Children Quotes by Helen Mirren

8 Children quotes by Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren shares eight elegant, succinct reflections on children, each carrying her regal poise. The short set provides a refined, heartfelt glimpse into her view of youth.

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I am so happy that I didn't have children. Well, you know, because I've had freedom. And I've so loved my freedom.

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I think still it is very fine not to want children. There are far too many people in the world. It is…

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Women have got to stop being polite. If I ever had children, which I don't, the first thing I'd teach a girl…

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The whole 'R' rating depends on a strange sort of fantasy land where all adults are responsible people, and children only ever…

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I am quite spiritual. I believed in the fairies when I was a child. I still do sort of believe in the…

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I am so happy that I didn't have children. Well, you know, because I've had freedom.

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Nothing is quite so emotional and passionate as what goes on inside of a family. People are driven to distraction by a…

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It was not my destiny, I kept thinking it would be, waiting for it to happen, but it never did, and I…

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You can't control how other people see you or think of you. But you have to be comfortable with that.

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When you're young, you wonder what all these old people are droning on about, trying to impart their wisdom. It's not relevant to you…

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