Dierks Bentley Quotes

You can't keep doing the same things when you get married and have a family. You have to slow down. You have to be responsible.

Kids are a huge sacrifice; they change everything - but I'm ready to work for things of greater importance than going out to meet someone for dinner at 10 o'clock at night.

Having kids makes you think about the world differently.

Marriage is a school itself. Also, having children. Becoming a father changed my whole life. It taught me as if by revelation.

I've got kids now; it changes you radically.

I'm not cut out for that life; for sharing my life. Whether it's getting married, or having kids. That too drastically changes your life. Everything important to you becomes less important, because the child gains utmost importance.

Being 40 and having three kids puts lots of things in perspective and helps me stay grounded.

You have kids and everything changes, and I guess before I had my kids I could do what I wanted and go where I wanted.

When you become a parent, obviously it changes your life in so many ways.

And I would like to marry and have more children. I would like to try and do it right.

When you have a kid, you have to be more mature.

I want to be a young dad. By 25 or 26 I want to see myself, like, married or start looking for a family.

Having children really changes your priorities.

At 23 it was all about acting. Today it's getting my kids to school, making sure that they've done their homework. I'm in my fifties, and I'm turning into a square.

I want to raise a family and have a couple of small Dirks running around. But it will not be easy to win my heart.

Life changes when you have a child, when you have your own family. You become more careful about what you do. You're not going to be out late, going out to clubs, hanging out with your friends. You're going to be at home, taking care of your daughter, playing with her.

I have a fantastic wife, and not only in terms of external beauty. Her priority and mine is our children. That is our choice.

My first priority is my children. If at any moment I put aside something that I want to do to be a better parent than that is more than okay for me.

When you have kids you do grow up. I have just started realising it now-it changes the world, having children.

Is that romantic fantasy real? Um, after kids, no. Take the kids away, I don't know. Depends.

A lot changed the moment I had kids; I had no idea of the perspective it would give me. It made making the right decisions a lot easier.

Before children, it's kind of easy to be solipsistic - you and your wife are in this hermetic little thing, and your own desires, wants, needs, tastes dictate your choices. Then, suddenly, all of that's gone.

When you have kids, you see what's important.

My life has taken on a different course. I've got a responsibility now not just as a husband but as a father.

Being parents suits us. Having kids has been the best thing for both of us.