Father Quote by Jesse Lee Peterson

It is not that fathers are better or worse, not that they are more loved or criticized, but rather that they are viewed with…

— Ellen Goodman

The desire to be a good father is really innate. There aren't a lot of movies that depict that relationship because men, we have…

— Will Smith

We need more men to talk about their experiences of being a dad with colleagues, friends and family. It shouldn't be surprising to hear…

— Jo Swinson

Many very strong fathers have turned out ineffectual sons by not allowing them to grow as men.

— John Noble

“Today's television sitcoms...the father is typically depicted as a clumsy buffoon, an inane and even unnecessary appendage. In creating that caricature, producers and directors…

— Robert L. Millet

There is a perversion, much practised in Hollywood movies, that might be called sado-paternalism, whereby a surrogate father treats a gifted but difficult pupil…

— Philip French

When I'm talking to groups that are all men, we talk about how the masculine role limits them. They often want to talk about…

— Gloria Steinem

Some men don't have the opportunity to be the type of father they need to be, and I hope my example teaches them to…

— Marvin Sapp

One thing that prevents a man from being a good father is that he hasn't completed being a boy.

— Iyanla Vanzant

Men are more like the time they live in than they are like their fathers.

— Bill Vaughan

“When dad is not around to provide a model of masculinity or to nurture his daughter’s soul, the consequences can be devastating to girls…

— Rick Johnson

Dads have been increasingly hands-on for quite a while. And yet, we still insist on portraying dads as bumbling idiots.

— S.E. Cupp