Regina Brett Quotes

My greatest sense of accomplishment has come from having two amazing sons, but it's also a paradox in that the times when I felt like the biggest failure have been times when I felt like, as a parent, I wasn't making the right decisions or succeeding in the way that I should.

I'm not retiring. I am graduating. Today is my graduation day. Retirement means that you'll just go ahead and live on your laurels and surf all day in Oceanside. It ain't going to happen.

Being a mother is by far my greatest accomplishment.

I went so far with school, so I might as well just finish. Getting my degree is something I'll be really happy about.

Receiving my first degree was one of the most important days of my life.

I feel, you know, empowered because I gave life. I have a son now. I feel like I'm stronger.

Being a mother is the most amazing thing that has ever happened to me in my life.

I think the most important thing I have done in my life is to raise two boys.

Proving I'm a good mother is the one achievement I'm most proud of. It's brought out the best in me.

Being a mom has made me a better person. It's made me more compassionate. It's just awesome. I think I was put here to be a mom.

I've finally graduated from 'I don't give a hoot.'

You know what has made me the happiest I've ever been? Seeing my son and daughter graduate from college. More than wanting them to be educated, I wanted them to be nice people. To see that they have become both is just a wonderful thing.

When I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania I had a baby in one arm, a diploma in the other and I didn't know where I was going in life.

It's true; once you are a father, there's no turning back. Your heart strings as well as your purse strings are never again the same.

My children without a doubt are my greatest accomplishment. If I did nothing else I would feel just having and raising them would be enough. The rest is icing.

I look back on the last 10 years and I have to say I'm proud of what I have accomplished, because I've been able to raise two beautiful children.

I love being a dad. Basically it's the most gratifying, rewarding relationship in life. But, at the same time, it certainly is the most challenging.

Being a mum has made me a lot more responsible, it's not just me anymore. But it's also brought me the most joy ever!

I barely got out of high school, and I look back at my life often and go, 'Wow, this was awesome!'

My children are my whole life.

Nothing can really prepare you for you the sheer overwhelming experience of what it means to become a mother. It is full of complex emotions of joy, exhaustion, love, and worry, all mixed together.

By the time I came out of college, I was fabulous.

I wouldn't take back having a kid for the world.

I keep three framed photographs on my desk: the latest school picture of my daughter; a photo of my wife getting her diploma from the University of Chicago; and Lytton Strachey, looking serenely self-possessed.

A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that 'individuality' is the key to success.