Parenthood Responsibility Quotes

There's nothing better than having a baby. I've always loved children. I used to work summers at the YMCA and be in charge of, like, 30 preschool kids. I knew that when I had a child, I'd be overwhelmed, and it's true... I can't tell you how much my attitude has changed since we've got Frances. Holding my baby is the best drug in the world.

I really look at my life before kids and after kids and before I was more - not narcissistic - but I was definitely more selfish. I didn't have the same concerns as I do now. I've always been political, but you've gotta be engaged. You can't be apathetic anymore because what's at stake is bigger than yourself, it's your kids.

This baby comes out of you and there's no handbook. They hand you this child and say, 'Don't kill it. Feed it, clothe it and shelter it.' I never knew what that kind of love was. I remember looking at my daughter for the first time and wondering if that's the way my father looked at me.

Having a child is surely the most beautifully irrational act that two people in love can commit.

You'll have an unbelievable sense of calm when you have a baby.

I think people should think a million times before they give birth. The guilts of motherhood were the worst guilts in the world for me. They were really insurmountable. You see, you are depriving another human being of so many things, and the other party also knows it.

I'm thrilled to start my family with a little girl! My boyfriend and I couldn't be happier!

My wife and I, we are both blessed to have our daughter.

I have said to myself that if I don't find the right person, I think I would probably adopt on my own, because I think I would be a great dad.

My daughter was born just after the making of 'Twilight.'

There is nothing more thrilling in this world, I think, than having a child that is yours, and yet is mysteriously a stranger.

I've had to calm down, I have a kid! It is amazing. It's the best thing ever. Nothing better than it.

It's just a great feeling, once you have a child.

There are accidental parents, but there are no accidental children. There are illegitimate parents, but there are no illegitimate children.

Having a child makes you realize the importance of life - narcissism goes out the window. Heaven on earth is looking at my little boy. The minute he was born, I knew if I never did anything other than being a mom, I'd be fine.