Father Gave Quotes
39 quotes by 35 authors
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The book I always say that influenced me, subconsciously, because at the time I didn't know I wanted to be a writer, was William Goldman's…
— Harlan Coben
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I think that the best way to explain that is that my mother gave me all the color and character and flare and liveliness, and…
— Julie Andrews
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I am reminded of a piece of advice my father gave me regarding shoes. ...He said it is better to buy one good pair of…
— Cary Grant
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Style is innate to who I am. My father gave me a picture the other day. I must have been about seven, and I had…
— Dylan McDermott
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As we move toward the future, we must not neglect the lessons of the past. Our Heavenly Father gave His Son. The Son of God…
— Thomas S. Monson
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Sometimes it's blood memory... not the blood your mother and father gave you... but that which stretches back two or three thousand years.
— Martha Graham
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Now, I had been drawing all this time - especially in France of course - so, when I came back, my father gave me the…
— Dick Bruna
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When I was a child, my father used to encourage my brother and me to fail. At the dinner table, instead of asking about the…
— Sara Blakely
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My father gave me free run of his library. When I think of my boyhood, I think in terms of the books I read.
— Jorge Luis Borges
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Growing up the son of a director has made me very aware of the various turns that a directing career can take. Sometimes your films…
— Jason Reitman
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When my father finally got around to teaching me to drive, he was impressed at my "natural" talent for driving, not knowing that I had…
— Robert Fulghum
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The most significant piece of advice my father gave me early on about acting was, don't get caught acting. Really believe in what you're doing…
— Kiefer Sutherland
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While we tend to equate motherhood solely with maternity, in the Lord’s language, the word 'mother' has layers of meaning...Mothe rhood is more than bearing…
— Sheri L. Dew
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My mother gave me my drive but my father gave me my dreams.
— Liza Minnelli
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Just as a person is commanded to honor and revere his father, so he is under an obligation to honor and revere his teacher, even…
— Maimonides
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At times of distress, we all like to recall the advice of fathers and mothers. The best advice my father gave me was to keep…
— George Papandreou
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But my mother loved The Elephant Man, and my father gave David Lynch a scholarship to study in Rome.
— Isabella Rossellini
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When I turned fifteen, I remember my father gave me a credit card which I was allowed to use for two things: emergencies and books.
— Ann Brashares
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I was raised by free-spirited people, though my father gave me a very strong work ethic.
— Diane Lane
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I am a southerner who grew up with and around guns. I own some still. My father gave me a .22 rifle when I was…
— Jon Meacham
Who Wrote These Father Gave Quotes
35 authors contributed a total of 39 Father Gave Quotes, led by these top contributors: