Father Quotes · Page 80

“My father was a difficult man. But he was also a good one.”

— Veronica Roth

Woody Allen - legally, ethically, personally - was absolutely a father in our family.

— Ronan Farrow

He set the example for all of us to humble ourselves before our Heavenly Father.

— Robert D. Hales

My father said, Bring along your best girl. This is something you say to a pimp!

— Bill Maher

My work is done; I have nothing left to do but to go to my Father.

— Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon

“The thing I miss most from home, is having a home.”

— Anthony Liccione

Fatherhood is the best thing that has happened to me.

— S. Sreesanth

If you want to make your mother happy, talk to her. If you want to make your father happy, listen.

— John C. Maxwell

My mom and dad got divorced when I was very young, and growing up in a family where the head of the…

— Dave Mustaine

Being born not long after the war meant that money was tight. I grew up in a rural corner of Lincolnshire and…

— Geoff Capes

I never hated my father. I would have named my child Usher regardless. I never hated myself because I carried his name,…

— Usher

My son has been called many names, accused of many horrible crimes. As a father, I've borne all the humiliation that my…

— Aditya Pancholi

My very first recollection of life on earth was waking up in bed with my mother, and she was showing me a…

— Jesse Jackson

I grew up on a ranch with my father, so he educated us really early on about guns. We used to go…

— Eva Longoria

My Dad is my hero. He's 85 now and he is in great health. He is handsome and strong. He has an…

— Harry Connick, Jr

My father is the Hollywood equivalent of a clean, fillet-brazed frame. My brother is like one of those fat-tubed aluminum Cannondales. I'm…

— Emilio Estevez

What kept me out of trouble is going right to the edge and then... thinking that my mother would be embarrassed, and…

— Bill Cosby

When I was growing up, my house was filled with books. My mother was an educator, and my father was a history…

— Jeff Kinney

Having written for film and television, I had little interest in turning 'The Good Father' into a Hollywood thriller. I was writing…

— Noah Hawley

“In my father's last letter he said that the world is run by those willing to take the responsibility for the running…

— Cormac McCarthy

My father was a rags-to-riches businessman who came over in the Sixties with no money. On my mother's side, I am the…

— Chuka Umunna

Since so many people these days don't seem to start their families until around age forty, I predict there will be less…

— Sarah Silverman

Looking back I realize I had the perfect family background to become the political cartoonist that I became. My father was stupid,…

— Edward Sorel

Rand Paul does not like being compared to his father Ron any more than sons named Bush like to dance in their…

— Nancy Gibbs

But my mother and father were married when my mom was 20 and my dad was 24

— Rachael Leigh Cook

You dare to stand with my enemy? (Stryker) Against you, Father, I’d stand with Mickey Mouse. (Urian)

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

My father, who has played a bit of cricket, comes to Chepauk to watch every game I play.

— Vijay Shankar

My father told me you have two loves in your life: What you do and the people youre with.

— Mario Van Peebles

My mom is my heart. But my [step]dad was my role model, the hardest working man I ever knew.

— Brian Urlacher

My parents instilled in me a sense of self that I was more than just a diagnosis or a condition.

— Zach Anner

I grew up in a military family. My father spent 26 years in the Air Force.

— Darryl Glenn

My father, when he arrived in this country found it difficult.

— Chuka Umunna

Hey, my parents should be proud of me because I'm addicted to my phone not drugs!

— Anonymous

Father or stepfather - those are just titles to me. They don't mean anything.

— Oliver Hudson

Although Dad taught me everything I needed to know, I had to learn to do it for myself.

— Justin Rose

From my father, I learnt kindness and how to talk straight.

— Mo Ibrahim

People say I use foul language. I learnt swear words only from my father and YGP.

— Radha Ravi

Thank you for being interested. Doesn't sound much but it meant just about everything.

— Pam Brown

My father was an outfielder in the Milwaukee system before he hurt his elbow.

— Oscar Taveras

Phil is my father. He's a part of who I am. But I don't want to be defined by that.

— Travis Knight