Carlos Slim Helú: What is the most rewarding part of being a parent?

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What is the most rewarding part of being a parent?

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Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions

Vogue asked close variants of Jennifer Lopez, Alicia Keys, and Nicki Minaj between 2020 and 2023; the same prompt recurs independently in parenting interviews.

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Carlos Slim Helú

Businessman and investor; chairman of Grupo Carso and América Móvil

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

It's important to give a better country to your children, but it is more important to give better children to your country.

user, interview, QuoteFancy, 1 June 2026 source ↗

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David Oyelowo Actor, director and producer

Being a father teaches you very quickly that you are not the center of your own universe. That’s one of the gifts of having to wipe poop!

Recorded The Talks, 25 February 2015 source ↗

Arnold Palmer Professional golfer; winner of seven major championships

I have a tip that can take 5 strokes off anyone's golf game. It's called an eraser.

Recorded N/A, N/A, Lib Quotes, N/A source ↗

Barack Obama 44th President of the United States, 2009–2017; United States Senator from Illinois 2005–2008

My daughters are something, and they just surprise and enchant and impress me more and more every single day as they grow up. And so these days, when we talk, we talk as parent to child, but also we learn from them.

Recorded Christi Parsons, James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, the White House, The White House (Obama administration archive), 18 January 2017 source ↗

Bob Dylan Songwriter and musician; Nobel laureate in Literature, 2016

I don't know any songwriter like that. I'm unaware of the current debate about separating the art from the artist. It's news to me. Maybe it's an academic thing.

Recorded Jeff Slate, The Official Bob Dylan Site, 19 December 2022 source ↗