Fatherhood Quotes · Page 9

No word makes me happier than the word "daddy" when it's directed to me.

— Michael Josephson

Stath has wanted to be a dad since he was born, but has never once looked into what fatherhood entails.

— Jamie Demetriou

Happy Fathers Day to the Uncles, Step Dads, Grandpas and men that are raising someone else's kid. It takes a real man…

— Sonya Parker

Everyone has a childhood, everyone had awkward years and weird stages. Mine were broadcast for eight years.

— Tina Yothers

“Papas should be loving their children so much that they cry when they gone. That’s what papas is supposed to do.”

— Andrew Galasetti

Fatherhood will put a man through a lot, but it's a tremendous job, the best in the world - even better than…

— Derek Fisher

You must sacrifice every thought, every ideology for the good of the nation and for the serenity of our fatherhood.

— Francisco Franco

My paternal grandfather Rustom Mehta had a huge influence on me because of his ethics and his values.

— Zarin Mehta

“I suspect that the distinction between a maternal and a paternal instinct is scarcely worth making; the parental instinct, the wish to…

— Le Guin Ursula

I got a very late start at fatherhood. I'm a late bloomer in general. It took me seven years to get through…

— Rick Yancey

“Too many times I'd left him reaching for me, from a babysitter's arms. "Am I still a mother?" I asked myself... What…

— Mona Simpson

“Not a few millions of parents strongly hope that their own children will step in by instantly becoming their own parents’ foster…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Nobody ever says, 'Hey daddy, thanks for knockin' out this rent.' 'Hey daddy, I sure love this hot water.' 'Hey daddy, it's…

— Chris Rock

You have a kid and realize what's really important. It actually takes pressure off everything. Nothing will come before fatherhood for me,…

— Austin Rivers

“Before I was born my father disowned me. You know those ones who get the females pregnant, and then say the baby…

— Drexel Deal

“It's not like you're becoming a born-again Christian or teetotal or an accountant or something you can stop being after a while.…

— Tim Relf

“A boy needs a father to show him how to be in the world. He needs to be given swagger, taught how…

— Ian Morgan Cron

“Much of life, fatherhood included, is the story of knowledge acquired too late: if only I’d known then what I know now,…

— Ben Fountain

That’s the thing with the young these days, isn’t it? They watch too many happy endings. Everything has to be wrapped up,…

— Nick Hornby

“To be quite frank, I don't know nor understand how one can stand up and say I'm a 'perfect father'! I reckon…

— Katlego Semusa

[Fatherhood] is everything… The hardest job in the world, the most rewarding job in the world… We put in long days. And…

— Brad Pitt

“What a face this girl possessed!—could I not gaze at it every day I would need to recreate it through painting, sculpture,…

— Roman Payne

Defining and celebrating the New Father are by far the most popular ideas in our contemporary discourse on fatherhood. Father as close…

— David Blankenhorn

All those tough guys who want to scare the world into seeing them as men . . . who don't know how…

— Frank Pittman

Our doctrine of equality and liberty and humanity comes from our belief in the brotherhood of man, through the fatherhood of God.

— Calvin Coolidge

“Being a person is not nearly as overrated as having played a part in the initiation of the process that has led…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

The surprising thing about fatherhood was finding my inner mush. Now I want to share it with the world.

— Christopher Meloni

There should be a children's song: 'If you're happy and you know it, keep it to yourself and let your dad sleep'.

— Jim Gaffigan

A father is a fellow who has replaced the currency in his wallet with snapshots of his kids.

— Michael Forest

His heritage to his children wasn't words or possessions, but an unspoken treasure, the treasure of his example as a man and…

— Will Rogers Jr

My paternal grandma was a raving Thatcherite, one who had a xenophobic turn of phrase for most proceedings.

— Jess Phillips

Fatherhood is asking your son to make up a name rather than tell anybody who he is.

— Bill Cosby

Every dad, if he takes time out of his busy life to reflect upon his fatherhood, can learn ways to become an…

— Jack Baker

“the depth or humaneness of our love depends on the wideness of our souls.”

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

Anything that happens for the first time, be it fatherhood or stunts, scares you.

— Zayed Khan

If I were to compare the Olympic decathlon to fatherhood, I would say fatherhood is a lot tougher.

— Caitlyn Jenner

“As fathers, we should have a desire to be active participants in our children’s lives.”

— Asa Don Brown

Having a baby can tear people apart. But having Alba has brought us closer together. Jake absolutely loves fatherhood, he's the best…

— Charlotte Crosby

“Forget Batman: when I really thought about what I wanted to be when I grew up, I wanted to be my dad.”

— Paul Asay

This is my most important role. If I fail at this, I fail at everything.

— Mark Wahlberg