Becoming independent Quote by Sam Neill

I have less energy than I did when I was a younger parent, although I was never really a young parent.

— Elizabeth Edwards

As we all know, we're all highly influenced by the atmosphere that our parents create when we're growing up. And, if we do that…

— Alex Kendrick

The thing about being a parent it puts priorities in order. Thank God, you're not totally focused on yourself anymore. You get to put…

— Gretchen Mol

I just feel like all the things that I do in my life just make me feel like a grown-up kid. That's pretty much…

— Matt Skiba

When you're busy living life and growing up, we often forget that our parents are getting older too. Cherish the moments you have.

— Raghib Clitso

One curious thing about growing up is that you don't only move forward in time; you move backwards as well, as pieces of your…

— Philip Pullman

I think that, any young child or teenager, you take a lot from your parents when you're growing up.

— Sydney Sweeney

It always feel like people are doing more grown-up things than you are.

— Jens Lekman

I have been a parent since I was 25. That's a large chunk of my adult life. Mother or father, it transforms you completely.

— Kate Winslet

I feel like when you're in your late teens and early 20s, you just don't think about certain things in your life, and as…

— St. Lucia

When I'm around the kids I feel like I act the most grown-up just because you're supposed to. And I say things, like every…

— Adam Sandler

I don't always have a lot of energy, but my kids almost always revitalize me.

— Katie Couric