved it, but I have a wife and two children.

Having children is life-changing, to state the obvious. It's a gigantic shift in your life and I welcomed it.

Children change you. They really do.

I'd always imagined that one day I would be a father, but mostly it was off my radar. I admired friends who had somehow figured out how to cross that threshold.

Having a child keeps you very grounded. So when I decided to have a child, I made it clear to the people I work with that my job was no longer my priority.

Kids are a huge sacrifice; they change everything - but I'm ready to work for things of greater importance than going out to meet someone for dinner at 10 o'clock at night.

Being a mom has changed me forever.

I have a wife, I have sons: all of them hostages given to fate.

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.

Having a baby is a life-changer. It gives you a whole other perspective on why you wake up every day.

When you're a father, you know exactly where your heart really is. There's no question of it, no doubt. That part of your life has no second guessing.

Being a dad is the best thing that ever happened to me. It changed my life entirely.

I've been running my whole life. Running into bars, running around the world. But when you have a child, you can't run. That was a revelation.

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.

I just thought that I had had my fill for a while and wanted to have a family. My husband was moving to Chicago for his job. And so I went along. And it was a great thing that I did.

After having children, life becomes about living beyond yourself; about being bigger and better.

Fatherhood is a very natural thing; it's not something that shakes up my life but rather it enriches it.

Marriage is a school itself. Also, having children. Becoming a father changed my whole life. It taught me as if by revelation.

When you become a father, everything changes.

You just become more mature as a human being, having a child. The stakes are a lot higher, things are different. It teaches you to be patient and it's changed me a lot.

I'm not cut out for that life; for sharing my life. Whether it's getting married, or having kids. That too drastically changes your life. Everything important to you becomes less important, because the child gains utmost importance.

My life has taken on a different course. I've got a responsibility now not just as a husband but as a father.

When you become a pa, you have different priorities now, and you're not living for yourself; you're living for someone else now.