My children give me a great sense of wonder. Just to see them develop into these extraordinary human beings.
Interpretation
The quote expresses the joy and amazement a parent feels as they watch their children grow and flourish.
Robin Williams shares the profound sense of awe he experiences as a parent witnessing the growth and development of his children. He recognizes them as extraordinary individuals, highlighting the beauty and importance of parental bonds and the transformative nature of childhood.
In practice
In a speech about the joys of parenthood at a community event.
It's that idea that you can have one drink - and no you can't. Within a week I was drinking heavily. It was so quick that even I was like, 'Wow.' Because you have that initial warm feeling going, 'Oh, I remember this'. And your body does, too. And your body goes, 'Yeah, so do I'. Then the demon voice comes, 'Yeah, so do I. You know what would be great? You know we bought a little bottle before? A full bottle would be wonderful'.
I always thought the idea of education was to learn to think for yourself.
Sometimes over things that I did, movies that didn't turn out very well - you go, 'Why did you do that?' But in the end, I can't regret them because I met amazing people. There was always something that was worth it.
I've never been asked to appear on 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!,' so I guess I mustn't be on the professional skids just yet.
The Statue of Liberty is no longer saying, 'Give me your poor, your tired, your huddled masses.' She's got a baseball bat and yelling, 'You want a piece of me?'
I write on big yellow legal pads - ideas in outline form when I'm doing stand-up and stuff. It's vivid that way. I can't type it into an iPad - I think that would put a filter into the process.
Family is supposed to be our safe haven. Very often, it's the place where we find the deepest heartache.
Every child needs at least one adult who is irrationally crazy about him or her.
Kaye was such a loving and compassionate person and she was the foundation of our family. Kaye was always at my side throughout my career as a player, coach, NFL analyst and, most importantly, as a parent to our three daughters Meagan, Lauren and Lindsay. They will miss their mother dearly.
If you have a family mission statement that clarifies what your purpose is, then you use that as the criterion by which you make the decisions.
I think birth and motherhood are not things that you're trained to do. You might have a good example in your own mum, but nobody teaches you how to be a really great mum.
The central struggle of parenthood is to let our hopes for our children outweigh our fears.
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