Personally, nothing would surprise me any more. If my…

When my father announced his campaign for president on Oct. 3, 1991, I had already cast my vote in favor of his candidacy.

— Chelsea Clinton

I watched him [a 'fat Russian agent'] with some interest, for it was the first time that I had seen a person whose profession…

— George Orwell

I don't concede that Guccifer is a Russian agent. Officials also said, that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. Just because the intelligence…

— Roger Stone

And mother almost always sighs, When father carves the duck. Then all of us prepare to rise, And hold our bibs before our eyes,…

— Ernest Vincent Wright Wotton

I am Abhorsen..." He looked at the baby again and added, almost with a note of surprise, "Father of Sabriel

— Garth Nix

“She had been a pleasant surprise. From what her father had said I had expected an intellectual treat in a plain wrapper, but the…

— Rex Stout

(knitting while on a motorcycle) "For several years she knitted in secret (my father would not approve; she was to concentrate on motorcycling and…

— Elizabeth Zimmermann

“That’s all! Now either leave us alone or join us as a father rather than a receiver of sacrifices. You have the choice of…

— Dan Simmons

“As members of the Church, there are things you cannot do. For one, you cannot take a Las Vegas-style vacation. I do not know…

— William Grant Bangerter

Let children support their parents or be imprisoned.

— Anonymous

“Conception is the beginning of human life. From the time that an ovum is fertilized a new life begins that is neither that of…

— Declaration on Procured Abortion Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith 1974

I know for my wife and I, we always loved the idea of being young parents. It is an incredibly inspiring and challenging job…

— Taylor Hanson

“William didn't look like he'd be difficult about anything - he was thin and sandy-haired and already wore eyeglasses like his father. Most of…

— Patricia C. Wrede

Of all the people who have affected my life and influenced the choices I've made, none has been more important than my father. I…

— Teddy Atlas

My mother says I didn't open my eyes for eight days after I was born, but when I did, the first thing I saw…

— Elizabeth Taylor