Fathers are biological necessities, but social accidents. Use this quote
My heart hath often been deeply afflicted under a feeling that the standard of pure righteousness is not lifted up to the people by us, as a society, in that clearness which it might have been, had we been as faithful as we ought to be to the teachings of Christ. Use this quote
Unless we include a job as part of every citizen's right to autonomy and personal fulfillment, women will continue to be vulnerable to someone else's idea of what need is. Use this quote
But I have to be careful not to let the world dazzle me so much that I forget that I'm a husband and a father. Use this quote
Feels good to try, but playing a father, I'm getting a little older. I see now that I'm taking it more serious and I do want that lifestyle. Use this quote
The words that a father speaks to his children in the privacy of home are not heard by the world, but, as in whispering galleries, they are clearly heard at the end, and by posterity. Use this quote
From about eight years old I was always making things on the sewing machine. Friends would see me making dresses and costumes, and I'd use difficult fabrics such as Lycra and elastic. But you know, my dad was creative and my brother is inventive too. Use this quote
My father opened a restaurant. It's so amazing... it's so freaking delicious, but I'm telling you I gain five pounds every time I go in there. Use this quote
The time not to become a father is eighteen years before a war. Use this quote
I've never been very successful in a monogamous relationship, but I'm looking forward to the day when I can assume that responsibility. Use this quote
No, I never thought about my father's money as my money. Use this quote
Most American children suffer too much mother and too little father. Use this quote
My father was always depressed. When he was home and sober, he was mostly in his room. Use this quote
Teaching was my transition from student life to working life. In those days, our system of education was a little different. The number of students in each class was huge. I think in political science general, which I taught, it was around 100. Use this quote
I surrendered to a world of my imagination, reenacting all those wonderful tales my father would read aloud to me. I became a very active reader, especially history and Shakespeare. Use this quote
It is funny the two things most men are proudest of is the thing that any man can do and doing does in the same way, that is being drunk and being the father of their son. Use this quote
As we moved along in a little procession, I was delighted with the illumination of the streets. So many lamps, and they burned until morning, my father said, and so people did not need to carry lanterns. Use this quote
I told my father I wanted to play the banjo, and so he saved the money and got ready to give me a banjo for my next birthday, and between that time and my birthday, I lost interest in the banjo and was playing guitar. Use this quote
Nobody ever asks a father how he manages to combine marriage and a career. Use this quote
My mom used to say that Greek Easter was later because then you get stuff cheaper. Use this quote
