--- title: "1 Dad Father Quotes By John Walter Bratton" description: "1 Dad Father quotes by John Walter Bratton. Plus more from John Walter Bratton and more Dad Father sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cf/john-walter-bratton-7324_believe_dad-because-you-are-my-father-it-s-been_1446169.jpg" --- > [Dad, because you are my father it's been easy to believe in God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-walter-bratton/dad-because-you-are-my-father-it-s-been-easy-to-believe-in-god/) [John Walter Bratton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-walter-bratton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cf/john-walter-bratton-7324_believe_dad-because-you-are-my-father-it-s-been_1446169.jpg) ## More by John Walter Bratton > [You've reached your 60th birthday, Bill To the year, the day, the hour You've been a lifelong country boy Along with Lily, your flower…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-walter-bratton/you-ve-reached-your-60th-birthday-bill-to-the-year-the-day-the-hour/) [John Walter Bratton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-walter-bratton/) > [True Friends are the bacon bits In the salad bowl of life. How true I read that and straight away, My thoughts turned to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-walter-bratton/true-friends-are-the-bacon-bits-in-the-salad-bowl-of-life-how-true-i/) [John Walter Bratton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-walter-bratton/) > [Thanks, Mom for always being there For showing me such love and care. Thanks for all you've done and do How I turned out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-walter-bratton/thanks-mom-for-always-being-there-for-showing-me-such-love-and-care/) [John Walter Bratton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-walter-bratton/) > [Don't think of 60 as ten years older than 50. Think of it as only 1 year older than 59 Go ahead, as it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-walter-bratton/don-t-think-of-60-as-ten-years-older-than-50-think-of-it-as-only-1/) [John Walter Bratton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-walter-bratton/) > [We can reveal that John's 85 That's a well known fact Telling Kathy's age would be a breach Of the Official Secrets Act](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-walter-bratton/we-can-reveal-that-john-s-85-that-s-a-well-known-fact-telling-kathy-s/) [John Walter Bratton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-walter-bratton/) > [What I said Wasn't wise It wasn't even true I apologise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-walter-bratton/what-i-said-wasn-t-wise-it-wasn-t-even-true-i-apologise/) [John Walter Bratton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-walter-bratton/) > [I'm glad God chose you to be my Dad!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-walter-bratton/i-m-glad-god-chose-you-to-be-my-dad/) [John Walter Bratton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-walter-bratton/) > [At last some time for pleasure trips And do what you want to do The time to just take your time It's toodle-oo to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-walter-bratton/at-last-some-time-for-pleasure-trips-and-do-what-you-want-to-do-the/) [John Walter Bratton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-walter-bratton/) > [To have you in my life is wondrous Yet all good things, allegedly, come to an end, Piffle, says I, for you, undoubtedly, Will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-walter-bratton/to-have-you-in-my-life-is-wondrous-yet-all-good-things-allegedly-come/) [John Walter Bratton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-walter-bratton/) > [Thousands of stars in the night sky, And shells on the shore together, Hundreds of birds that go singing by, Especially in sunny weather.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-walter-bratton/thousands-of-stars-in-the-night-sky-and-shells-on-the-shore-together/) [John Walter Bratton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-walter-bratton/) > [Congratulations on turning 60 Now you can wear what you like No one cares, and more particularly You're fine telling 'em 'Take a hike'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-walter-bratton/congratulations-on-turning-60-now-you-can-wear-what-you-like-no-one/) [John Walter Bratton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-walter-bratton/) > [You've travelled through life together Enjoying years of wedded bliss We congratulate you on reaching And we toast your happiness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-walter-bratton/you-ve-travelled-through-life-together-enjoying-years-of-wedded-bliss/) [John Walter Bratton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-walter-bratton/) > [Free... Yes...FREE time Is what retirement brings Leisure, lounging and loafing And other lazy things](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-walter-bratton/free-yes-free-time-is-what-retirement-brings-leisure-lounging-and/) [John Walter Bratton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-walter-bratton/) > [It's Good...But No more rush hour driving To start and end your day No more early alarm calls But..much less pay No more back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-walter-bratton/it-s-good-but-no-more-rush-hour-driving-to-start-and-end-your-day-no/) [John Walter Bratton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-walter-bratton/) > [This sorry poem Isn't long It's simply to say I was wrong!!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-walter-bratton/this-sorry-poem-isn-t-long-it-s-simply-to-say-i-was-wrong/) [John Walter Bratton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-walter-bratton/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dad-father/john-walter-bratton/#itemlist", "name": "1 Dad Father Quotes By John Walter Bratton", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Dad, because you are my father it's been easy to believe in God.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Walter Bratton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-walter-bratton/dad-because-you-are-my-father-it-s-been-easy-to-believe-in-god/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cf/john-walter-bratton-7324_believe_dad-because-you-are-my-father-it-s-been_1446169.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cf/john-walter-bratton-7324_believe_dad-because-you-are-my-father-it-s-been_1446169.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cf/john-walter-bratton-7324_believe_dad-because-you-are-my-father-it-s-been_1446169.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Dad, because you are my father it's been easy to believe in God.” — John Walter Bratton", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dad-father/john-walter-bratton/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dad-father/john-walter-bratton/", "name": "Dad Father Quotes by John Walter Bratton", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dad-father/john-walter-bratton/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cf/john-walter-bratton-7324_believe_dad-because-you-are-my-father-it-s-been_1446169.jpg" }, "description": "1 Dad Father quotes by John Walter Bratton. 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