Own Father Quotes

28 quotes by 28 authors

When I think of how we show faith, I cannot help but think of the example of my own father. I recall vividly how the… — Ezra Taft Benson
It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music to be the legitimate offspring of respectable parents. — Samuel Butler
It is a wise child that knows its own father, and an unusual one that unreservedly approves of him. — Mark Twain
I didn't have parents, so I lived in people's homes... And because I grew up with no parental role models, I learned to become my… — John Lone
A lot of people reject the idea of God as Father if theyve had a competitive relationship with their own father. — Justin Welby
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
I met my grandfather just before he died, and it was the first time that I had seen Dad with a relative of his. It… — Christian Bale
People say the cross is a sign of how much man is worth. Thatâ€™s not true. The cross is a sign of how depraved we… — Paul Washer
Some parents have difficulty expressing their love physically or vocally. I do not ever recall my own father using the words, "Son, I love you,"… — James E. Faust
I don't know why men are so fascinated with television and I think it has something to do with - if I may judge from… — Garry Shandling
When a man induces his wife to turn suspicious thoughts against her own father, then that is surely cause enough for resentment. — Kazuo Ishiguro
"Take my own father! You know what he said in his last moments? On his deathbed, he defied me to name a man who had… — Mary Lavin
My own father didn't talk a lot about feelings or emotions. — Mitch Albom
I don't take much from my own father, because he was a very austere, quiet, private man who would come home from work, go to… — John Mahoney
I have become my own father. — Michael Lindsay-Hogg
I've started looking at my own father a bit funny. He assures me, though, that I really am the son of a Scottish postman. — Craig Ferguson
My father wasn't a cruel man. And I loved him. But he was a pretty tough character. His own father was even tougher - one… — Anthony Hopkins
To be intimate with a married man, when my own father cheated on my mother, is not something I could forgive. I could not look… — Angelina Jolie
Oscar Hammerstein was a surrogate father during all those many days, and weeks and months when I didn't see my own father. — Stephen Sondheim
My own father had always said the measure of a man wasn't how many times or how hard he got knocked down, but how fast… — Joe Biden

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