--- title: "23 Met Father Quotes by 23 authors" description: "Browse 23 Met Father quotes by 23 authors. Discover the best Met Father sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a9/rodney-crowell-3715_concert_my-mother-met-my-father-at-a-roy-acuff-c_1921717.png" --- > [My mother met my father at a Roy Acuff concert.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/my-mother-met-my-father-at-a-roy-acuff-concert/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a9/rodney-crowell-3715_concert_my-mother-met-my-father-at-a-roy-acuff-c_1921717.png) > [I never met my father. He left before I was born.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/apl-de-ap/i-never-met-my-father-he-left-before-i-was-born/) [apl.de.ap](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/apl-de-ap/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93f/apl-de-ap-5259_born_i-never-met-my-father-he-left-before-i-w_2890878.jpg) > [My mother, Dorothy Watson, had met my father in a Greek class at Northwestern University.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cronin/my-mother-dorothy-watson-had-met-my-father-in-a-greek-class-at/) [James Cronin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cronin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c26/james-cronin-33059_class_my-mother-dorothy-watson-had-met-my-fath_1611874.jpg) > [“What happened the day I met your father,' she said, 'is that I learned you ave to choose. For better or for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-dave/what-happened-the-day-i-met-your-father-she-said-is-that-i-learned/) [Laura Dave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-dave/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8e/laura-dave-10710_choice_what-happened-the-day-i-met-your-father_3129083.jpg) > [The happiest years of my mother's life were spent in Washington, D.C. It was where she met my father, where John was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-kennedy/the-happiest-years-of-my-mother-s-life-were-spent-in-washington-d-c/) [Caroline Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae4/caroline-kennedy-10228_born_the-happiest-years-of-my-mother-s-life-w_2336922.jpg) > [I met my father for the first time when I was 28 years old. I made up my mind that when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/i-met-my-father-for-the-first-time-when-i-was-28-years-old-i-made-up/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/514/will-smith-1021_children_i-met-my-father-for-the-first-time-when_1208187.jpg) > [“When I met your father, it was magic. Not for him—not then—but for me. Sometimes, if you’re lucky, you can look into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-hannah/when-i-met-your-father-it-was-magic-not-for-him-not-then-but-for-me/) [Kristin Hannah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-hannah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d0/kristin-hannah-1106_father_when-i-met-your-father-it-was-magic-not_1051622.png) > [“I suppose my mother could have been a witch if she had chosen to. But she met my father, who was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-stewart/i-suppose-my-mother-could-have-been-a-witch-if-she-had-chosen-to-but/) [Mary Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-stewart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f95/mary-stewart-5317_father_i-suppose-my-mother-could-have-been-a-wi_1790296.png) > [“I chose to long ago, long before we met. When my father sent me to win you, I loved you already.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-elisabeth-stengl/i-chose-to-long-ago-long-before-we-met-when-my-father-sent-me-to-win/) [Anne Elisabeth Stengl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-elisabeth-stengl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d7/anne-elisabeth-stengl-27916_father_i-chose-to-long-ago-long-before-we-met-w_632697.jpg) > [I am not ashamed to say that no man I ever met was my father's equal, and I never loved any other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hedy-lamarr/i-am-not-ashamed-to-say-that-no-man-i-ever-met-was-my-father-s-equal/) [Hedy Lamarr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hedy-lamarr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ab/hedy-lamarr-8401_ashamed_i-am-not-ashamed-to-say-that-no-man-i-ev_1651370.jpg) > [We spoke French at home and I didn't know any English until I went to school. My mother was French and met…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joanne-harris/we-spoke-french-at-home-and-i-didn-t-know-any-english-until-i-went-to/) [Joanne Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joanne-harris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dea/joanne-harris-1428_any_we-spoke-french-at-home-and-i-didn-t-kno_2371546.png) > [The first time I met my father was when I was 25. I was visiting here in Los Angeles, I had not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erika-jayne/the-first-time-i-met-my-father-was-when-i-was-25-i-was-visiting-here/) [Erika Jayne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erika-jayne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88a/erika-jayne-5089_father_the-first-time-i-met-my-father-was-when_1884834.jpg) > [ “\[Phoebe Broome\] 'Well,' she said at last. 'You've now met my father. At his worst.' \[Lord Vladimir\] 'Being myself widely considered my… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-sinclair/phoebe-broome-well-she-said-at-last-you-ve-now-met-my-father-at-his/) [Alison Sinclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-sinclair/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c17/alison-sinclair-75635_black-sheep_phoebe-broome-well-she-said-at-last-you_1399420.jpg) > [“I met your father last week. Are you still interested in hearing how he is doing? Hugo: No. Karsky: It is very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-paul-sartre/i-met-your-father-last-week-are-you-still-interested-in-hearing-how/) [Jean-Paul Sartre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-paul-sartre/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ee/jean-paul-sartre-220_death_i-met-your-father-last-week-are-you-stil_437243.png) > [My mother was a Chinese trapeze artist in pre-war Paris Smuggling bombs for the underground. And she met my father at a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-meloy/my-mother-was-a-chinese-trapeze-artist-in-pre-war-paris-smuggling/) [Colin Meloy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-meloy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a73/colin-meloy-16622_art_my-mother-was-a-chinese-trapeze-artist-i_329078.png) > [“My father married my mother three days after they met. Your father also killed and maimed people for a living. How about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dani-alexander/my-father-married-my-mother-three-days-after-they-met-your-father/) [Dani Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dani-alexander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/935/dani-alexander-9831_father_my-father-married-my-mother-three-days-a_1176389.jpg) > [Marlon Brando was the major influence in my life, though I never met him. And my father - we didn't get along,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-murray-abraham/marlon-brando-was-the-major-influence-in-my-life-though-i-never-met/) [F. Murray Abraham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-murray-abraham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73a/f-murray-abraham-13832_father_marlon-brando-was-the-major-influence-in_3157914.png) > [“Sawyer’s eyes met mine over his father’s shoulder. I could see the concern in them. I knew what he was thinking. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbi-glines/sawyer-s-eyes-met-mine-over-his-father-s-shoulder-i-could-see-the/) [Abbi Glines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbi-glines/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4b/abbi-glines-421_parenting_sawyer-s-eyes-met-mine-over-his-father-s_150051.jpg) > [My mother wrote a teen column for the South China Morning Post in the 1950s when she was growing up in Hong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/celeste-ng/my-mother-wrote-a-teen-column-for-the-south-china-morning-post-in-the/) [Celeste Ng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/celeste-ng/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad9/celeste-ng-1718_father_my-mother-wrote-a-teen-column-for-the-so_263137.jpg) > [On occasion I have observed parents shopping to clothe a son about to enter missionary service. The new suits are fitted, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-s-monson/on-occasion-i-have-observed-parents-shopping-to-clothe-a-son-about-to/) [Thomas S. Monson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-s-monson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fde/thomas-s-monson-409_brother_on-occasion-i-have-observed-parents-shop_2442535.png) > [“S is for sir. It's what you called your father if you'd never lived with him. If you did not know where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chika-unigwe/s-is-for-sir-it-s-what-you-called-your-father-if-you-d-never-lived/) [Chika Unigwe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chika-unigwe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd3/chika-unigwe-33062_eyes-watching_s-is-for-sir-it-s-what-you-called-your-f_991442.jpg) > [I always think about Katharine Graham - she was the publisher of The Washington Post. In her autobiography she talks about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-wilson/i-always-think-about-katharine-graham-she-was-the-publisher-of-the/) [Owen Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b7/owen-wilson-10973_autobiography_i-always-think-about-katharine-graham-sh_144717.png) > [A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman he turns her back again.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/divya/a-father-is-always-making-his-baby-into-a-little-woman-and-when-she/) [DIVYA](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/divya/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b6/divya-21816_dear-friend_a-father-is-always-making-his-baby-into_1232325.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/met-father/#itemlist", "name": "Met Father Quotes", "numberOfItems": 23, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My mother met my father at a Roy Acuff concert.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rodney Crowell" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/my-mother-met-my-father-at-a-roy-acuff-concert/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a9/rodney-crowell-3715_concert_my-mother-met-my-father-at-a-roy-acuff-c_1921717.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a9/rodney-crowell-3715_concert_my-mother-met-my-father-at-a-roy-acuff-c_1921717.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a9/rodney-crowell-3715_concert_my-mother-met-my-father-at-a-roy-acuff-c_1921717.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My mother met my father at a Roy Acuff concert.” — Rodney Crowell", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I never met my father. 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