Even now, after whatever gains feminism has made in involving fathers in the rearing of their children, I still think virtually all… — Reynolds Price Copy Share Image
Gogol remembers having to do the same thing when he was younger, when his grandparents died...He remembers, back then, being bored by… — Jhumpa Lahiri Copy Share Image
Growing up, I didn't know about families who were missing a father, because there weren't any in our neighborhood. Today over a… — Timothy J. Russert Copy Share Image
You may readily judge whether you are a child of God or a hypocrite by seeing in what direction your soul turns… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
When the time came to say, "Mom, I want to do this as a job," it was brutal. She was really against… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
The thing my father was proudest of was the Ayres clock at the intersection of Washington Street and Meridian. That made him… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
I love what my dad taught me and modeled for me - not just with coaching but as a husband, as a… — Mike Budenholzer Copy Share Image
The mother may be doing ninety percent of the disciplining, but the father still must have a full-time acceptance of all the… — Bill Cosby Copy Share Image
“Surely,' I said, 'you don't think that you are going to die because you dreamed you saw your old father; if one… — H. Rider Haggard Copy Share Image
The idea of equality is misunderstood. I wouldn't ever argue that everyone is the same, but that differences should not be hierarchical.… — Lynne Tillman Copy Share Image
That's the great thing about New Year's, you get to be a year older. For me, that wasn't such a joke, because… — Alan King Copy Share Image
Children do not find it difficult or complicated to talk to their parents, nor do they feel embarrassed to bring the simplest… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
Cyborg was the first superhero that I've ever seen whose parent was around but just was not there for him emotionally, mentally.… — Ray Fisher Copy Share Image
“in our present state of society woman possesses not; she is under possession,” referring to laws that barred married women from owning… — Megan Marshall Copy Share Image
The common notions that we find in credit around us and infused into our souls by our fathers' seed, these seem to… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
What I am suggesting is that each of us turn from the negativism that permeates our society and look for the remarkable… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
“As Miriam released my hand I felt that she and Midwife Bell had returned to a more primitive world, where men never… — J.G. Ballard Copy Share Image
The World War I, I'm a child of World War I. And I really know about the children of war. Because both… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
I imagine God to be like my father. My father was always the voice of certainty in my life. Certainty in the… — Yehuda Berg Copy Share Image
Watching my father plan and strategize for the resistance has taught me about trust.” She leaned forward. “Personal trust is very different… — Alison Goodman Copy Share Image
“To the dads who think they’re the funniest person in the room—and sometimes, they actually are! Whether you're telling those classic dad… — Life is Positive Copy Share Image
My parents [father Lenny Kravitz and Bonet] did exactly what they wanted and didn't let anyone tell them not to. Now, as… — Zoe Kravitz Copy Share Image
My first match was against Sputnik Monroe at the Amarillo Sports Arena. It was scheduled for only ten minutes. Sputnik got me… — Terry Funk Copy Share Image
“God bridges the infinite distances between Himself and the spirits created to love Him, by supernatural missions of His own life. The… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
There was a guy that was friends with my father, a very well-known and powerful hustler on the Eastern seaboard. He was… — Orlando Jones Copy Share Image
Beyoncé says it was Mathew Knowles, her father, who made her understand discipline and work ethic, what it means to come in… — Laverne Cox Copy Share Image
The less we understand of what our fathers and forefathers sought, the less we understand ourselves, and thus we help with all… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
Let the tears which fell, and the broken words which were exchanged in the long close embrace between the orphans, be sacred.… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“Men have the blood of their fathers and the passions of their mothers, in the same sense that women have the blood… — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
I told Mother of my decision to study medicine. She encouraged me to speak to Father... I began in a roundabout way...… — Rita Levi-Montalcini Copy Share Image
If you have a famous parent, you know that being famous doesn't make you superior to anyone else. It just means people… — Katherine Waterston Copy Share Image
To be a father is not simply to bring a child into this world. It is to take care of that child… — Lilian Thuram Copy Share Image
I've had some amazing people in my life. Look at my father - he came from a small fishing village of five… — Kiefer Sutherland Copy Share Image
It's government's job to respect and protect the rights of the individual. That vision is centrally important to the principle put forth… — Bill Sali Copy Share Image
There are two kinds of fathers in traditional households: the fathers of sons and the fathers of daughters. These two kinds of… — Letty Cottin Pogrebin Copy Share Image
I think that every child grows up with the ideas that what we our given, is our society. Your education, and your… — Alice Englert Copy Share Image
Persecution has come upon us, right honorable brethren, and persecution in the severest form. Shepherds are persecuted that their flocks may be… — Saint Basil Copy Share Image
When I was younger it was, you know, my dad dressed up in drag on 'Bosom Buddies.' And that was what I… — Colin Hanks Copy Share Image
“I did not have that privilege, just as many of you did not, but fortunately, we have a Father we can go… — Joyce Meyer Copy Share Image
I didn't expect to be doing a whole bunch of Amber Browns. And because it was just one book, and the father… — Paula Danziger Copy Share Image