Father Quote by David Foster Wallace

“My own dad had given me a terrific gift: he told me, both verbally and by his behavior, that he cared only about the…

— Anonymous

“Do not try to be your father boy, it is a hopeless pursuit, particularly when you, like I, have a father of such colossal…

— A. H. Septimius

“I spent half my childhood trying to be like my dad. True for most boys, I think. It turns with adolescence. The last thing…

— Tucker Elliot

“Most people in my situation didn't end up with the love of their life. Too often they had to abandon their dreams and deal…

— Jasmine Walt

“Striving to meet my father's expectations is like climbing out of quicksand: the harder I try to get to the top, the more I'm…

— Lac Su

“So it stood to reason that if I could disappoint my own father—if I couldn’t get my own father to love me enough to…

— Carrie Fisher

“My father was a stand–up man who, unfortunately, did not have anything to stand up for. An eternal conflict burned in his heart, a…

— Henry Martin

“You know now how deeply unhappy your mother was, and you also know that in his own fumbling way your father loved her, that…

— Paul Auster

Someone once said that every man is trying to live up to his father's expectations or make up for their father's mistakes…

— Barack Obama

“I loved my father. Most people did. He did try his best. He did provide for his family. He taught me many things and…

— Jim Gaffigan

“Being a dad is quite rewarding and even magical at times. It is our greatest chance to do something right in our lives that…

— Timothy Pina

“What, exactly, is a father if not a man who, once you’re grown and gone and out in the world making your own mistakes,…

— Julia Glass