Parenthood Quotes
Since the day of creation, the fondest hopes of men and women have been to pass on to their children something better than they themselves enjoyed. That hope represents a spark of the Divine which is implanted in every human breast.
Few things make the life of a parent more rewarding and sweet as successful children.
I thought I was grounded. I thought from my kinda blue-collar outlook on life that I would call myself a grounded person. I was not. I was like a balloon flying around in the air. And as soon as our first child was born, boom - my feet came right down to the ground.
Because of Carrie, I have my wonderful son Zeke Young, who I love. So I would never change what happened.
When I stopped Simply Red the reason was to bring up my daughter Romy. I wanted to be a dad that was around.
What helped a lot was becoming a dad at 47. I can't begin to imagine how I would have coped when I was just starting out with Simply Red. Gabriella and I would have been another one of those divorce statistics.
I did kind of The Lion King when she arrived. I was the first person to have her in the world and I went: Behold! Theodora Rose Williams!
You know, I have seven children, so I guess I know some things about life.
Up until I became a father, it was all about self-obsession. But then I learned exactly what it's all about: the delight of being a servant.
When you're a parent, you sing better. It becomes a pure pleasure, rather than something I have to do.
There have been times in my life when I wondered about God's existence. When Prince smiles, when Paris giggles, I have no doubts.
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.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!
When I was growing up, my parents were almost involved in various volunteer things. My dad was head of Planned Parenthood. And it was very controversial to be involved with that.
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