My father told me very early on that it was a sin to worry…

Begin early to teach, for children begin early to sin.

— Charles Spurgeon

People usually believe anything that they are told early and often.

— Robert A. Heinlein

Give as few orders as possible," his father had told him once long ago. "Once you've given orders on a subject, you must always…

— Frank Herbert

My father told me I couldn't possibly be a model because I was too short. He's very protective. I did it partly to prove…

— Catherine Oxenberg

“His father had told him time and again never to underestimate the power of something that could kill you.”

— C.J. Hill

“Could it have been anyone, or was it destiny? When I'm considering this I find it helpful to quote the wisdom of my father,…

— Ben Aaronovitch

“There’s three things ye can do in any situation, girl,” her father had told her once. “Ye can decide to do a thing, ye…

— Stephen King

I told my father that I was not interested in studies. I was more interested in tabla, piano and other instruments. My father told…

— Bappi Lahiri

My father once told me that anyone who worked for three dollars an hour owed it to himself to put in four dollars' worth…

— Bill Russell

“Someday you will murder your father and be with your mother, he said.” Once I’ve spoken this, put this thought into concrete words, a…

— Haruki Murakami

My father told me all about the birds and the bees, the liar - I went steady with a woodpecker till I was twenty…

— Bob Hope

My father always told me, 'Find a job you love and you'll never have to work a day in your life.

— Jim Fox

Think my name's funny, do you? No need to ask who you are. My father told me all the Weasleys have red hair, freckles,…

— Draco Malfoy

My father told me marijuana would cause me brain damage - because if he caught me doing it he was going to break my…

— Tom Dreesen

When I was younger, my father told me not to pigeonhole the way that I perceive myself.

— Domhnall Gleeson