It is better to have only one son endowed with good qualities than a hundred devoid of them. For the moon though one, dispels the darkness, which the stars, though numerous, do not.

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!

We look after each other and that's a wonderful form of love. I might have all the problems in the world, but I have Mary and that gets me through.

You know, I have seven children, so I guess I know some things about life.

The thing I want more than anything else? I want to have children. I used to feel for every child I had, I would adopt another.

When you're a parent, you sing better. It becomes a pure pleasure, rather than something I have to do.