I knew it was going to be the most extraordinary thing in my life, but how powerful it is, you can never know until you have a baby.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the profound and indescribable experience of becoming a parent.
Celine Dion's quote reflects on the transformative journey of parenthood, suggesting that while one might anticipate its significance, the true depth of that power and experience can only be grasped once one actually becomes a parent. It highlights the unique and extraordinary nature of bringing a new life into the world, a milestone that profoundly alters one's perspective and emotional landscape.
In practice
Sharing this quote during a baby shower to express the joy of becoming a parent.
As a singer, I've had many opportunities to travel, and one thing I've learned is that through my music, I can be accepted by people all over the world. I often wonder why so many of us can't accept people who are different here, in our country? It's just not fair to be prejudiced against those whose race, religion or colour aren't the same as ours.
I worked really hard, and I surpassed myself... I didn't have, visually, what it took. I was not pretty, I had teeth problems, and I was very skinny. I didn't fit the mold.
What I hope the most is to be more successful as a mother than in show business, because to be a mother is the most difficult I will ever have to do.
You were my strength when I was weak; you were my voice when I couldn't speak; you were my eyes when I couldn't see; you saw the best there was in me; lifted me up when I couldn't reach, you gave me faith cuz you believed. I'm everything I am because you loved me.
Family and friends and Rene and the pregnancy fulfilled me with so much love.
A workplace culture where fathers are encouraged to take paternity leave would result in stronger families, a more equal labour market and a better economy.
The family is one of nature's masterpieces.
My father was a man of love. He always loved me to death. He worked hard in the fields, but my father never hit me. Never. I don't ever remember a really cross, unkind word from my father.
When God thought of mother, He must have laughed with satisfaction, and framed it quickly - so rich, so deep, so divine, so full of soul, power, and beauty, was the conception.
On the good days, my mother would haul out the ukulele and we'd sit around the kitchen table - it was a cardboard table with a linoleum top - and sing.
I thought of all the magazine article I'd read on mothers who worked and constantly felt guilty about leaving their children with someone else. I had trained myself to read pieces like that and silently say to myself, 'See how lucky you are?' But it had been gnawing at the inside, that part that didn't fit, that I never let myself even think about. After all, wasn't it a worse kind of guilt to be with your child and to know that you wanted to be anywhere but there?
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