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title: "11 Arguing Quotes By Dan Pearce"
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> [“Children are gifts. They are not ours for the breaking. They are ours for the making.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-pearce/children-are-gifts-they-are-not-ours-for-the-breaking-they-are-ours/)

[Dan Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-pearce/)

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> [“Dads. Do your faces light up when you first see your child in the morning or when you come home from work?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-pearce/dads-do-your-faces-light-up-when-you-first-see-your-child-in-the/)

[Dan Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-pearce/)

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> [“Loving my son, building my son, touching my son, playing with my son, being with my son… these aren’t tasks that only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-pearce/loving-my-son-building-my-son-touching-my-son-playing-with-my-son/)

[Dan Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-pearce/)

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> [“I am far from a perfect dad. And I always will be. But I’m a damn good dad, and my son will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-pearce/i-am-far-from-a-perfect-dad-and-i-always-will-be-but-i-m-a-damn-good/)

[Dan Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-pearce/)

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> [“Dads. It’s time to tell our kids that we love them. Constantly. It’s time to show our kids that we love them.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-pearce/dads-it-s-time-to-tell-our-kids-that-we-love-them-constantly-it-s/)

[Dan Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-pearce/)

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> [“Dads. Do you not realize that your child needs to feel your skin on his? Do you not realize the incredible and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-pearce/dads-do-you-not-realize-that-your-child-needs-to-feel-your-skin-on/)

[Dan Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-pearce/)

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> [“Do you not realize that your kids are going to make mistakes, and a lot of them? Do you not realize the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-pearce/do-you-not-realize-that-your-kids-are-going-to-make-mistakes-and-a/)

[Dan Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-pearce/)

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> [“Dads. Do you honestly expect anybody to believe that you can’t find 20 minutes to step away from your computer or turn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-pearce/dads-do-you-honestly-expect-anybody-to-believe-that-you-can-t-find-20/)

[Dan Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-pearce/)

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> [“Do we not see the influence we have when we say we believe in one thing, but our children see us living…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-pearce/do-we-not-see-the-influence-we-have-when-we-say-we-believe-in-one/)

[Dan Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-pearce/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bd/dan-pearce-3496_anger_do-we-not-see-the-influence-we-have-when_1150842.jpg)

> [“Dads. Do you not realize that a child is what you tell them they are? That people almost always become what they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-pearce/dads-do-you-not-realize-that-a-child-is-what-you-tell-them-they-are/)

[Dan Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-pearce/)

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> [“Dads. It’s time to show our sons how to properly treat a woman. It’s time to show our daughters how a girl…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-pearce/dads-it-s-time-to-show-our-sons-how-to-properly-treat-a-woman-it-s/)

[Dan Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-pearce/)

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## Other authors on Arguing

## More by Dan Pearce

> [“I am, for some reason, actually happy with who I am and the muscle, the bones, and the flub that exist beneath these clothes.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-pearce/i-am-for-some-reason-actually-happy-with-who-i-am-and-the-muscle-the/)

[Dan Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-pearce/)

> [“The skinnier and more toned I got, the fatter I felt. The more in shape I got, the more out of shape I felt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-pearce/the-skinnier-and-more-toned-i-got-the-fatter-i-felt-the-more-in-shape/)

[Dan Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-pearce/)

> [“Dads. Do you not realize that your child needs to feel your skin on his? Do you not realize the incredible and powerful bond…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-pearce/dads-do-you-not-realize-that-your-child-needs-to-feel-your-skin-on/)

[Dan Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-pearce/)

> [“I’m not going to pretend I’m something I’m not so that you like me more.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-pearce/i-m-not-going-to-pretend-i-m-something-i-m-not-so-that-you-like-me/)

[Dan Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-pearce/)

> [“Be real. Embrace that you have weakness. Because everyone does. Embrace that your body is not perfect. Because nobody’s is. Embrace that you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-pearce/be-real-embrace-that-you-have-weakness-because-everyone-does-embrace/)

[Dan Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-pearce/)

> [“Having a college degree does not make you educated. Always learning new things is what makes you educated.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-pearce/having-a-college-degree-does-not-make-you-educated-always-learning/)

[Dan Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-pearce/)

> [“Don't hate the bullies. Experience tells me that hating them, or being angry with them, will always make it worse. Instead, put your arm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-pearce/don-t-hate-the-bullies-experience-tells-me-that-hating-them-or-being/)

[Dan Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-pearce/)

> [“Having a religion doesn’t make a person love or not love others. It doesn’t make a person accept or not accept others. It doesn’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-pearce/having-a-religion-doesn-t-make-a-person-love-or-not-love-others-it/)

[Dan Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-pearce/)

> [“Who do you want to surround yourself with? People who can pull you up to their level of greatness? Or people who will happily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-pearce/who-do-you-want-to-surround-yourself-with-people-who-can-pull-you-up/)

[Dan Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-pearce/)

> [“Fishing is much less about the fishing, and much more about the time alone with your kid, away from the hustle and bustle of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-pearce/fishing-is-much-less-about-the-fishing-and-much-more-about-the-time/)

[Dan Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-pearce/)

> [“Every person is attractive to somebody. You are. I am. Jim Bob over there is, too. Every person is probably ugly to somebody, too.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-pearce/every-person-is-attractive-to-somebody-you-are-i-am-jim-bob-over/)

[Dan Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-pearce/)

> [“What haunts me far more than anything I’ve ever done are the things I haven’t done.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-pearce/what-haunts-me-far-more-than-anything-i-ve-ever-done-are-the-things-i/)

[Dan Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-pearce/)

> [“We all have to escape from this thing called life sometimes. Maybe we use substances to do it. Maybe we use religion. Maybe we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-pearce/we-all-have-to-escape-from-this-thing-called-life-sometimes-maybe-we/)

[Dan Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-pearce/)

> [“While you're sitting there wondering why you've kept all the rules and you still haven't achieved everything you've been promised, someone else has been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-pearce/while-you-re-sitting-there-wondering-why-you-ve-kept-all-the-rules/)

[Dan Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-pearce/)

> [“Do you not realize that your kids are going to make mistakes, and a lot of them? Do you not realize the damage you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-pearce/do-you-not-realize-that-your-kids-are-going-to-make-mistakes-and-a/)

[Dan Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-pearce/)

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