Father Quote by Walter Dean Myers

“Everyone, it seemed, whether a hardened criminal or a father of two, wanted to find some semblance of peace before exhaling a final breath.”

— Ania Ahlborn

When... I told my father I wanted to be a writer, he had asked me to consider my unfortunate wife, who would have me…

— John Mortimer

As a father, I wanted to make a movie that my kids can love.

— Ira Sachs

From the moment I was a teenager, I wanted to be a father, wanted to be a family man.

— Sean Murray

My father wanted me to go into politics but I ended up on television.

— Conchata Ferrell

I wanted to emulate my father. I wanted to be as tough as he was. I wanted to do the things that he did.…

— Arnold Palmer

I was supposed to go to art school, and my father wanted me to go to law school.

— Mike Espy

“It was possible, Richard knew, to be away from home too long, to forget all the things you once knew by heart. He didn’t…

— Alice Hoffman

My father always wanted me to be president of the United States, and his fallback position was that I not become a ward of…

— Kevin Sessums

“I’m quite certain that Mr. Drury will no longer be a problem.” She laughed again, though Robert could tell it was through tears. “Yes,…

— Cindy Anstey

I wanted to be a father, and I wanted to be involved in my children's athletics, school stuff like that.

— Johny Hendricks

I once asked my father what he wanted me to be. To my horror, he said, 'sociologist.'

— Marianne Faithfull

When I was born, my father wanted to drown me, but my mother persuaded him to let me live in disguise, to see if…

— Jeanette Winterson

In 2009, my father wanted me to join politics. I told him, 'Why should I jump into the dirt and grime of politics when…

— Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy

When my mother died, I fell apart. My father wanted to control me. As a consequence, I ran away to America.

— Louise Bourgeois