I know if mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy.
Everything I thought I'd hate about having children - the crying, the screaming - nothing fazes me. I love it all, and it's relaxed me.
People who have children, by and large, want children. People who don't want children are people who, by and large, don't want to have children. And why would you expect one set to be happier than another?
All parents hope and pray that their children will make wise decisions. Children who are obedient and responsible bring to their parents unending pride and satisfaction.
Back when I was a kid, I never liked the kind of kids that my kids have become. They're privileged and have things very easy. But I'm proud of them. None of my kids are getting high, they love school, they're very popular.
The highest compliment I could ever receive about my kids - and I can say that this does happen frequently - is when the in-flight crew say to me, 'Your children are wonderful. They are so well-behaved.' Every time I am told that, I could weep.
I am well pleased with what I hear of you: The principal Satisfaction I can expect in Life, in future will be in your good Behavior and that of my other Children. My Hopes from all of you are very agreable. God grant, I may not be disappointed.
I am just happy that I have children. I don't care what they want to do!
I get more fulfilment from being a father than I do from being an actor.
I think every parent takes more pleasure in seeing their child succeed than seeing themselves succeed.
You almost can't wait too long [to get married]. The longer you wait, the better off you are going to be. And the happier your kids are going to be, and the happier a mom you are going to be.
Whenever I deliver a hit, I can see a glow on my father's face. Sometimes, I think he turns 10 to 15 years younger when I deliver a hit.
My children are the only thing in my life that makes me happy.
I've had four children and I've done a good job and I'm happy in life.
Me and Sandra are thoroughly satisfied customers as parents of kids who came through this Orange model.
There's nothing as satisfying, thrilling and gratifying as parenthood.
It's the best feeling in the world. I'm pretty sure if you don't have kids, you hear everybody say that. It's the most amazing feeling in the world seeing somebody that's just like you.
I want to enjoy the success of my children.
If my children are happy, I'm happy.
When my kids are happy, I am happy.
Pride is one of the seven deadly sins; but it cannot be the pride of a mother in her children, for that is a compound of two cardinal virtues - faith and hope.
When I was a kid I never knew the difference between a sitcom and a drama. I just knew what my parents were watching and what was making them happy.
If you want to make your mother happy, talk to her. If you want to make your father happy, listen.
I think some parents think, 'Oh, having kids is so beautiful; I want others to feel the joy I do.'
My parents were absolutely delighted that I knew what I wanted to do.
