Father Quotes · Page 136

My parents raised me that way: to appreciate what I have and pass it along to others.

— Katrina Adams

Many very strong fathers have turned out ineffectual sons by not allowing them to grow as men.

— John Noble

My parents have always advocated doing what I love to do.

— Candice Patton

Those of you without a Father...choose a man you can trust to speak into your life like one.

— Anonymous

I have a joyful life, and I attribute that to both of my parents.

— Jeannette Walls

At bottom God is nothing more than an exalted father.

— Sigmund Freud

I sacrificed my anonymity for my father, whereas he sacrificed me for his fame.

— Jeff Buckley

I have always loved my father, but there was a phase when I would think he was criticising me too much.

— Aditya Narayan

“United in Our Father’s favor, we carry infinite love within us just as we always have, fearlessly now, into a brand new…

— Sparrow AuSoleil

Your father always tries to see the good side of people; to find the excuse. But sometimes there isn't a good side.…

— Sophie Kinsella

My capacity for humour may have come largely from my father - he liked to entertain people, make people laugh.

— Morris Gleitzman

My father and mother split and I never saw my father until I was 20, nor did I see much more of…

— John Lennon

My dad has totally taken my Cat Stevens T-shirt, but it's OK; I have his Black Flag one, and that's amazing.

— Zoe Kravitz

Come, come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools: they have need of 'em: wit be my faculty, and pleasure my…

— William Congreve

“When I’m considering this I find it helpful to quote the wisdom of my father, who once told me, “Who knows why…

— Ben Aaronovitch

I lived with my mother and father and brothers and sisters some of the time; some of the time, my mother and…

— John Edgar Wideman

“I had my father again.I had Bram back. We were a newly fashioned crew of soldiers and inventors and cheeky teenagers, armed…

— Lia Habel

A little secret - I'm the child of a shrink. I am; my mom's a shrink, and my father's a lawyer. So…

— Adam Shankman

“Since his father’s death he had begun more and more to differentiate between people who did what they should, and those who…

— Fredrik Backman

I think he gets a lot of respect just because he's my dad, too. Even if he hadn't had any experience. But…

— Emily Deschanel

I have a lot of people to thank and I'm going to be one of those people that tries to mention a…

— Meryl Streep

What kind of country are we, to participate in separating mothers and fathers from their children? Right now we have," and whatever…

— Rush Limbaugh

“Poor Father, I see his final exploration. He arrives at the new place, his hair risen in astonishment, his mouth and eyes…

— E.L. Doctorow

i was raped, too sexually assaulted in seventh grade, tenth grade. the summer after graduation, at a party i was 16 i…

— Laurie Halse Anderson

Dudes think that money has everything to do with being a good father. It goes beyond that my boy.

— Anonymous

My father was a soil scientist with the Geological Survey.

— Jim Fowler

I loved 1990s television: 'The Fast Show,' 'Father Ted,' 'Harry Enfield.' 'Clive Anderson Talks Back.'

— Josh Widdicombe

I've never made an excuse of not knowing my father, because I've had great people in my life.

— Naomi Campbell

“You can't put a limit on aything. The more you dream, the father you get.”

— Michael Phelps

Before I was born, my father told my mother, 'If it's a boy, he's going to be a scientist.'

— Richard P. Feynman

I took up 'Waqt' and 'Gandhi My Father' because they were very too special to be missed.

— Shefali Shah

I am a very easy-going father at home - I am more of a friend than a parent.

— Randhir Kapoor

I'm a fun father, but not a good father. The hard decisions always went to my wife

— John Lithgow

In half hour my mother has managed to give me what my father couldn't: my past.

— Jodi Picoult

People do think I'm Jewish. But we're Irish Catholic. My father had a brogue.

— Martin Short

I'm exceptionally open with my own parents, and they're exceptionally open with me.

— Claire Danes

The Kite Runner is a story of two boys and a father, and the strange love triangle that binds them.

— Khaled Hosseini

I was always nervous to play my father's [John Lennon's] songs.

— Sean Lennon

Thou art my father, thou my author, thou my being gav'st me; whom should I obey but thee, whom follow?

— John Milton

Absolutely. I am a father, and I know best. If there's any question, just ask me.

— Rainn Wilson