Anne Lamott Quotes

Though I was a mother at 21, being a grandmother makes the whole thing absolutely normal and gorgeous. The relief, the joy of being a grandmother is wonderful.

Having a baby changes the way you view your in-laws. I love it when they come to visit now. They can hold the baby and I can go out.

Everything people say about grandparenthood is true - it is pleasure without responsibility. It is unquestioned love.

This time I particularly loved because it came from a real experience with my grandchildren. Having them alone alone for the first time for six or seven days and going "Wow, this is exhausting," because when you're not around little ones for a long time, you forget about how much work that is. So I came in and started writing the story that became this movie ['PARENTAL GUIDANCE'].

I have three children to take care; I have a wife. My job is to take care of them, and I can say it's a pretty cool job to have.

My real achievement is my daughter and my three beautiful grandchildren.

When you have a little 10-month-old who is climbing up your leg because you are their mountain - there's no nobler reason to get out of bed every day. There's no better reason to live, to make sure you provide as much guidance and as much room for that child to thrive.

I have three wonderful children. My husband is an absolutely wonderful, perfect husband and a father, most of all.

Everybody always talks about it, about how you don't know love until you meet your baby, and you really feel that. There are no words. It was a really wonderful surprise. And there is no way to prepare yourself for the sleep deprivation and what comes with it.

That's what it is to be a grandma. All fun and no stress.

I feel happy when I look at my grandson, who is 10 months old. That relaxes me.

My kids are my No. 1 priority. They're the light in my everyday life. The sunshine. The miracle. Those eyes. Those smiles. At the same time, I have an extended, amazing family that is my audience. All these people have been with me for such a long time. I have these two responsibilities.

For the record, my mother is an astonishing and loving grandmother.

I have fabulous children.

I'm proud of my family, very proud - I have ten grandchildren, four children, and one wife.

My kids give me the balance to live right.

You are a person of the greatest importance when you are a mother of a family. Just do your job right and your kids will love you.

I have four of the most incredible children. And I have five grandchildren.

It's amazing. I love being an uncle.

Nothing has brought me more love, joy and peace than being a good husband and good daddy.

My greatest production is my children. Then, to see my grandbabies is the gravy.

Oh, I have five kids; I have plenty of abundance.

I first knew I wanted to be a mom when my sister Kathy had her first baby, Paris. She was so beautiful and sweet.

My grandparents had always helped look after me, they were always there.

It's been fun to be a dad.