Everyone in Iran is perceived to be a child with a paternal authority vested in the Guardian Council and the Sufi elders.… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
A wedding is for daughters and fathers. The mothers all dress up, trying to look like young women. But a wedding is… — Sarah Ruhl Copy Share Image
“Then came the reflection, how little at any time could a father do for the wellbeing of his children! The fact of… — George MacDonald Copy Share Image
Motherhood is a biological fact, while fatherhood is a social invention. — Margaret Mead Copy Share Image
The paternalist is a sentimentalist at heart, and the sentimentalist is always potentially cruel. — Christopher Isherwood Copy Share Image
“Despite the rhetorical reverence our society accords motherhood and fatherhood, in reality the everyday work of parenting garners little social respect and… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
“What a face this girl possessed!—could I not gaze at it every day I would need to recreate it through painting, sculpture,… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
Being a dad is my most important job because it not only affects my children, but their children and many generations to… — Mark Dominik Copy Share Image
Fatherhood has changed me - it has to change you. It makes you much more aware of the minutiae of life, it's… — Peter Kay Copy Share Image
Not only do our wives need support, but our children need our deep involvement in their lives. If this period [the early… — Augustus Napier Copy Share Image
Do I want to be a hero to my son? No. I would like to be a very real human being. That's… — Robert Downey, Jr Copy Share Image
Every father should remember one day his son will follow his example, not his advice. — Charles Kettering Copy Share Image
Fatherhood is the unending imperfect task of turning yourself into your dad while secretly maintaining the unbridled elation of your boyhood — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
I felt something impossible for me to explain in words. Then, when they took her away, it hit me. I got scared… — Nat King Cole Copy Share Image
Even though I'm proud by dad invented the rear-view mirror, we're not as close as we appear. — Stewart Francis Copy Share Image
A few days after we came home from the hospital, I sent a letter to a friend, including a photo of my… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
The power of this experience [fatherhood] can never be explained. It is one of those joyful codings that rumbles in the species… — Kent Nerburn Copy Share Image
Fatherhood is a joy. I feel very lucky to have a family. It gives you a perspective on things. — David Harewood Copy Share Image
Fatherhood is asking your son to make up a name rather than tell anybody who he is. — Bill Cosby Copy Share Image
I don't want the staggeringly wealthy Elton John and his family to represent the standard of gay fatherhood any more than straight… — Rumaan Alam Copy Share Image
“Sooner or later, you will discover which kind of father you are, and at that moment you will, with perfect horror, recognize… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
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