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> [“For my father John Standish Fforde 1920-2000 Who never knew I was to be published but would have been most proud nonetheless--and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jasper-fforde/for-my-father-john-standish-fforde-1920-2000-who-never-knew-i-was-to/)

[Jasper Fforde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jasper-fforde/)

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> [“Father John’s early comment about their opponents not being people but “powers and principalities” had been echoing in Zach’s brain since the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lin-wilder/father-john-s-early-comment-about-their-opponents-not-being-people/)

[Lin Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lin-wilder/)

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> [“One day a woman went to the saintly Father John Vianney, the Curé of Ars, in France, and said, “My husband has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/venerable-fulton-j-sheen/one-day-a-woman-went-to-the-saintly-father-john-vianney-the-cur-of/)

[Venerable Fulton J. Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/venerable-fulton-j-sheen/)

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> [“As for the history of Father John’s years of imprisonment, what always struck me most about his story was the way in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tikhon-shevkunov/as-for-the-history-of-father-john-s-years-of-imprisonment-what-always/)

[Tikhon Shevkunov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tikhon-shevkunov/)

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> [Two of my biggest heroes were my father and John Wayne.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-ramone/two-of-my-biggest-heroes-were-my-father-and-john-wayne/)

[Johnny Ramone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-ramone/)

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> [My father John taught me about hard work and the importance of manners.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fiona-bruce/my-father-john-taught-me-about-hard-work-and-the-importance-of-manners/)

[Fiona Bruce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fiona-bruce/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/913/fiona-bruce-5276_father_my-father-john-taught-me-about-hard-work_2437791.png)

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