World Quotes by Frank Pittman

8 World quotes by Frank Pittman

Frank Pittman’s take on the World appears in eight concise statements. The collection is brief, yet each line reflects his thoughtful approach.

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Every boy was supposed to come into the world equipped with a father whose prime function was to be our father and…

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At the heart of male bonding is this experience of boys in early puberty: they know they must break free from their…

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What we men share is the experience of having been raised by women in a culture that stopped our fathers from being…

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All those tough guys who want to scare the world into seeing them as men . . . who don't know how…

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The men who are messing up their lives, their families, and their world in their quest to feel man enough are not…

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However patriarchal the world, at home the child knows that his mother is the source of all power. The hand that rocks…

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When the masculine mystique is pulling boys and men out into the world to growl manly noises at one another, the only…

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Fathering makes a man, whatever his standing in the eyes of the world, feel strong and good and important, just as he…

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Some parents were awful back then and are awful still. The process of raising you didn't turn them into grown-ups. Parents who were clearly…

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Fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man.

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Happy people learn that happiness, like sweat, is a by-product of activity.

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In time, after a dozen years of centering their lives around the games boys play with one another, the boys' bodies change and that…

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