Father Quotes · Page 171

My father was a frustrated writer. I think he wanted to write the great American novel.

— Anne Waldman

I'm very proud of the way that I was raised, I'm very proud of the way that my parents raised me.

— Nikki Haley

My father was a government officer and for him, the ultimate dream was to see me become an IAS officer.

— Badshah

My father is my hero. No matter what, I'll always forgive him.

— Kali Uchis

I really love 'Bicycle Thief.' That just reminds me of my relationship with my father.

— Mel Rodriguez

Sadly, my father died before I graduated, so he didn't see any of the success at all.

— Phyllis Logan

Successful fatherhood involves daily drops of kindness, support, and love.

— Reed Markham

“I want away to the house of death, to my father under the low, clay roof.”

— Seamus Heaney

I lost both my parents, and it wasn't as hard as losing Paul, because you've got your whole life with them -…

— Shawn Crahan

We always talk about single mothers; the challenges they face. But the single father faces challenges as well.

— Michael Clarke

“If they bragged about their fathers when he was present, he would tell them, “We should not call a father a ‘father,’…

— Ibrahim al-Koni

I really felt that I had accomplished my goals in life. My first passion has always been to be a restaurateur, a…

— Guy Fieri

Anytime my father, who would visit sometimes, would come around, my goal was to make him laugh because I thought that would…

— Tony Hinchcliffe

My father used to say that you could only access culture before cinema by learning to read and write, but that once…

— Isabella Rossellini

No fathers or mothers think their own children ugly; and this self-deceit is yet stronger with respect to the offspring of the…

— Miguel de Cervantes

I consider myself a human being, a Christian, a father, a husband, so many things, before being a black person.

— David Oyelowo

Will's Father's gaze went immediately to Gabriel, and then to Cecily, his eyes narrowing. "And who is this gentlemen?" Will's grin widened.…

— Cassandra Clare

I know that Dad was an idol to millions who grew up loving his music and his ideals. But to me he…

— Julian Lennon

I was introduced to skateboarding through my father. He was a surfer back in the 50's & 60's in Hawaii, where my…

— Christian Hosoi

I come from a family of conservation activists, and so I've had a strong connection to nature all my life. My father…

— Edward Norton

“My father was exceptionally tall and exceptionally handsome, and he only had to walk into a room to dominate the assembly of…

— Philippa Gregory

In our family, there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing. We lived at the junction of great trout rivers…

— Norman Maclean

I mean, I've always felt like a lot of people's misconceptions of me have to do with how I grew up. I…

— Dale Earnhardt, Jr

“What was it about fathers, Clay wondered, that compelled so many of them to test their children? To insist that a daughter,…

— Nicholas Eames

My parents should be proud of me because I'm addicted to Twitter and not drugs.

— Anonymous

My father was always playing the piano. He played all kinds of music - Gershwin, all kinds of stuff.

— Kate Bush

Being a dad is NOT when it's convenient to you. it's a RESPONSIBILITY!

— Sarah Moores

“Inside is where the son and the father will always be holding hands.”

— Adam Johnson

My father is my biggest PRIDE.He did everything which he was capable to do for me in such small salary.

— Punkinhead Abhishek

Fatherhood has gone and done much more than marriage. It has made me a far more responsible person.

— Arbaaz Khan

From the moment I was a teenager, I wanted to be a father, wanted to be a family man.

— Sean Murray

A father is someone who carries pictures in his wallet where his money used to be.

— Anonymous

My dad is the softer one and my mum is the disciplinarian, the one who calls the shots.

— Chloe Madeley

I have an excellent father, his strength is making me stronger.

— Taylor Swift

My dad is a motorcycle guy, not some Hollywood dude.

— Shia LaBeouf

I came from Nebraska, a very middle class family with a progressive father.

— Theodore C. Sorensen

I get a lot of my inspiration from my family, but I never got to meet my dad's dad.

— Guy Fieri

The Sacraments are the manifestation of the Father’s tenderness and love towards each of us.

— Pope Francis

My parents, John and Elaine Jefferson, y'all made me who I am today.

— Justin Jefferson

If not for sports, I do not think my father would have ever talked to me.

— Pat Conroy