Susan Wojcicki Quotes

Whatever the parents are doing, the kids will follow suit.

Even if society dictates that men and women should behave in certain ways, it is fathers and mothers who teach those ways to children not just in the words they say, but in the lives they lead.

I think I'm a good father, but that's taken a lifetime of experience.

I was very strongly influenced by women's magazines and I really believed tha a woman could not be married and raise a family and have a successful career all at the same time.

It's not about what you tell your children, but how you show them how to live life.

Men and women have defined roles, and it's the responsibility of a parent to make sure they know which way to go; otherwise, a child would feed themselves with their feet without the correct guidance.

Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.

I take parenting incredibly seriously. I want to be there for my kids and help them navigate the world, and develop skills, emotional intelligence, to enjoy life, and I'm lucky to be able to do that and have two healthy, normal boys.

The parents have not only to train their children: it is of at least equal importance that they should train themselves.

My Father had a profound influence on me. He was a lunatic.

I've worked too hard all my life to have my kids control my life.

Well, our children do know what this industry is about, but they have a good grip on who they are.

I love being the person my kids depend on to learn. Everything they learn, for the most part, comes from you - how they treat people, how they look at the world, how they process things. I love being that example for them, just like my parents were for me.

The relation between parents and children is essentially based on teaching.

My mom is one of my role models in a complicated way. I learned from her how to be a good mom. She was one of those natural moms who really took to it. Her chosen profession was teaching. She loves kids. But she was extremely frustrated and unhappy because for much of my life she was a stay-at-home mom.

Teach your children everything that you're not, because they will pick up on everything that you are.

We've had bad luck with our kids - they've all grown up.

I don't think kids should have role models. They're disastrous.

Whatever you want your child to learn, you have to model that every day. There's no more waiting around. Once you have a child, there's no dress rehearsal anymore.

I've concentrated for a long time on English films because I've got two kids but my oldest son is 11 and I think I'm going to be away for about four months of year now.

When a child grows up without a father, there is an empty place where someone must stand, providing an example of character and confidence.

Parents are the ultimate role models for children. Every word, movement and action has an effect. No other person or outside force has a greater influence on a child than the parent.

The most important educational vehicle in all life is a parent figure.

I'd also say having Jack's son Chris living with us from his 13th year on helped in raising Rick.

When I was growing up, my father helped kindle my passion for innovation and technology. He was a high-ranking executive at AT&T and used our family dinner table as a focus group.