Fathers Quotes

971 Fathers quotes by 727 unique authors

Countries are either mothers or fathers, and engender the emotional bristle secretly reserved for either sire. — Edna O'Brien
There, in the middle of this mall is the Washington Monument, 555 feet high. But if we put a one in front of that 555… — Louis Farrakhan
I never wavered in my certainty that God did not exist. I was simply liberated by the thought that there might be a way to… — Alain de Botton
The Constitution of our country [was] formed by the Fathers of liberty... Exalt the standard of Democracy! Down with that of priestcraft, and let all… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
We think it would be wise in you to try to git [sic] influence by offering to print a paper in favor of the government… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
Now I realize it's fashionable in some circles to believe that no one in government should encourage others to read the Bible. That we're told… — Ronald Reagan
It is my firm belief that the God of Heaven raised up the founding fathers and inspired them to establish the Constitution of this land.… — Ezra Taft Benson
Franklin may . . . be considered one of the founding fathers of American democracy, since no democratic government can last long without conciliation and… — Samuel Eliot Morison
Ev'n them who kept thy truth so pure of old, When all our fathers worshipp'd stocks and stones. — John Milton
We realize the indivisibility of the earth-its soil, mountains, rivers, forests, climate, plants, and animals-and respect it collectively not only as a useful servant but… — Aldo Leopold
Within this arena, which grows more stable night after day, generations work and love and hope and vanish. New generations tread on the corpses of… — Nikos Kazantzakis
Our age is retrospective. It builds the sepulchres of the fathers. It writes biographies, histories and criticism. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I have neither permitted, nor shall I permit, the things which have been settled by the holy fathers to be violated by any innovation. — Pope Leo I
New revelations regarding faith or morals ... have always been abhorred and challenged in the Church ... Hence, the Sovereign Pontiffs, the Councils, and the… — Alphonsus Liguori
Women have always been the primary victims of war. Women lose their husbands, their fathers, their sons in combat. Women often have to flee from… — Hillary Clinton
Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith and go forward. — Thomas A. Edison
The world is not given by our fathers, but borrowed from our children. — Wendell Berry
It's time for fathers to war for their kids more than the culture wars for your kids. — Lou Engle
And as husbands and fathers and brothers, we have to step up because every girl's life matters, every daughter deserves the same chance as our… — Barack Obama
The doctrine of vocation deals with how God works through human beings to bestow His gifts. God gives us this day our daily bread by… — Gene Veith
WHAT WE NEED IN AMERICA TODAY IS A VIGOROUS RETURN TO THE GOD OF OUR FATHERS AND A MOST VIGOROUS DEFENSE AGAINST THE MINION OF… — J. Edgar Hoover
The question of good and evil will always be one of philosophy's most intriguing problems, up there with the problem of existence itself...If evil means… — Janet Finch
On Father's Day, we pay tribute to all in our society who have taken on the responsibilitie s and joys of fatherhood. Whether our fathers… — Ronald Reagan
If homes are going to survive, it will be because husbands and fathers again place their families at the highest level on their system of… — James Dobson
Thousands of present day students, like many of our Founding Fathers, are being taught at home. — Ernest Istook

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