The founding fathers were not only brilliant, they were system builders and systematic thinkers. They came up with comprehensive plans and visions. — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
I grew up in hospitals. My father was sick. So I grew up in hospitals from the age of 10. Got to… — T. D. Jakes Copy Share Image
My mother and I were like two continents moving slowly but inexorably apart; my father, the bridge builder, constantly extending the fragile… — Diane Setterfield Copy Share Image
A child identifies his parents with God, whether or not the adults want that role. Most children 'see' God the way they… — James Dobson Copy Share Image
I never argued with my father, and it so happened that, unfortunately, the same kind of relationship passed on with me and… — Rishi Kapoor Copy Share Image
“Rick, this is Faith's father, David." He couldn't drag his eyes away from David's neck. Because around it was a white collar.… — Kathryn Shay Copy Share Image
Things began to improve when I went to Rangoon. To begin with, my father was promoted, which meant he was at home… — Spike Milligan Copy Share Image
“Jesus can always reject his father, But he cannot escape his mother's blood. He'll scream and try to wash it off of… — Ethel Cain Copy Share Image
Don't be fearful about the journey ahead; don't worry about where you are going or how you are going to get there.… — Edith Schaeffer Copy Share Image
Becoming a father, I think it inevitably changes your perspective of life. I don't get nearly enough sleep. And the simplest things… — Hugh Jackman Copy Share Image
Consider that the Holy Spirit lives in the spiritual father, and He will tell you what to do. But if you think… — Silouan the Athonite Copy Share Image
I tend to do a lot of praying, kind of like when Jesus was overwhelmed and at the end of a long… — Jonathan Roumie Copy Share Image
I believe in one secret and ineffable Lord; and in one Star in the Company of Stars of whose fire we are… — Aleister Crowley Copy Share Image
a daughter's love for a kind father ... is mixed with the careless happiness of childhood, which can never come again. Into… — Constance Fenimore Woolson Copy Share Image
“There was a layer of grey-blue smoke in the room at about shoulder level, and a big wave in it, probably produced… — Iain Banks Copy Share Image
[My father] came over as an immigrant and didn't know any English. He went to work at a sweat shop in Baltimore.… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
My father was an itinerant preacher who traveled the country's heartland preaching from town to town and church to church. — Julia Butterfly Hill Copy Share Image
Father eternal, ruler of creation, Spirit of life, which moved ere form was made Through the thick darkness covering every nation Light… — Laurence Housman Copy Share Image
It is often said that fathers can often find it hard to talk about their own feelings so there's no wonder they… — David Lidington Copy Share Image
My father's politics were old-fashioned in the sense that he used to say, all the time, "You've got to fight the system!"… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
To live as God's child is to know that you are loved by your Maker not because you try to please him… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
One thing my father said was that if you find yourself in a country where you have to carry papers, you know… — John Mortimer Copy Share Image
When I would feel down...I'd have some noodles father prepared, and all the worries I had that day...Poof! They would all disappear. — Kim Young-kwang Copy Share Image
It was my father's hope, and it is ours, that the National Gallery would become not a static but a living institution,… — Paul Mellon Copy Share Image
One of my strongest memories is my father playing bongos in the living room in Detroit listening to Motown radio. He was… — Sufjan Stevens Copy Share Image
My parents were both in show business. My father was an actor, my mom an actress, and both singers, dancers and actors.… — Micky Dolenz Copy Share Image
My father is a big guy; he's had a quadruple bypass surgery, and that's scary. Those are real things that happen in… — Chrissy Metz Copy Share Image
My father? My father left when I was quite young. Well actually, he was asked to leave. He had trouble metabolizing alcohol. — George Carlin Copy Share Image
“His father said nothing. Instead, he looked straight at Tengo as if he were reading a bulletin written in a foreign language."… — Murakami Haruki Copy Share Image
Given my belief that there is a divine purpose for my father's life on this planet, given the way I was raised,… — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
'Esquire Magazine' just gave me 'Father of the Year'. I'll put it right up there with my gold medal. I survived; that's… — Caitlyn Jenner Copy Share Image
I was extremely close to my dad. I think all daughters are very, very close. But I'm the youngest in the family… — Tulsi Kumar Copy Share Image
“as we do direct our faith towards the Son, so also should we possess a firm and immoveable love towards the Father.” — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
You don't need to be right all the time. Your child wants a man for a father, not a formula. He wants… — Derek Williams Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I’d take off my earmuffs and memory goggles and turn around to discover that my father had been standing in the… — Joshua Foer Copy Share Image
I think I'm even more open and more giving as a father now. I pay more attention now because I value it… — Bruce Willis Copy Share Image
When you're a father in a marriage, you sort of become the mother's assistant. And you sort of get a list from… — Louis C. K Copy Share Image
My parents were both from extremely different backgrounds. My father's Italian, my mother was of Swedish descent. They're both first-generation Americans. — Susan Lucci Copy Share Image
My mother and father always supported my passion for acting. I think they just kind of expected me to move to New… — Jennifer Garner Copy Share Image
Moses became America's true founding father because he evangelized action; he justified risk. He gave ordinary people the courage to live with… — Bruce Feiler Copy Share Image