“Having a child makes you strong and gives you chutzpah. It relaxed my attitude to the job; my center of focus shifted, which I think is very helpful, because even if you're not a very indulgent actor you spend a lot of time thinking about yourself. I don't think that is particularly healthy.” IfsThinkingGivingChildrenJobsActorsStrongAttitudeFocusHealthyHelpfulAbout YourselfRelaxedMy AttitudeThinking About YouThinking About Yourself Author:Imelda Staunton
“When men are rightly occupied, their amusement grows out of their work, as the colour-petals out of a fruitful flower; when they are faithfully helpful and compassionate, all their emotions become steady, deep, perpetual, and vivifying to the soul as the natural pulse to the body. But now, having no true business, we pour our whole masculine energy into the false business of money-making; and having no true emotion, we must have false emotions dressed up for us to play with, not innocently, as children with dolls, but guiltily and darkly.” MenChildrenSoulPlayWholeBodyEnergyGrowsNaturalEmotionFlowerMaking MoneyColourHelpfulCompassionateSteadyPerpetualMasculineAmusementPulseDollsPetalsDressed UpTrue Emotions Book:The Genius of John Ruskin: Selections from His Writings Source: The Genius of John Ruskin: Selections from His Writings
“Talking to the parents of older kids was helpful for me, since parents of kids the same age as yours won't admit how horrible their children are.” ChildrenKidsAgeParentTalkingHorribleHelpful Book:Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith Source: Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith
“It's pretty easy to kind of lose your way. Having kids is really helpful. They kind of disabuse you of the notion of your greatness pretty quickly.” WayKindChildrenKidsEasyLosesGreatnessNotionHelpfulHaving Kids Author:Matt Damon