--- title: "4 Fathers Quotes By Louis C. K" description: "4 Fathers quotes by Louis C. K. Plus more from Louis C. K and more Fathers sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2dd/louis-c-k-1150_activate_when-you-re-a-father-in-a-marriage-you-s_1412522.jpg" --- > [When you're a father in a marriage, you sort of become the mother's assistant, and you sort of get a list from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-c-k/when-you-re-a-father-in-a-marriage-you-sort-of-become-the-mother-s-2/) [Louis C. K](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-c-k/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2dd/louis-c-k-1150_activate_when-you-re-a-father-in-a-marriage-you-s_1412522.jpg) > [Fathers have skills that they never use at home. You run a landscaping business and you can't dress and feed a four-year-old?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-c-k/fathers-have-skills-that-they-never-use-at-home-you-run-a-landscaping/) [Louis C. K](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-c-k/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a8/louis-c-k-1150_best-father_fathers-have-skills-that-they-never-use_1607750.png) > [If I do something for my kids, I get a medal, because most fathers don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-c-k/if-i-do-something-for-my-kids-i-get-a-medal-because-most-fathers-don-t/) [Louis C. K](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-c-k/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa0/louis-c-k-1150_because_if-i-do-something-for-my-kids-i-get-a-me_1618360.png) > [When you're a father in a marriage, you sort of become the mother's assistant. And you sort of get a list from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-c-k/when-you-re-a-father-in-a-marriage-you-sort-of-become-the-mother-s-3/) [Louis C. K](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-c-k/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/748/louis-c-k-1150_assistants_when-you-re-a-father-in-a-marriage-you-s_2957475.png) ## Other authors on Fathers - [Dan Pearce 16 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fathers/dan-pearce/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-nishan-panwar-14.jpg) Nishan Panwar 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fathers/nishan-panwar/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-frank-pittman-35815.jpg) Frank Pittman 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fathers/frank-pittman/) - [Reed Markham 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fathers/reed-markham/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-eugene-nathaniel-butler-4034.jpg) Eugene Nathaniel Butler 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fathers/eugene-nathaniel-butler/) ## More by Louis C. K > [Technically, I've learned that having good legs and wind is good for being on stage. You have to be in shape and have endurance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-c-k/technically-i-ve-learned-that-having-good-legs-and-wind-is-good-for/) [Louis C. K](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-c-k/) > [I think I'm past any window where I'm suddenly going to become surprisingly ripped so that people go, 'Oh, my God, what happened to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-c-k/i-think-i-m-past-any-window-where-i-m-suddenly-going-to-become/) [Louis C. K](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-c-k/) > [I can feel how an audience is reacting when I'm on a stage, but when you are on stage, your perception is distorted. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-c-k/i-can-feel-how-an-audience-is-reacting-when-i-m-on-a-stage-but-when/) [Louis C. K](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-c-k/) > [“You need to develop the ability to just be yourself and not be doing something, that's what the phones are taking away. The ability…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-c-k/you-need-to-develop-the-ability-to-just-be-yourself-and-not-be-doing/) [Louis C. K](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-c-k/) > [I know what it's like to have a bunch of material that's working that you don't care about. You want to die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-c-k/i-know-what-it-s-like-to-have-a-bunch-of-material-that-s-working-that/) [Louis C. K](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-c-k/) > [I just love learning. I think learning is how you live. The verb of my life is learning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-c-k/i-just-love-learning-i-think-learning-is-how-you-live-the-verb-of-my/) [Louis C. K](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-c-k/) > [There's been a lot of simple vilification of right-wing people. It's really easy to say, 'Well, you're Christian, you're anti-this and that, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-c-k/there-s-been-a-lot-of-simple-vilification-of-right-wing-people-it-s/) [Louis C. K](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-c-k/) > [“A woman saying yes to a date with a man is literally insane and ill-advised, and the whole species' existence counts on them doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-c-k/a-woman-saying-yes-to-a-date-with-a-man-is-literally-insane-and-ill/) [Louis C. K](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-c-k/) > [When your kid is being selfish or greedy and you want to help them not be that way, you have to find a way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-c-k/when-your-kid-is-being-selfish-or-greedy-and-you-want-to-help-them/) [Louis C. K](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-c-k/) > [You have to be really tenacious. You have to keep at it. There are many roads to get there. If you can get yourself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-c-k/you-have-to-be-really-tenacious-you-have-to-keep-at-it-there-are-many/) [Louis C. K](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-c-k/) > [When I take my kids out for dinner or lunch, people smile at us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-c-k/when-i-take-my-kids-out-for-dinner-or-lunch-people-smile-at-us/) [Louis C. K](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-c-k/) > [I'd love to have a shitty job. I couldn't hold any down. Standup was the only thing I could stick with. I'm an idiot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-c-k/i-d-love-to-have-a-shitty-job-i-couldn-t-hold-any-down-standup-was/) [Louis C. K](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-c-k/) > [There's no way you ask Sean Penn a question and then, you're gonna be HUGE !](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-c-k/there-s-no-way-you-ask-sean-penn-a-question-and-then-you-re-gonna-be/) [Louis C. K](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-c-k/) > [If you had a jetpack you'd be like I have the shittiest jetpack. Who's your service provider on your jetpack? Did they make the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-c-k/if-you-had-a-jetpack-you-d-be-like-i-have-the-shittiest-jetpack-who-s/) [Louis C. K](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-c-k/) > [I spend enough time onscreen looking hangdog and depressed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-c-k/i-spend-enough-time-onscreen-looking-hangdog-and-depressed/) [Louis C. K](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-c-k/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fathers/louis-c-k/#itemlist", "name": "4 Fathers Quotes By Louis C. K", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you're a father in a marriage, you sort of become the mother's assistant, and you sort of get a list from her every day, and you do, you know, you run down the list, and it feels very much like a chore. And a lot of fathers live in kind of an avoidance. They sit on the toilet for several hours a day... Oh, honey, it took me 40 minutes to go to the post office... But once you become a dad without the mom there, you have to take it all on, and you sort of activate male skills that you didn't know you could apply to fatherhood.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Louis C. K" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-c-k/when-you-re-a-father-in-a-marriage-you-sort-of-become-the-mother-s-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2dd/louis-c-k-1150_activate_when-you-re-a-father-in-a-marriage-you-s_1412522.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2dd/louis-c-k-1150_activate_when-you-re-a-father-in-a-marriage-you-s_1412522.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2dd/louis-c-k-1150_activate_when-you-re-a-father-in-a-marriage-you-s_1412522.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When you're a father in a marriage, you sort of become the mother's assistant, and you sort of get a list…” — Louis C. K", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Fathers have skills that they never use at home. You run a landscaping business and you can't dress and feed a four-year-old? Take it on!", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Louis C. K" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-c-k/fathers-have-skills-that-they-never-use-at-home-you-run-a-landscaping/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a8/louis-c-k-1150_best-father_fathers-have-skills-that-they-never-use_1607750.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a8/louis-c-k-1150_best-father_fathers-have-skills-that-they-never-use_1607750.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a8/louis-c-k-1150_best-father_fathers-have-skills-that-they-never-use_1607750.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Fathers have skills that they never use at home. You run a landscaping business and you can't dress and feed…” — Louis C. K", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If I do something for my kids, I get a medal, because most fathers don't.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Louis C. K" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-c-k/if-i-do-something-for-my-kids-i-get-a-medal-because-most-fathers-don-t/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa0/louis-c-k-1150_because_if-i-do-something-for-my-kids-i-get-a-me_1618360.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa0/louis-c-k-1150_because_if-i-do-something-for-my-kids-i-get-a-me_1618360.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa0/louis-c-k-1150_because_if-i-do-something-for-my-kids-i-get-a-me_1618360.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If I do something for my kids, I get a medal, because most fathers don't.” — Louis C. K", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you're a father in a marriage, you sort of become the mother's assistant. And you sort of get a list from her every day and you run down the list and it feels very much like a chore. And a lot of fathers live very much in avoidance, and they sit on the toilet. Or they say, 'Oh honey, it took me 40 minutes to go to the post office.' And they just sort of sit in the driveway and heave a big sigh- 'Oh, I have to go back in.' But then once you take it out on your own, you have to take it all on. And you sort of activate male skills that you didn't know you could apply to fatherhood.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Louis C. K" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-c-k/when-you-re-a-father-in-a-marriage-you-sort-of-become-the-mother-s-3/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/748/louis-c-k-1150_assistants_when-you-re-a-father-in-a-marriage-you-s_2957475.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/748/louis-c-k-1150_assistants_when-you-re-a-father-in-a-marriage-you-s_2957475.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/748/louis-c-k-1150_assistants_when-you-re-a-father-in-a-marriage-you-s_2957475.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When you're a father in a marriage, you sort of become the mother's assistant. And you sort of get a list…” — Louis C. K", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fathers/louis-c-k/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fathers/louis-c-k/", "name": "Fathers Quotes by Louis C. K", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fathers/louis-c-k/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2dd/louis-c-k-1150_activate_when-you-re-a-father-in-a-marriage-you-s_1412522.jpg" }, "description": "4 Fathers quotes by Louis C. K. Plus more from Louis C. K and more Fathers sayings from other authors.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fathers/louis-c-k/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fathers/louis-c-k/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Topics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Fathers", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fathers/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "name": "Louis C. K", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fathers/louis-c-k/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```