Children Quote by Mercedes Schlapp

The traditional rules for having children are long gone. Some days I feel like the harder choice is to not have a kid.

— Henriette Mantel

We feel that there are so many kids who need adopting. We thought we'd do it after having a couple of our own, but…

— Hugh Jackman

I've always planned on adopting anyway, but those scenes definitely reinforced my decision. I'm done with the whole idea of having my own children.…

— Katherine Heigl

People have asked me about adoption, and yes, I would. I don't feel you have to have your own children.

— Jo Frost

I think that so many people who have children seem to want other people to have children in order to make their choice feel…

— Sheila Heti

I absolutely want to have children, whether I have my own or adopt.

— Anna Kournikova

It's a fundamental human right to decide to have children or not to have children.

— Gloria Steinem

I think it's quite a big decision for women to have children. In our time, I don't think we thought so much about it.…

— Sharmila Tagore

Even if you've gone through an average childhood, you have girlfriends who get pregnant and then have to choose whether or not to have…

— Laura Dern

For a couple that wants to have a child, there's the option of IVF, but then have a look at adoption as well.

— Saroo Brierley

Having children is something we think we ought to do because our parents did it, but when it is over the children are just…

— John Updike

Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.

— Elizabeth Stone