Father Quotes

7648 Father quotes by 4179 unique authors

I don't have a kid, but I think that I would be a good father, especially if my baby liked to go out drinking. — Eugene Mirman
Sir Walter, being strangely surprised and put out of his countenance at so great a table, gives his son a damned blow over the face.… — John Aubrey
My father was often angry when I was most like him. — Lillian Hellman
The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them. — Confucius
There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence. — Samuel Johnson
You don't raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they'll turn out to be heroes, even if it's just in… — Wally Schirra
I think once I fail enough as a dad, I'll be looking for help wherever I can get it. I just need enough time to… — Ty Burrell
A father is a man who fails every day. — Michael Chabon
I thought I would be more inspired to have all these new feelings to talk about, but I really just want to hang out with… — Jay-Z
If your dad is anything like mine, then you have no clue what to buy him for Father's Day. The only Father's Day tradition in… — Michael Showalter
My father can not finish a sentence. When we were kids he would go, 'Girls the most important thing in life to remember is...' 'Daddy,… — Caroline Rhea
The kind of man who thinks that helping with the dishes is beneath him will also think that helping with the baby is beneath him,… — Eleanor Roosevelt
Don't confuse [Father's Day] with Valentine's Day, and here's why. Boy, will you creep him out. I can just tell you from last year, uh,… — Jon Stewart
Far too often, we fathers avoid the subject because it's so awkward. The subject I am referring to is: buying gifts for women. This is… — Dave Barry
I have always had the feeling I could do anything and my dad told me I could. I was in college before I found out… — Ann Richards
From my grandfather's father, I learned to dispense with attendance at public schools, and to enjoy good teachers at home, and to recognize that on… — Marcus Aurelius
Acceptance says, True, this is my situation at the moment. I'll look unblinkingly at the reality of it. But I'll also open my hands to… — Catherine Marshall
When I was fourteen years old, I was amazed at how unintelligent my father was. By the time I turned twenty-one, I was astounded how… — Mark Twain
What prayer could be more true before God the Father than that which the Son, who is Truth, uttered with His own lips? — Saint John Chrysostom
My mother and my father were illiterate immigrants from Russia. When I was a child they were constantly amazed that I could go to a… — Kirk Douglas
If as the friends of colonization hope, the present and coming generations of our countrymen shall by any means, succeed in freeing our land from… — Abraham Lincoln
Society has arisen out of the works of peace; the essence of society is peacemaking. Peace and not war is the father of all things. — Ludwig von Mises
For me Sir Alex was my father in football. He was crucial in my career and, outside football, was a great human being with me.… — Cristiano Ronaldo
When I win awards, I think of my father. — Cristiano Ronaldo
My father always used to say, "Don't raise your voice. Improve your argument." — Desmond Tutu

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