Father Quotes

7648 Father quotes by 4179 unique authors

It is the child of avarice, the brother of iniquity, and the father of mischief. — George Washington
female education ... has occupied my attention so far only as the education of my own daughters ... I thought it essential to give them… — Thomas Jefferson
among the values of classical learning I estimate the Luxury of reading the Greek & Roman authors in all the beauties of their originals ...… — Thomas Jefferson
And if such malignity is hidden for a time, it proceeds from the unknown reason that would not be known because the experience of the… — Niccolo Machiavelli
And when he is obliged to take the life of any one, to do so when there is a proper justification and manifest reason for… — Niccolo Machiavelli
A mother is a mother all of your life,but a father is a father only when he has a wife. — Leah Ward Sears
I think back to the day I drove Michelle and a newborn Malia home from the hospital nearly 13 years ago-crawling along, miles under the… — Barack Obama
What makes Will the best father in the world to me is that he's there, not just there in a way that's traditional. The emotional… — Jada Pinkett Smith
I just sit there and make up songs and sing to [my son] in gibberish. I'm very good at gibberish now. — Elton John
During the sole argument we had when [Chelsea] was in high school, the subject of which I don't even remember, I looked at her and… — William J. Clinton
He has always provided me a safe place to land and a hard place from which to launch. — Chelsea Clinton
There should be a children's song: 'If you're happy and you know it, keep it to yourself and let your dad sleep'. — Jim Gaffigan
I found out that I'm a pretty bad father. I make a lot of mistakes and I don't know what I'm doing. But my kids… — Louis C. K.
I want my son to wear a helmet 24 hours a day. If it was socially acceptable I'd be the first one to have my… — Will Arnett
Having a kid is like falling in love for the first time when you're 12, but every day. — Mike Myers
My father would lift me high. And dance with my mother and me and then. Spin me around til I fell asleep. Then up the… — Luther Vandross
The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get. — Timothy J. Russert
I'll never forget the moment I became a dad. It's hard to describe-that level of responsibility, the desire to give such joy, the clarity: Nothing… — Tom Cruise
I'm probably the most uncool guy that [my daughters] know-as far as they are concerned anyway-'cause I'm Dad. I mean dads just aren't cool-especially when… — Tim McGraw
I've never been part of anything so great as those three kids. — Al Roker
My sisters and I can still recite Dad's grilling rules: Rule No. 1: Dad is in charge. Rule No. 2: Repeat Rule No. 1. — Connie Schultz
The nicest Father's Day surprise of all for Dad would be if you handed him a box, and he unwrapped it, and there, inside, sitting… — Dave Barry
I had watched Dad climb into the biggest arena and succeed. I wanted to find out if I had what it took to join him. — George W. Bush
He was a father. That's what a father does.Eases the burdens of those he loves. Saves the ones he loves from painful last images that… — George Saunders
I think that my strong determination for justice comes from the very strong, dynamic personality of my father ... I have rarely ever met a… — Martin Luther King, Jr.

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