--- title: "10 Father Understand Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Father Understand quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Father Understand sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84d/raul-5400_children_i-have-five-children-of-my-own-so-as-a-f_1526566.jpg" --- > [I have five children of my own, so as a father I understand how important it is to help children in any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raul/i-have-five-children-of-my-own-so-as-a-father-i-understand-how/) [Raul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84d/raul-5400_children_i-have-five-children-of-my-own-so-as-a-f_1526566.jpg) > [But the older I get, the more I like my father and understand him. I was the first-born and he was very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-dunbar/but-the-older-i-get-the-more-i-like-my-father-and-understand-him-i/) [Adrian Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-dunbar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/772/adrian-dunbar-5615_father_but-the-older-i-get-the-more-i-like-my-f_2166260.jpg) > [I think you have to be a father to understand those feelings... that happiness of being a father.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/badshah/i-think-you-have-to-be-a-father-to-understand-those-feelings-that/) [Badshah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/badshah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fc/badshah-6174_father_i-think-you-have-to-be-a-father-to-under_319351.jpg) > [“No, Father. You do not understand my determination. He shall not have me. No man shall have me without my consent.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-lafferty/no-father-you-do-not-understand-my-determination-he-shall-not-have-me/) [Linda Lafferty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-lafferty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65c/linda-lafferty-22373_determination_no-father-you-do-not-understand-my-deter_206791.jpg) > [As a father, I understand the importance of the bond that develops through reading picture books with your child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-browne/as-a-father-i-understand-the-importance-of-the-bond-that-develops/) [Anthony Browne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-browne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d36/anthony-browne-13017_bond_as-a-father-i-understand-the-importance_1540461.png) > [“Can you hear me, Father? Can you understand me?” The eyes did not change or move. “I did it,” Cal cried. “I’m…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-steinbeck/can-you-hear-me-father-can-you-understand-me-the-eyes-did-not-change/) [John Steinbeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-steinbeck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11e/john-steinbeck-71_bad-thing_can-you-hear-me-father-can-you-understan_3045090.jpg) > [“We say, "A good father is not a good father." Do you understand? One who thinks he is a good father is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shunryu-suzuki/we-say-a-good-father-is-not-a-good-father-do-you-understand-one-who/) [Shunryu Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shunryu-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5b/shunryu-suzuki-1280_father_we-say-a-good-father-is-not-a-good-fathe_200131.jpg) > [It's not always easy for a father to understand the interests and ways of his son. It seems the songs of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/it-s-not-always-easy-for-a-father-to-understand-the-interests-and/) [Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea8/fred-rogers-1272_children_it-s-not-always-easy-for-a-father-to-und_581890.png) > [Then my mother shocked me. She said, " All those things that you want from your relationship, Liz? I have always wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/then-my-mother-shocked-me-she-said-all-those-things-that-you-want/) [Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da8/elizabeth-gilbert-131_bullets_then-my-mother-shocked-me-she-said-all-t_3072779.jpg) > [If you really loved me, you haveto understand me as a father! I understand my father better thanme He knows my heart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mak-786/if-you-really-loved-me-you-haveto-understand-me-as-a-father-i/) [Mak\_786](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mak-786/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/mak-786-30_crying-tears_if-you-really-loved-me-you-haveto-unders_979524.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/father-understand/#itemlist", "name": "Father Understand Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have five children of my own, so as a father I understand how important it is to help children in any way you can.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Raul" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raul/i-have-five-children-of-my-own-so-as-a-father-i-understand-how/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84d/raul-5400_children_i-have-five-children-of-my-own-so-as-a-f_1526566.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84d/raul-5400_children_i-have-five-children-of-my-own-so-as-a-f_1526566.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84d/raul-5400_children_i-have-five-children-of-my-own-so-as-a-f_1526566.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I have five children of my own, so as a father I understand how important it is to help children in any way…” — Raul", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "But the older I get, the more I like my father and understand him. 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