Sophie Ellis-Bextor Quotes

I can easily tap into the feeling of being a mother and the feeling of, you always want what's best for your kids. And that's where most parents come from.

I personally don't resent having my children.

When it comes down to it, I believe that, having made the decision to bring children into the world, I owe it to them to be as present as I can in their daily lives and to try my best to stay alive until they've made it through to adulthood.

Parents were invented to make children happy by giving them something to ignore.

You want to be a good parent and you want to be a friend, and it's hard to be both. You have to balance it as well as you can.

All I know is that once you have children, you put them before anything you're feeling or going through. Today, my daughter walked into the room and I said, 'I love you, baby,' and she said, 'Well, I don't like you,' and I said to my wife, 'The meaner she is to me, the more I love her.'

If you're the parent, be a parent. You know what I mean? I'm a parent. I have daughters.

I have four boys and one girl. My daughter is my only little girl and I just love her to death. I can't even fix my mouth to tell her 'no' for anything.

Parents, you know, can be terrible.

There is no greater name for a leader than mother or father. There is no leadership more important than parenthood.

Parents are the designated caregivers and are best suited for being able to raise children.

It's the best thing in the world, the most challenging thing in the world, being a parent, and one of the first lessons I learned was to ask for help.

Parents are often so busy with the physical rearing of children that they miss the glory of parenthood, just as the grandeur of the trees is lost when raking leaves.

There is no job more important than parenting. This I believe.

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

Having children makes you see the world in a completely different way. When you're responsible for those little lives, you can't slough it off or forget about it until later.

Since the beginning of time, every child on the planet has endeavored to please their parents.

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

As a parent, I'd - I'd be a better father.

If you have a child, I said, you have a responsibility at least to stay alive.

All parents are concerned about their children's well-being. As a parent of three kids, I'm very concerned about their well-being.

Children aren't happy with nothing to ignore, and that's what parents were created for.

This whole head of the home thing has been blown way out of proportion. Some guys just take it way too far. Some parents take it way too far. Yet children need guidance. They need a parent to help and guide them. They also need a friend. They need a confidant.

Nicolette, Kendalle, and Alexandra are my children. Their mother, Cynthia Beck, and I, love them very much.

I'm so obsessed and involved with my son.