I just ultimately wanted to be a mother. I love children.

In the soft and gentle arms of a mother's love, children can come to know the voice of the Lord.

— Dwan J. Young

“I wanted my mother to love me. Despite all the torture and brutality.”

— Wendy Hoffman

Ultimately I wanted to be a pioneer swimmer, a distant descendant of Scott, Amundsen and Hillary, except that I would be an explorer of…

— Lewis Gordon

I've always wanted to be a writer ever since I was in kindergarten, so that was ultimately what I wanted to do with my…

— Angela Yee

At the end of the day, I think the only way to do the kind of job a writer does is push everything aside…

— Marc Guggenheim

Violence is never a solution in my plays, just as ultimately violence is never a solution in human affairs.

— Edward Bond

I do love children, but I don't really talk about that in auditions.

— Emilie de Ravin

All children are love children, he said, but only the best ones are ever called that.

— Paul Auster

To put it simply, school readiness means creating in this country a public love of children.

— Ernest L. Boyer

There's nothing like a love for our children. I love being a papa, and that's the truth.

— Richie Sambora

I realized relatively early on that I had no desire to be a mother whatsoever. I actually love children, but specifically other people's.

— Cindy Gallop

Kindness to children, love for children, goodness to children-- these are the only investments that never fail.

— Henry David Thoreau

I've always taken my love of children from my father. He was a children magnet. Suddenly, having my first child hit home what my…

— Robert Carlyle

I love children, love spending time with them; I love getting things for them.

— Elizabeth Edwards

You know how some people seem to think that their love for classical music makes them spiritual or at least something quite special? And…

— Ruth Stout