Being a mom makes you far more compassionate. You have more empathy for people, more love. I was always taught to say thank you, and I’m very grateful. And my kids have that quality, too. Florence Henderson Read Quote
If you want to wear long hair or wear that dress, as long as you’re not hurting yourself or anybody else, I say do it. If you want to go out and have a romantic, sexy affair, do it. Florence Henderson Read Quote
A lot of women say to me, ‘You know, I really hated you because my kids wanted you to be their mother.’ Florence Henderson Read Quote
I don’t remember ever not singing. My mother loved music, and she taught me songs, country music, spirituals. I would sing for people and pass the hat when I was 4. Florence Henderson Read Quote
You don’t get happy by sitting around going on, ‘Oh this is a horrible situation, what to do?’ You’ve got to find the courage to change that. I think change is extremely hard for people. Florence Henderson Read Quote
I had an instinct to gravitate towards people who were smarter than I was, teachers that were nice people that were trying to do things in life that were constructive, and that’s what I gravitated to instead of what I saw and what I was in. Florence Henderson Read Quote
I do think children come in wired a certain way. Why else would I be filled with hope and optimism? You just could not keep me down for very long. You can call it grace or a gift from God, but I do think I came in with it. Florence Henderson Read Quote
For me, ‘The Brady Bunch’ is just a part of the fabric of my career, but for a lot of people, that’s it. Florence Henderson Read Quote
It’s so important to keep moving and don’t buy into the myth. I say do anything you feel like as long as you don’t hurt yourself or hurt anyone else. And things don’t stop working in your body or your mind. Florence Henderson Read Quote