Quotes By Patricia Heaton

I know the situations that we do every week are all ones that I encounter in my life or will encounter.

And I started as a journalism major at Ohio State, ended up in theater and I love to read.

This is the other thing: we make the cost of raising kids higher than it has to be just because we feel they need all this stuff, like gadgets, certain schools, and activities that are nice but aren't really necessary.

I've always been an independent person, but that independence was in the setting of security.

Before we had the kids, my husband and I were traveling a lot and working and really enjoying our lives and each other. We both love the theater and books and travel and so we were really having a lot of fun.

Some people are cool with the fact that their bodies bear witness to this great thing they produced, their children, and I understand that. But on a personal level, it makes me feel better that my breasts are not down to my knees when I'm undressed in front of my husband.