I have learned to delegate. Gwen Stefani More Quotes by Gwen Stefani More Quotes From Gwen Stefani Thank God that I get to do what I get to do; there's no way to tell you how grateful I am. Gwen Stefani grateful thank-god way My priorities are always going to be my husband and my family now. That's a huge, huge thing. Gwen Stefani priorities my-family husband It feels like the more I'm out there in the public eye, the more criticism I get. You need to have confidence - that's what it takes to walk out there and sing a song in front of a huge group of people. Gwen Stefani eye song people Now I'm a wife and a mother of two. It's a really different role. I always referred to No Doubt as a marriage, because that's what it's like to be together for so long and go through what we've been through. I can't really have that relationship with them anymore. Gwen Stefani mother two long I'm trying to be present, not thinking and worrying about the past or the future. That's such a waste of time, you know? Gwen Stefani worry past thinking When you're a parent, you're just like, God, I hope they like me when they grow up. I hope that I did a good job. I hope they're gonna be happy. Gwen Stefani growing-up parent jobs The moment you get pregnant, you're tortured by the fear of not doing it well. But I feel at peace with that right now. Gwen Stefani wells moments feels Oh yea FORTUNATELY the girls are a lot braver then the guys, they flirt all the time. Gwen Stefani flirting guy girl I wish I could write more make-believe. It's a lot easier to write about hard times and when things are going wrong. But I've never been a private person. Gwen Stefani hard-times writing believe People can say whatever they want to about me... and I don't get too affected. But I didn't want them to think I was a failure. Gwen Stefani want people thinking [Marriage] was the one thing I didn't want to fail at. Gwen Stefani one-thing failing want Writing songs is super intimate. It's a bit like getting naked. Gwen Stefani naked writing song I'm just writing what I feel, and I really don't think I've done anything wrong that I need to hide. The biggest thing, and I don't even like to bring it up, is my children - you know, you've gotta protect them. Gwen Stefani writing children thinking I don't mean this in a stuck-up way, but I needed an attitude song. Gwen Stefani song attitude mean My mom was always making me clothes. We'd go to the fabric store, pick out patterns, and it was a creative process. I heard that word a lot growing up: creative. Gwen Stefani clothes growing-up mom I don't fight with people - like, I can barely fight with my husband because I'll just start crying instead. Gwen Stefani husband fighting people People will tell me, "You're such a punk rebel," this or that, but I was not that growing up. I was actually a super-sheltered, conservative girl. Now, there was probably a bit of me that was like, "Why do I have to be like that?" Gwen Stefani growing-up girl people There are limits put on women, but why should there be? Gwen Stefani limits should I was thinking that when I have children, that I should always dress as a character for them, so they think their mom is Alice in Wonderland or Cinderella. It would be totally messed up! Gwen Stefani mom character children Before, I was really passive, all I cared about was being in love with my boyfriend. I didn't have any creative power, nothing. I don't know that person any more. Gwen Stefani being-in-love my-boyfriend creative