Adopting Quote by J. C. Ryle

It's interesting having a son. Someone told me that it's good when you have a son first because when you have a daughter first…

— Olivia Wilde

A child should never even think about being a "good son." A parent decides that fate for the child. The parent encourages that. Not…

— Bret Easton Ellis

As a dad, it's kind of exciting to see that your son follows what you believe in so strongly.

— Connie Mack IV

So much of parenting is following your instincts, and taking the time to actually know your child.

— Nia Long

Before you have children, you mostly think about the world in terms of yourself. And when you become a parent, the focus shifts to…

— Joanne Harris

To believe in a child is to believe in the future. Through their aspirations they will save the world. With their combined knowledge the…

— Henry James

Just as the child is father to the man, so the impressions of one's youth remain the most vivid in manhood.

— Gustav Stresemann

I think there comes a point in probably most father-son relationships where the son kind of starts becoming the parent.

— Francois Arnaud

Parents can sometimes become over protective of their children, and that can stop their growth. But the funny part is that when the son…

— Jackky Bhagnani

A son is a promise that time makes to a man,the guarantee every father receives that whatever he holds dear will someday be considered…

— Ian Caldwell

It is not an easy thing for a parent of today to bear always in mind that every child of his is as truly…

— Henry Clay Trumbull

All the time a person is a child he is both a child and learning to be a parent. After he becomes a parent…

— Benjamin Spock