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title: "17 Seen Father Quotes by 17 authors"
description: "Browse 17 Seen Father quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Seen Father sayings and thoughts."
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> [I have seen my father struggle every day to pursue his dreams and that has taught me to never give up on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sunil-grover/i-have-seen-my-father-struggle-every-day-to-pursue-his-dreams-and/)

[Sunil Grover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sunil-grover/)

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> [Ever since my childhood days in Kolkata, where I was born, I had seen my father interacting with Congressmen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bappi-lahiri/ever-since-my-childhood-days-in-kolkata-where-i-was-born-i-had-seen/)

[Bappi Lahiri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bappi-lahiri/)

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> [I'd seen my father. He was a poor man, and I watched him do astonishing things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-poitier/i-d-seen-my-father-he-was-a-poor-man-and-i-watched-him-do-astonishing/)

[Sidney Poitier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-poitier/)

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> [I want to be able to be a father to my kids, where I've never seen my father, but my kids can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-kelly/i-want-to-be-able-to-be-a-father-to-my-kids-where-i-ve-never-seen-my/)

[R. Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-kelly/)

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> [My whole life I had seen my father solve every problem he had through the use of violence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-pablo-escobar/my-whole-life-i-had-seen-my-father-solve-every-problem-he-had-through/)

[Juan Pablo Escobar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juan-pablo-escobar/)

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> [I have seen my father and his journey and how he got his first film. That was a sense of achievement for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/athiya-shetty/i-have-seen-my-father-and-his-journey-and-how-he-got-his-first-film/)

[Athiya Shetty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/athiya-shetty/)

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> [“I’ve seen your father bury many a man, but I never saw him take this kind of pains.” Newt”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-mcmurtry/i-ve-seen-your-father-bury-many-a-man-but-i-never-saw-him-take-this/)

[Larry McMurtry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-mcmurtry/)

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> [Know that, as in life, there is much that many have looked upon but few have seen because, as my father told…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/odysseas-elytis/know-that-as-in-life-there-is-much-that-many-have-looked-upon-but-few/)

[Odysseas Elytis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/odysseas-elytis/)

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> [“9Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/9jesus-answered-don-t-you-know-me-philip-even-after-i-have-been-among/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I'd never seen my father stand up. As far as I can remember, my father was always in a wheelchair. I always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-williams/i-d-never-seen-my-father-stand-up-as-far-as-i-can-remember-my-father/)

[Lou Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-williams/)

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> [To Whom does our God say, 'in our image' (Gen. 1:26), to whom if it is not to Him who is 'the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-basil/to-whom-does-our-god-say-in-our-image-gen-1-26-to-whom-if-it-is-not/)

[Saint Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-basil/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e97/saint-basil-4281_brightness_to-whom-does-our-god-say-in-our-image-ge_2494892.jpg)

> [Aw, he's just you know...entrenched," Matt said. "Gotta adjust to the perspective and deal from there." Then he added, "Not that I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendelin-van-draanen/aw-he-s-just-you-know-entrenched-matt-said-gotta-adjust-to-the/)

[Wendelin Van Draanen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendelin-van-draanen/)

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> [“Opening the door quietly, I slipped in without switching on the light. From the entrance hall, I could see the dining room…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/opening-the-door-quietly-i-slipped-in-without-switching-on-the-light/)

[Carlos Ruiz Zafón](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/)

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> [Did he show himself?” Nash asked, and I glanced to my right to see him staring at my father, as fascinated as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-vincent/did-he-show-himself-nash-asked-and-i-glanced-to-my-right-to-see-him/)

[Rachel Vincent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-vincent/)

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> [“The fifth quality called to discipleship is Philip. This one asked to be shown the Father. The awakened man knows that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neville-goddard/the-fifth-quality-called-to-discipleship-is-philip-this-one-asked-to/)

[Neville Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neville-goddard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a8/neville-goddard-3262_parenting_the-fifth-quality-called-to-discipleship_106651.jpg)

> [I was eleven when my father left, so neither of us really knew our fathers. I’d met mine of course, but then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-jones/i-was-eleven-when-my-father-left-so-neither-of-us-really-knew-our/)

[Lloyd Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-jones/)

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> [“Jean-Yves looked up at his mother's face, her greying chignon, her harsh features: it was difficult to feel a rush of tenderness,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-houellebecq/jean-yves-looked-up-at-his-mother-s-face-her-greying-chignon-her/)

[Michel Houellebecq](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-houellebecq/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/407/michel-houellebecq-1497_glad-to-be-alive_jean-yves-looked-up-at-his-mother-s-face_2296216.jpg)

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                        "text": "Aw, he's just you know...entrenched,\" Matt said. \"Gotta adjust to the perspective and deal from there.\" Then he added, \"Not that I'd want him as my dad…\" Mike practically sprayed his milk. \"Dude! Can you imagine?\" Then Matt gave my dad a slap on the back and said, \"No way. I'm sticking with my main man here.\" My mom grinned from across the kitchen and said, \"Me too.\" I'd never seen my father cry. And he didn't exactly sit there bawling, but there were definitely tears welling up in his eyes.",
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                        "text": "“Opening the door quietly, I slipped in without switching on the light. From the entrance hall, I could see the dining room at the end of the corridor, the table still decked out for the party. The cake was there, untouched, and the crockery still waited for the meal. I could make out the motionless silhouette of my father in his armchair, as he observed the scene from the window. He was awake and still wearing his best suit. Wreaths of smoke rose lazily from a cigarette he held between his index and ring fingers, as if it were a pen. I hadn't seen my father smoke for years.”",
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                        "text": "Did he show himself?” Nash asked, and I glanced to my right to see him staring at my father, as fascinated as I was. My dad nodded. “He was an arrogant little demon.” “So what happened?” I asked. “I punched him.” For a moment, we stared at him in silence. “You punched the reaper?” I asked, and my hand fell from the strainer onto the edge of the sink. “Yeah.” He chuckled at the memory, and his grin brought out one of my own. I couldn’t remember the last time I’d seen my father smile. “Broke his nose.",
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