179 Quotes by Jennifer Garner

I wasn’t a woman who stayed tiny like I thought I would. I definitely gave myself the freedom to eat what I wanted.

I’ve always been attracted to humor and funny people in general. It’s a joy to make people laugh, but it’s not as fun as laughing yourself.

My mom grew up in poverty in Oklahoma – like Dust Bowl, nine people in one room kind of place – and the way she got out of poverty was through education. My dad grew up without a dad, with very little and he also made his way out through education.

My parents started with very little and were the only ones in their families to graduate from college. As parents, they focused on education, but did not stop at academics – they made sure that we knew music, saw art and theatre and traveled – even though it meant budgeting like crazy.

I don’t understand how women can manage to get back in shape with a new baby and a job.

It’s not a bad thing, is it, to be strong in some ways and fragile and vulnerable in others?

My mom gave me a good piece of advice. She said never marry a man thinking you can change him, and I think that starts from your first date when you’re in the seventh grade onwards. Women are fixers so we have to just not fix. Don’t fix.

I’m privileged, because I have a lot of freedom. I want to use it to make as warm and normal a life as I can for our daughters.

I’ve found out that I cannot pass up pizza without having some. I just can’t! my kids have a lot of pizza. I can’t go to a kid’s birthday party without having a slice.