Father Quotes · Page 177

Peace is a virgin who dare not show her face without Strength, her father, for protection.

— Charles Lindbergh

As a child singer, I never sang a single track for my father or uncle.

— Armaan Malik

One of the greatest honors of a Catholic and Christian is to meet the Holy Father.

— John Bel Edwards

My father is a poet, my stepmother is a poet, and so I always had encouragement as a child to write.

— Natasha Trethewey

My father was the classic Puritan. Hold the emotions in check. Keep up appearances.

— Lee Marvin

My father always used to ask me what my aim in life is. I used to tell him I don't have any.

— Vijay Sethupathi

I was very fortunate to have had a mother and father who loved me in spite of my failings.

— George W. Bush

A father's a treasure; a brother's a comfort; a friend is both.

— Benjamin Franklin

When I spoke with psychoanalysts, they confirmed to me that the most neurotic relationship is always between mother and daughter. The cliché…

— Francois Ozon

We should all aspire in life to do a multitude of things well - to be a great father, to be a…

— Matthew Modine

I was lucky to have my dad in my life. As crazy as things got, I always had him to put his…

— Sharon Stone

From my parents, I learned a very strong work ethic, and all of my brothers and sisters all worked from the earliest…

— George J. Mitchell

When we believe that God is Father, we also believe that such a father's hand will never cause his child a needless…

— William Barclay

I'm in the gym - that's my full-time job. I leave it all in there. When I walk out of that gym…

— Ryan Bader

My father is an atheist. My mother is Buddhist. They encouraged my siblings and me to take the best part of other…

— Winona Ryder

I've always liked the idea of being a father. And I've always romanticised it, because I lost my father when I was…

— Chiwetel Ejiofor

Ambati Rambabu walked with my father for 1,500 kilometres during his historic 'padayatra' before 2004 elections. It is because of the work…

— Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy

“I drift off for a while. I don't know how long, but when I open my eyes, the Oscars are still on…

— Kaui Hart Hemmings

Hold still," my father would say, while I held the ship in the bottle and he burned away the strings he'd raised…

— Alice Sebold

Growing up, cancer was one of those things that I heard other people talk about. The word scared me, but I always…

— Kyle Richards

Tonight I saw myself in the dark window as the image of my father, whose life was spent like this, thinking of…

— Louise Glück

Every father is given the opportunity to corrupt his daughter's nature, and the educator, husband, or psychiatrist then has to face the…

— Carl Jung

My father's record collection was full of New Orleans music of all kinds. I used to listen to the radio in New…

— Madeleine Peyroux

At the head of all these laws, in and through every particle of matter and force, stands One through whose command the…

— Swami Vivekananda

Old father, old artificer, stand me now and ever in good stead.

— James Joyce

You saved Dad's life. If anyone's got the right to eavesdrop on him, it's you.

— Anonymous

I would always compare myself with the best, and my dad is the best, and he's my idol, too.

— Mick Schumacher

“No father should have to bury his son. No daughter should have to do what I've done.”

— Tracy Bilen

It is the lesbian in us who is creative, for the dutiful daughter of the fathers in us is only a hack.

— Adrienne Rich

You can only be a good father in relationship to your childhood.

— Guillermo del Toro

My dad taught not only tolerance but appreciation for every human being.

— Ben Howland

the finest achievements are those of the pen. ... To me God the Father is a writer.

— Leslie Caron

I had two amazing parents, two younger brothers, grandparents, a supportive community. Really loved.

— Ryan Leaf

Mother love is invariably held sacred, as it should be, but why has father love never had its due?

— Mabel Osgood Wright

Then my mother was taken ill and died and my father took me to St. Mary's.

— Desmond Dekker

Being a good father is so overrated...I mean, just ask mine...If you can find him that is...

— Anonymous

A father is more than a sperm donor ! He's the provider, the taxi,and the cook.

— IVEN GARLAND

“Wales: The land of my fathers. My fathers can have it!”

— Dylan Thomas

If my father could watch my son for a while, he might realize his own immortality.

— Lincoln Steffens

My mother left me when I was 2 years old which is devestating to a child.

— Kellie Pickler